“America’s Got Talent” is known for inspirational auditions from contestants with stories that bring a tear (or several) to the eye.
And viewers of Tuesday’s show likely had to reach for a tissue during an audition from singer Lily Meola, who stepped up to the stage with a song so powerful, judge Heidi Klum couldn’t help but hit the Golden Buzzer.
The 27-year-old explained to the judges how her life “flipped upside down” after her mother’s cancer diagnosis. Her mother eventually died from the disease, she said.