'AGT': Inspirational Homeless Choir Secures Golden Buzzer From Tearful Terry Crews

May 27, 2020 by apost team

Voices of Our City Choir auditioned for the 15th season of America's Got Talent with an original song, Sounds of the Street and received the "Golden Buzzer" from host Terry Crews. This choir was formed for people experiencing homelessness in San Diego.

On Tuesday's season 15 premiere of America's Got Talent, Terry Crews, 51, pushed the Golden Buzzer for Voices of Our City Choir, the community choir made up of members who are unsheltered and homeless in San Diego, California.

"It was so inspirational, I was in tears," Crews told PEOPLE:

"I can't help but cry. I don't want to cry, I tell myself don't cry."

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Before performing their original piece, Sounds of the Street, choir founder Steph Johnson told the judges about how she decided to bring together homeless performers living in shelters and on the streets of San Diego four years ago to give them a voice.

"There were so many people living in shelters in my neighborhood, I met musicians and singers, and I was like, 'Wow, we could put together a group and sing together,'" Johnson explained. "Most people in the choir, they can't afford medicine, they can't afford rent, so we help them out, and through the money that we've raised, we've helped people get off the street."

"It's hard, trying to get it together, and people look at you like you're dirt," one of the singers shared in a pretaped segment that played before their performance.

Judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, and Sofia Vergara were also inspired by the performance.

"What they did today has moved me to this point right now," Crews told the choir as he stood between Klum, 46, and Vergara, 47, before pushing the Golden Buzzer.

Get your tissues ready for this one. Let us know your thoughts about their performance in the comments and be sure to pass this inspiring group along to your friends and family.