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WATCH: Fil-Am Angelica Hale gets standing ovation in 'AGT' finale

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/obq5OiTOKpI" width="560"></iframe></figure>MANILA - Filipino-American singer Angelica Hale from Atlanta, Georgia wowed judges after delivering a powerful performance of Clean Bandit&#x27;s &quot;Symphony.&quot;On Tuesday night (Wednesday morning in Manila), Hale&#x27;s final act received a standing ovation from the audience and praises from judges.&quot;Oh my gosh, I mean you&#x27;re only 4 feet tall but you are a giant, you really are. You are unbelievable. For me I think you are the best singer we have in this entire competition so good luck to you,&quot; judge Heidi Klum said.For his part, judge Howie Mandel said: &quot;What a way to open the show. This is the finale and it felt like that was the finale, that&#x27;s the way to close the show, let alone open the show. People got to vote. You say you&#x27;re in it to win it. I think you might with that song.&quot;Last week, Hale earned a standing ovation from the audience and also from all the judges for her rendition of David Guetta’s “Without You.”<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/13/17/watch-fil-am-performs-on-americas-got-talent-semi-finals">WATCH: Fil-Am performs on &#x27;America&#x27;s Got Talent&#x27; semi-finals</a></li></ul>Dubbed as “a star in the future” by judge Simon Cowell, Hale first impressed the “America’s Got Talent” judges when she performed her powerful rendition of “Rise Up” as her audition piece.