When Aidan McCann, who was a finalist on Britain has talentwas introduced on America’s Got Talent: All-Stars, Simon Cowellthat was one of the judges for season 14 of the British version told Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel“Aidan is Harry Potter. He has magical powers. I’m not making this up.”
And Aidan laughed: “I’ve got the glasses too!”
Simon failed to mention how cute the 13-year-old from Dublin, Ireland was too as Aidan completely charmed AGAIN audience as he took the stage for what he called “one of the most intense performances I’ve done.” But Aidan is determined to win this time, not just make the final.
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After an impressive magic act, Simon enthusiastically said: “Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Thank God you’re here. It was unbelievable. Seriously unbelievable.”
And Heidi, who was the only judge to hit the golden buzzer for the night, was moved to do so.
“I don’t know how you did it,” she said. “You’re incredible. I love the magic, but really, you’re the magic. You really are. I think you’re such a little star. You sparkle. What’s my head thinking?”
It told her to hit the golden buzzer.
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Aidan began studying magic when he was only 5 years old. It was from watching the magicians on AGAINlike Shin Lim and Spruce up the magic dragon that he decided he wanted to show his magic to a bigger audience and the answer for him was to audition Britain has talent when he was 11 years old. He made it to the finals, but not to the Top 3.
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“I felt good,” he said in his video package. “I made it to the final and it’s fantastic. Thanks to Britain has talent, I got to perform all over the world. I had my own show interviewing celebrities like Colin Farrell, Emily Bluntthat The Jonas Brothersand I got to go on stage in Las Vegas with my favorite magician Shin Lim.”
Having said that, Aidan’s mischievous side came out and he added: “But my biggest dream is to have my own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Simon Cowell has one so obviously I can get one if he may have one.”
America’s Got Talent: All-Stars sent on Monday evening at 8 PM ET/PT on NBC.
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