{"id":74275,"date":"2023-06-07T17:30:31","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T17:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/07\/americas-got-talent-blind-17-year-old-singer-earns-simon-cowells-golden-buzzer\/"},"modified":"2023-06-07T17:30:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T17:30:31","slug":"americas-got-talent-blind-17-year-old-singer-earns-simon-cowells-golden-buzzer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/07\/americas-got-talent-blind-17-year-old-singer-earns-simon-cowells-golden-buzzer\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;America&#8217;s Got Talent&#8217;: Blind 17-year-old singer earns Simon Cowell&#8217;s golden buzzer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AGT-biling-girl-auditions-1024x576.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>America\u2019s Got Talent\u00a0returned on Tuesday for the second night of season 18 auditions, and the show kept the impressive display of skill going with a whole slew of new, jaw-dropping performances.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0show\u2019s stalwart stars\u00a0\u2013 including judges Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Sofia Vergara and Heidi Klum, as well as\u00a0host Terry Crews\u00a0\u2013 returned to the Pasadena Civic Auditorium as another group of hopefuls\u00a0hit the stage to show off their skills.<\/p>\n<p>However, there were a few that clearly stood out and one that inspired Simon to hand out his coveted Golden Buzzer in only the second week.<\/p>\n<p>The episode felt special from the moment\u00a017-Year-Old Indonesian singer\/songwriter Putri Ariani took the stage and explained how much just competing on\u00a0<em>AGT<\/em>\u00a0meant to her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy biggest challenge is that people look at me as a blind person, not as a musician,\u201d she shared with the\u00a0<em>AGT<\/em>\u00a0cameras. \u201cBut when I\u2019m singing, I feel like a superstar.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Wyb0ExKOE4w\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Golden Buzzer: Putri Ariani receives the GOLDEN BUZZER from Simon Cowell | Auditions | AGT 2023\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wyb0ExKOE4w?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>When introducing herself to the judges, Putri explained her ultimate dream, sharing that she\u2019s hoping to go to Juilliard\u00a0after having just graduated, and added, \u201cMy dream is being the biggest diva in the world like Whitney Houston and win a Grammy award.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Putri began her audition seated behind a piano and belted out an original tune that left the judges and the audience in awe. 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