{"id":40674,"date":"2026-08-12T11:07:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T06:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40674"},"modified":"2026-08-12T11:07:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T06:07:48","slug":"bird-byron-fly-into-live-rounds-on-agt-with-original-song-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40674","title":{"rendered":"Bird &#038; Byron Fly Into Live Rounds on \u2018AGT\u2019 With Original Song: Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBlake Bergere would much rather fill hearts and minds with his music than flip burgers. That\u2019s what\u2019s at stake for the singing hopeful, who along with his childhood friend Nick Lorenz is chasing the dream on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/nbc\/\" id=\"auto-tag_nbc\" data-tag=\"nbc\">NBC<\/a>\u2018s <em>America\u2019s Got Talent<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-related-artists \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-1 lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-align-items-center lrv-u-margin-l-00@desktop-xl a-glue@desktop-xl lrv-a-glue--t-0 lrv-a-glue--l-0 u-margin-t-29px@desktop u-margin-t-250@mobile-max u-margin-lr-auto@desktop-xl-max u-max-width-400@desktop-xl-max u-width-100p@mobile-max u-max-width-80@desktop-xl\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-white a-font-primary-fancy-m lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-text-align-center a-article-related-module-title lrv-u-padding-tb-050\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<div class=\"a-article-related-module-wrap lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl lrv-u-flex-grow-1 u-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max u-align-items-center lrv-u-position-relative u-flex-basis-100p lrv-u-padding-b-075\">\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column u-width-80 u-width-160@mobile-max lrv-a-glue-parent lrv-u-flex-shrink-0\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/billboard\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-crop-1x1 lrv-u-height-100p\" style=\"\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"o-indicator lrv-a-glue a-glue--b-n050 lrv-a-glue--r-0 a-glue--t-auto a-glue--l-0 lrv-u-margin-lr-auto u-pointer-events-none lrv-u-background-color-brand-primary lrv-u-border-radius-50p u-width-20 u-height-20 a-icon-related-artist lrv-a-icon-after\"><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-fancy-xxxs@desktop-xl a-font-secondary-fancy-s@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe musical duo from New Albany, Ohio are competing as Bird &amp; Byron in this 21<sup>st<\/sup> season of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/agt\/\" id=\"auto-tag_agt\" data-tag=\"agt\">AGT<\/a><\/em>. Bergere, a vocalist with soul in his chest, and Lorenz, with his effects-laden guitar work and programmed backing instruments, took the less easy route through the competition by way of the Judges\u2019 Callbacks, a new second-chance round for acts that earned \u201cYes\u201d votes during regular auditions.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOn Tuesday night\u2019s episode (Aug. 11), and facing elimination, the pair performed an original number, \u201cBy My Side.\u201d For Bergere, progress in <em>AGT<\/em> is nothing short of a dream opportunity. Back home, he works at a burger restaurant. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot on the line here,\u201d he remarks in a package.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSo, nerves could be forgiven.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI think you\u2019re great,\u201d judge Howie Mandel enthused after their performance. \u201cAnd your music and your voice is so distinctive. But, you know, we\u2019re talking about the showmanship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFor this week two of Judges\u2019 Callbacks, Mandel and Sof\u00eda Vergara received support from guest advisors Nikki Glaser, Lele Pons, and Sebasti\u00e1n Yatra.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tGlaser chimed in, sharing with Bergere some advice on leading from the front. \u201cI saw you close your eyes,\u201d the comedian explained. \u201cYou didn\u2019t open them again. And I was thinking, man, if he opened his eyes, he\u2019d see we\u2019re all just grooving so hard right now. And you\u2019re scared of seeing something that wasn\u2019t even happening.\u201d She insisted, \u201cbe the front man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMandel agreed. \u201cYou\u2019re closing us off. Share the vibe. And share the vibe with America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe childhood friends would be the last act to learn of their future in the contest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cYour singing is so good. Your playing is so haunting. It\u2019s really original,\u201d Mandel remarked in his sit-down with the lads. \u201cI think that you guys, regardless of what happens here, are already a success. If it was up to me, I would let you go to the live show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAfter a pregnant pause for effect, and a reminder that, yes, Mandel does have that power. And he waved them through. They\u2019re going to the Live shows, along with the likes of Nene Royal, Cris Sosa, Daniel Alvarez, Kameron Marshall, Brook Lynn and Olivia Befus. 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