“I’m in high school, but I hope to get into Juilliard College of Music,” she told the Judges, before adding that she hoped to win AGT “so I can reach my dream.” What happened during Putri Ariani's AGT audition?Īriani began to perform on the piano, launching into what she’d later tell the Judges was an original song she’d written herself.

The teen is in high school today, but she’s already set her sights on some big goals for the future. “Maybe since I was born?” Ariani replied before breaking into a laugh. “How long have you been singing?” Judge Sofia Vergara asked. Putri Ariani performs during Season 18 Episode 2 of 'America's Got Talent'. Her immense talent shone bright, sending the cheering crowd to their feet and earning her high praise from all four Judges. “My biggest challenge is people look at me just as a blind person, not that I’m a musician, but when I’m singing, I feel like a silver star,” she said before taking the stage. RELATED: Singing Kids, Spoken Word Poets - Every One of Howie Mandel's Golden Buzzers on AGT Who is Putri Ariani?Īriani’s dream has always been to launch her own singing career, telling the Judges before her performance that she hopes to one day be a Grammy-winning singer like Whitney Houston, but her path to stardom has had a unique challenge. The two performances had multiple AGT Judges comparing the teen from Indonesia to an “angel” and earned her the coveted Golden Buzzer from Cowell, which sent her straight to the live rounds of the competition. “This song is special for you, Simon,” Ariani told him, before launching into Elton John’s “Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word,” captivating the crowd once again.

Just one song wasn’t enough for America’s Got Talent Judge Simon Cowell, who was so blown away by 17-year-old Putri Ariani’s “amazing” voice he took to the stage and asked her to play him a second song. Watch AGT Tuesdays at 8/7c on NBC and next day on Peacock.

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