Like every episode of America’s Got Talent, the latest round saw magicians, singers, dancers, and many more take the stage. However, the final Live Golden Buzzer of the Season 19 Quarterfinals went to not just an immensely talented Act, but an immensely courageous one, according to Simon Cowell.
Sebastian and Sonia stunned the crowd with their seemingly impossible aerialist moves during their Audition. They easily advanced to the next round where they hoped to once again show the world what they could do. However, tragedy struck and they had merely three days to pivot their entire Act into something worthy of a Golden Buzzer.
What happened to Sonia?
With any AGT Act, there’s a lot of behind-the-scenes rehearsal that goes into it. If you’ve got an Act as dangerous as Sebastian and Sonia’s, anything can happen during one of those rehearsals. While practicing on the AGT stage, Sonia fell and fractured her elbow. The injury required her to be in a brace for the immediate future, which meant she could not perform their complex aerialist Act on Tuesday night.
While that may have been the point where post performers threw in the towel, these two knew they had to keep trying “to fight for our dreams and keep things alive,” as Sebastian explained.
Although he was distraught at her being injured, he took the next three days and cooked up a solo Act they hoped would keep them in the competition until she recovered and they could once again show the world what they’re capable of at max capacity.
