Voters pulled through for the Leo Catholic High School boys choir, sending them forward to the semi-finals of America’s Got Talent.<\/p>\n
The Leo Choir Boys of Leo Catholic High School were named in the top five acts following Tuesday night’s live performances and selected to move forward in the show. <\/p>\n
The choir wowed the judges with their performance of “Believer” by Imagine Dragons on Tuesday night<\/a>, but the public’s vote was needed to guarantee their spot in the semi-finals. <\/p>\n “So, so deserved,” judge Simon Cowell said to the boys after they were revealed to be in the top five acts. “I have a really, really good feeling about you, where this could go.”<\/p>\n America’s Got Talent posted a reel of the acts moving forward to the semi-finals on Instagram. <\/p>\n “You guys lit up this whole entire place,” judge Mel B said to the choir. “You stepped it up, up — above and beyond.” <\/p>\n “We can tell that you have worked so hard, congratulations,” judge Sofia Vergara said after their performance. <\/p>\n Simon Cowell said there is one word that kept coming to his mind during the choir’s performance: “strength.”<\/p>\n “I have a really good feeling,” Cowell added. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n The $1 million prize money would be split among the boys for college tuition. <\/p>\n Back at their school in Chicago’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood, teachers and their peers were beaming with pride during their Tuesday performance.<\/p>\n “They feel like they\u2019re dreaming, but as their audition song stated, they feel they were born for this,” said Dan McGrath, Leo High School President. “We really do think they represent Chicago very well and I hope all of Chicago will get out and vote for us.” <\/p>\n “If we push them through, they\u2019ll take it from there,” McGrath added. <\/p>\n The boys choir is known for their performances, having been tapped to sing at the city’s upcoming mass at Rate Field in honor of Pope Leo XIV as well as numerous other major city events.<\/p>\n The boys advanced forward in the competition after their audition performance of “Born for This” by The Script in June. <\/a><\/p>\n