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Peter Rosalita advances to 'AGT' semifinals after Whitney Houston performance

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<p>Ten-year-old Filipino singer Peter Rosalita is one of the first seven acts advancing to the semifinals of “America’s Got Talent” (AGT).</p><p>This was announced during AGT’s second live episode on Thursday (Manila time).</p><p>Aside from Rosalita, also moving to the next round of the competition were 1aChord, Gina Brillon, Jimmie Herrod, Dustin Tavella, Kabir Singh and Madilyn Bailey.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">That smile says it all! <a href="https://twitter.com/Peter_Rosalita?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Peter_Rosalita</a> is heading on to the Semifinals! 🥳 <a href="https://t.co/WgzCsfmE0D">pic.twitter.com/WgzCsfmE0D</a></p>— America’s Got Talent (@AGT) <a href="https://twitter.com/AGT/status/1425623815975968769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>On Wednesday, Rosalita once again impressed judges Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara, Simon Cowell and Howie Mandel with his vocal power as he belted out Whitney Houston’s “I Have Nothing.”</p><p>“You are amazing. You are absolutely amazing. You were talking about how happy you are when you sing. You make me so happy when I sit here hearing you sing. You are so dapper. I have to tell you, I was the biggest fan of Whitney Houston and you really just did her proud. It was amazing. Good for you,” Klum said after the young singer took the stage.</p><p>Vergara, on the other hand, still could not believe where Rosalita’s voice is coming from.</p><p>“You’re so tiny but you have this voice that’s unbelievable. The way you commanded the stage tonight was breathtaking,” she said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H93m979mTls?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>As for Cowell, he lauded Rosalita’s performance but said he wants to see him “do something younger” next time.</p><p>“In my opinion, you’re gonna sail through to the next round. When you do, choose a song next time that doesn’t feel like your mom has chosen it. Because you’re so good, so talented. I want to hear you do something younger next time. But don’t get me wrong. That was a fantastic performance,” he said.</p><p>Lastly, Mandel commended how Rosalita was able to confidently walk out of the stage and sing his heart out.</p><p>“You are great, adorable. I love your suit. I love your style. What a professional. You are able to sing right through. The guy dropped a whole bag of confetti by accident and you still sang through,” he said.</p>

Ten-year-old Filipino singer Peter Rosalita is one of the first seven acts advancing to the semifinals of “America’s Got Talent” (AGT).