Unimpressed judges stopped a young singer mid-performance and asked him to sing a different song. And boy, was that a good call!

Hunter Price came to America’s Got Talent pretty stoked. He was looking up, his eyes everywhere, hoards of people, blinding lights; judge Heidi Klum was quick to point out his excitement. Who wouldn’t be excited? It’s one of the biggest performance platforms in the world.

Price’s love for music started when he was 18 after his mom made him join a karaoke competition.

‘’When I was 18 years old, my mom entered me in a karaoke contest, and I keep doing it. It makes me happy,’’ he told the audience.

His original song of choice was Everything I Do by Brian Adams. However, the judges were not impressed by his rendition but felt that there was so much more to him than trying to be someone else, let along singing a song that doesn’t fit his voice.

So Simon did the honors. He stopped Price and asked him if he could sing another piece.

‘’Ok hang on. I think what you were doing is very generic. Forget about the karaoke competition, I’ve heard that a million times. I think you have a good voice so what’s missing here? What’s the missing part? Which artists do you look up to at the moment?’’

‘’I kinda, honestly, want to, be like Taylor Swift.’’

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