She’s 12. She Sings Aretha Franklin… Until Simon TELLS Her to Do It Acapella! 😳

Where did you come from? Oh, right over there in the wings. You snuck on, didn't you? How are you? I'm good. Good. You look excited. Yeah, I'm very excited. And what's your name? Ainsley Burns. And where are you from, Ainsley? Ainsley, South Carolina. Oh. You've got a great accent, by the way. Thank you. Okay, Ainsley, are you like a comedian or a dancer? Well, I'm a singer. Oh, you're a singer? Yeah. Ainsley is a very small town. The population is small. And when I was little, I used to sing and pretend like I was on America's Got Talent. My grandma would get her phone and she videoed me. And now I'm in chorus at school, so I sing a lot for my school. I would love to sing for the rest of my life. So America's Got Talent is literally my dream. It's like I'm stepping inside the television because usually I watch it on TV, and now when I see it, it's right over there. And I'm gonna be on that stage in front of all these people when I'm just like... What are you nervous about? Judges summon. Just a little bit. I'm really excited. Yeah, it's gonna be a lot of fun. I really hope all the judges really like it. I've never done this before. Okay, Ainsley, what are you gonna sing? Thank My Aretha Franklin. You're gonna do Aretha Franklin? Uh-huh. At 12? Yeah. Okay, you sure? Uh-huh. Okay. Alright. The stage is yours. Ainsley, Ainsley, sorry, babe. I don't think this backing track was working for you. I mean, it was a horrible, horrible backing track. So I don't think we can judge you properly on this. I really don't. We really like you, but that was terrible. If you're gonna sing Aretha, you've gotta have a great track. I'm just wondering whether we should just do a verse and a chorus, maybe a cappella? Do you want some water? Uh, yeah. Hang on. Come here. Come here. It's like magic water. It's yours. Well, that just happened. Okay, let's do it. Come on, you can do this, Ainsley. You better think about what you're trying to do to me. Think. Let your mind go. Let yourself be free. Let's go back. Let's go back. Let's go way, way back when. I didn't even know you. You couldn't have been too much more than two. I know it's like I just say. No, don't do it. I can't see what you're doing to me. Think about what you're trying to do to me. Yeah, think. Let yourself be free. Oh, freedom. Freedom. Oh, freedom. What a fighter, aren't you, Ainsley? Aretha Franklin. A cappella. Three key changes. No track. Wow. Howie. You're an amazing person. As Simon just said, people don't realize how tough it is. For an adult to get up on this stage in front of all these people and millions of people watching at home and then to take whatever change and whatever criticism is given your way and do it, that is amazing for somebody twice your age. Thank you. Gabrielle, what do you think? I think your level of professionalism at 12? I mean, I've worked with people three, four, five times your age who don't have the talent that you have in your little finger. You are really something special. Thank you. The minute you actually sang that a cappella, I felt like you owned that song completely, and I feel like when the track was going, you can hide behind that. A lot of people can hide behind that, and at 12 years old, that could be really scary, not having that track to support you. You absolutely crushed it. And I'm so excited to see what you do. Thank you. You've just proved the point. Personality to me is as important as technical ability. You know, it's the person I always remember. And you, my God, 12 years old, as Howie said, coming on that stage, I know how scary it is. We're going to remember you. You have a great voice. Thank you. Okay, now the most... Howie? Yes. Gabrielle? Oh, yes. Two yeses. I've got to try and do the accent. Ainsley, Ainsley, Ainsley. Ainsley Burns, you've got yourself four yeses. You're going to the second round, Ainsley! Woo! South Carolina!