'America's Got Talent' Auditions: Singer Kelli Glover Gets 2nd Chance On Talent Compeition After Being Cut in 2009 [VIDEO]
NBC's America's Got Talent continued to lead in ratings last week, with unique acts continuing to pour through.
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According to Variety Thursday, the competition series pulled in 11.14 million viewers last week during the final round of auditions.
Kelli Glover, 31, was one of the individuals to audtion that night, and for the New Jersey native it was not her first time up on the America's Got Talent stage. She auditioned back in 2009 and made it the Vegas round before being cut.
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"I thought that was my shot," explained Glover of the painful experience, "It was devastating... but during the last five years...I've had a lot of time to reflect... I've learned that I could be strong".
Glover has continued to wait tables since her first NBC audition, though singing has been her passion since the age of seven and she has always wanted to do it professionally. "I am a singer and I need to be singing," said Glover.
Thought somewhat nervous, the driven Glover went out on stage and performed a cover of Whitney Houston's I Have Nothing. The passionate performance proved to be enough to stun the judges, who could not believe she had been cut so early on the series five years before.
"This is a moment," said astounded judge Howie Mandel, "This is what we wait for."
The other judges quickly agreed. "When you're live," added Howard Stern, "you make a real connection with the audience."
The judges counted to three and all shouted their "yes" votes, much to the delight of an emotional Glover. She will continue to the next round with the hope of making it further than she did the last time she appeared on the show.
America's Got Talent continues on NBC Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
