{"id":8889,"date":"2025-06-23T20:22:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T20:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/8889\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T20:22:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T20:22:10","slug":"tom-sandovals-really-trying-to-make-his-music-career-happen-with-americas-got-talent-audition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/8889\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Sandoval\u2019s Really Trying to Make His Music Career Happen With \u2018America\u2019s Got Talent\u2019 Audition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/74534b574fea93c4f10ebffb834c9713.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/tom-sandoval\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tom Sandoval;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Tom Sandoval<\/a> is showing off his vocal skills on TV once again \u2014 this time with his band The Most Extras. The former Vanderpump Rules star \u2014 who recently boasted about his musical abilities on season three of <a href=\"https:\/\/imp.i305175.net\/c\/256585\/828265\/11640?subId1=BB--&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.peacocktv.com%2F\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;elmt:premonetized\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Peacock;elm:affiliate_link;elmt:premonetized;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link  rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link\">Peacock<\/a>\u2018s The Traitors (see the episode featuring the creepy singing dolls) \u2014 is set to appear on the Tuesday (June 24) episode of NBC\u2019s America\u2019s Got Talent, and the network has released an early look at the group\u2019s audition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cCouple years ago, I made some really bad choices and was involved in a very bad cheating scandal, and I let down a lot of people. It pretty much destroyed my life. It was absurd how much coverage and how big it became,\u201d the reality TV star shared in his intro, referencing \u201cScandoval,\u201d which broke in May 2023. Sandoval had been caught by Ariana Madix, his then girlfriend of nearly 10 years, cheating with one of her closest friends and their VPR castmate Raquel (now Rachel) Leviss. \u201cI just hope the audience and the judges see who I am as a musician.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When judge Simon Cowell \u2014 who is a friend of the reality show\u2019s namesake, Lisa Vanderpump \u2014 asked why he wanted to make the transition to music, Sandoval pointed out that he had been labeled \u201cthe most hated man in America\u201d by The New York Times, and was now seeking to correct the course of his wrecked life. \u201cIt was really, really rough, and I was in a very, very dark place. I felt as though I had nothing in my life, and this band was the only thing that kept me going,\u201d he said of the aftermath, as best friend and VPR star Tom Schwartz, along with Sandoval\u2019s girlfriend, Victoria, cheered him on from the audience. \u201cI would love \u2026 to be just, like, the ultimate cover band.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As Tom Sandoval and The Most Extras prepared to begin their performance, the judges chatted amongst themselves, with Howie Mandel explaining to Sophia Vergara who Sandoval was. \u201cHe slept with his girlfriend\u2019s best friend,\u201d he told her, with Mel B chiming in, \u201cNo wonder nobody likes him, then!\u201d To that, the acerbic Cowell declared, \u201cDo you know how NOT interested I am in any of that stuff?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And with that, Sandoval \u2014 in one of his signature sequined jackets (though not with the matching green pants Madix once advised him not to wear, nor the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glamour.com\/story\/tom-sandoval-white-nails\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:white manicure;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">white manicure<\/a> or \u201cworm\u201d of a mustache that made him the butt of many jokes) \u2014 took the stage with his band to deliver their cover of a-ha\u2019s Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 \u201cTake on Me.\u201d Though the now-broken penis flute did not make an appearance, Sandoval did show off some moves that fans of VPR who\u2019ve seen him perform with The Most Extras on and off the Bravo hit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But will Tom Sandoval and The Most Extras win the AGT judges\u2019 approval? Watch the competition show Tuesday at 8 p.m. on NBC, or stream it on <a href=\"https:\/\/imp.i305175.net\/c\/256585\/828265\/11640?subId1=BB--&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.peacocktv.com%2F\" data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;elmt:premonetized\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Peacock;elm:affiliate_link;elmt:premonetized;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link  rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link\">Peacock<\/a> to see.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Best of Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.billboard.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Billboard&#039;s Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Billboard&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. 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