11-Year-Old Angelica’s Here to Fight: Two AGT Golden Buzzers for the Show Stopper!

Never before has one singer been awarded two golden buzzers on the hit television series America’s Got Talent. Until now.

Angelica Hale, the lucky (no, deserving!) golden buzzer recipient, is no ordinary girl. At the tender age of 11, Angelica has already had to battle hard once before. But not on the stage.

At the age of 4, Angelica’s young life was in serious danger after she was diagnosed with a severe bacterial pneumonia. The disease ravaged her kidneys, so much so that Angelica’s distraught mother donated the kidney for transplant that eventually saved Angelica’s life.

Angelica was in a medically induced coma for 18 months but pulled through, showing what a trooper she really is. She is left with permanent scarring in her right lung and will live with the consequences of her illness for the rest of her life, but her spirits, if anything, have risen to the top.

Life is fragile. The young Angelica and her family knew that the best way forward was to embrace life and make the absolute most of Angelica’s second chance.

Angelica was quick to tell her parents that she wanted to follow her passion after making a full recovery. She took singing lessons, and after a string of competitions across the whole of the USA, in 2017, she finished as runner-up on the 12th season of America’s Got Talent.

Unless you’ve been hibernating (and with seriously wintery weather sweeping some parts of the country, we wouldn’t blame you), you’ll know that television’s beloved talent show is back again, this time for the long-awaited “AGT: Champions” series.

And so is Angelica!

This time around, the young singer is seasoned, prepared, and in no way ready to accept second place. In 2017, she lost the top spot to then-12-year-old ventriloquist Darci Lynne Farmer, who is also competing in “AGT: Champions.” We smell a rematch!

Angelica chose “Fight Song” by Rachel Platten as her first audition number and quickly proved to both judges and the audience that she’s serious, and she won’t be going home without a fight. The song perfectly showcased Angelica’s energy, her improved vocal prowess, and her infectiously feisty attitude.

“I think this song really applies to what I’m doing here today,” the singer explained, before her audition began.

Judge Mel B encouraged Angelica to add more of her own personality to the song. Judge Howie Mandel’s actions, however, spoke louder than his words. He simply leaned over and hit the golden buzzer, to roars of elation from the crowd. Two golden buzzers from two different judges; Angelica is a record breaker!

Chris Hardwick was the smitten judge that backed Angelica the first time around.

“I feel like I’m living in a dream,” sobbed Angelica, who will be fast-tracked to the next round of the show.

Viewers are rooting for her.

Started out listening to @angelicahale like meh, she’s got a nice voice, but nothing too special, by the end of that performance, I was on my feet giving a standing O to the television 👏🏽👏🏽 #AGTChampions

— Miesha Poellnitz (@miesha_who) January 22, 2019

You completely deserved that golden buzzer! Love you so so much! @angelicahale #AGTChampions #GirlPower @AGT

— Grace VanderWaal (@GraceVanderWaal) January 22, 2019

Hey @Disney… why doesn’t @angelicahale have her own tv show? #twitterdoyourthing #AGTChampions

— JR West (@thejrwest) January 22, 2019

Angelica, we’re rooting for you too! Go far. Your determination to follow your dreams is a lesson for all of us!

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