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Reyma Deveza

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<p>Filipino-American singer Jessica Sanchez eturned to America&#x27;s Got Talent (AGT) stage on Tuesday night (US time) for her first live performance after receiving a golden buzzer earlier during the Auditions round.</p><p>For the show&#x27;s live quarterfinals, Sanchez once again wowed the audience and judges Sofia Vergara, Simon Cowell, Mel B, and Howie Mandel for her powerful rendition of Alex Warren&#x27;s &quot;Ordinary,&quot; while she&#x27;s eight months pregnant.</p><p>Vergara, who gave Sanchez the golden buzzer during the audition, described the performance as &quot;amazing.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Bravo, Jessica! That was amazing. I know that you have felt that you have been struggling because of the belly and the breathing, and your voice doesn&#x27;t feel the same. But that was spectacular. And, America is loving you, you are the best,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;I am absolutely blown away. Few seconds ago, before Jessica came out ,I heard that she wasn&#x27;t feeling so good. And I said, &#x27;Look, honestly, genuine it&#x27;s your choice whether you want  to do this or not.&#x27;  ... And Jessica said, &#x27;No, I want to do this.&#x27; You&#x27;re a brave, brave person. I&#x27;m so happy you did. You have such an amazing tone and not only that you have this amazing -- I call it a glow, a glow about you. People are gonna really like you, I really believe, root for you. And, I&#x27;m so happy after all these years on our 20th anniversary you have come back. Thank you,&quot; Cowell said.</p><p>Mel B said also praised Sanchez&#x27;s beautiful voice.</p><p>&quot;Can I just say to you, you have never sounded better. I swear to God. God as my witness. Brilliant,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;When you hit those big notes, I was worried that this production was gonna turn into a reproduction&quot; Mendel added.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WyvS4RSstkA?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Fans of Sanchez are now waiting if their idol will be given another chance to continue her journey in the show as &quot;AGT&quot; will revealed the results on Thursday (Manila time).</p><p>Meanwhile, rapper Micah Palace, who performed an original composition, will advance to the finals after receiving a golden buzzer from Cowell. </p><p>In an earlier interview with NBC 7, Sanchez recalled the moment she received the golden buzzer from Vergara for her performance of Benson Boone‘s “Beautiful Things.”   </p><p>&quot;Oh my gosh! It was really overwhelming in the best way possible. I was just like so excited and so grateful that this was happening. After all these years coming back I get the golden buzzer from Sofia. I mean it was just so great, such a great season of my life right now.  To be able to be on stage, on &#x27;America&#x27;s Got Talent&#x27; 20 years later with my baby girl in my belly -- I&#x27;m thankful,&quot; Sanchez said.</p><p>Sanchez, a Chula native, also expressed her gratitude to all the people of San Diego and shared her excitement to represent them.</p><p>Sanchez, 29, was part of the hit show&#x27;s first season, where she made it to the semi-finals.</p><p>In 2012, Sanchez also joined the 11th season of &quot;American Idol&quot; where she placed second. </p><p>The following year, she released her debut album &quot;Me, You &amp; the Music.&quot; She also appeared in the series &quot;Glee.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/7/15/jessica-sanchez-returns-to-america-s-got-talent-after-20-years-it-lit-a-fire-inside-of-me-1240" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jessica Sanchez returns to &#x27;America’s Got Talent&#x27; after 20 years: &#x27;It lit a fire inside of me&#x27;</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/7/17/jessica-sanchez-opens-up-about-pregnancy-after-agt-golden-buzzer-moment-1116" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jessica Sanchez opens up about pregnancy after &#x27;AGT&#x27; Golden Buzzer moment</a> </div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/7/15/jessica-sanchez-gets-america-s-got-talent-s-golden-buzzer-reveals-pregnancy-0748" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Jessica Sanchez gets America&#x27;s Got Talent&#x27;s golden buzzer; reveals pregnancy</a></div><p>Just recently, Sanchez went viral after belting the viral song &quot;Golden&quot; by fictional girl group Huntr/x from the popular Netflix animated film &quot;KPop Demon Hunters&quot; along with TikTok stars Anthony Gargiula and Jonathan Tilkin. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2025/8/29/jessica-sanchez-goes-viral-singing-golden-from-kpop-demon-hunters-1118" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jessica Sanchez goes viral singing ‘Golden’ from &#x27;KPop Demon Hunters’</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qRgF4SWs6Qw?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YBP7NvFsAQc?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7TJNNs6p22c?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Filipino-American singer Jessica Sanchez eturned to 'America's Got Talent' stage on Tuesday night (US time) for her first live performance after receiving a golden buzzer earlier during the Auditions round.</p>

Filipino-American singer Jessica Sanchez eturned to 'America's Got Talent' stage on Tuesday night (US time) for her first live performance after receiving a golden buzzer earlier during the Auditions round.

Jessica Sanchez belts 'Ordinary' on AGT's live quarterfinals

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Jessica Sanchez belts 'Ordinary' on AGT's live quarterfinals

Reyma Deveza,

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Published September 03, 2025 11:31 AM PHT

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