9-Year-Old Victory Brinker Earns Everyone's Golden Buzzer and Makes 'AGT' History

America's Got Talent is back for season 16 and already inspiring millions. Just like in years past, the NBC series is packed with incredible acts ranging in skills and talents. But even though there are so many amazing competitors, only a select few will receive the golden buzzer from host Terry Crews and judges Howie Mandel, Simon Cowell, Sofía Vergara and Heidi Klum.

Wondering what the AGT golden buzzer is? Basically, it serves as an automatic pass into the live shows, which air later this summer. Though the golden buzzer was originally introduced in season 9 to break any ties that emerged (in other words, the act would be put through no matter how the other judges voted), it eventually became a way to award the top acts and allow them to skip the judge cuts portion of the competition.

Got all of that? Now, scroll down to read more about the golden buzzer acts this season:

Want to see something truly incredible? Watch Léa Kyle's quick-changing act and prepare to be genuinely amazed. By the end of her performance, all four judges were in shock at how she pulled off so many outfit changes while putting on a fun fashion show. "I mean, you were doing real magic," Heidi explained. "It was absolutely incredible and flawless. I mean, you know how much I love fashion, and I feel like we've never really had anyone that's as good as you." Heidi concluded that Léa deserved an automatic pass into the live shows round.

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"Wow!" is the best word to describe Jimmie Herrod's season 16 audition. The music teacher made a believer out of Simon Cowell when the vocalist took on "Tomorrow" from the musical Annie. Despite Simon advising Jimmie to pick a different song (apparently Simon believes its the "worst" audition song "in the world"), Jimmie forged ahead and proved the former American Idol judge wrong. Before using her golden buzzer on Jimmie, Sofía told the singer, "I didn't like it that much, but I loved it!"

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The World Taekwondo Demonstration Team delivered a performance Simon dubbed "one of the most extraordinary things" he's seen on AGT. Despite not being able to perform at the Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic, the team had its moment to shine in the latest audition round. Together, they soared through the sky and demonstrated jaw-dropping moves that amazed all the judges. In the end, Terry eagerly gave the group his golden buzzer, telling the team: "You were not able to make it to the Olympics and get a gold medal, but I am going to give you something golden right now!"

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Simon was mightily impressed with Jane Marczewski, who goes by Nightbirde, when she began singing her original song entitled "It's Ok," which details the last year of her life. During the audition, Nightbirde revealed that she had cancer; she later also shared that she has a 2% chance of survival. But she made it clear that cancer will not define her. After her performance concluded, Simon told the young artist, "I’m not going to give you a yes. I’m going to give you something else." And with that, he pressed the golden buzzer.

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Howie really couldn't have picked a more amazing group of people to win AGT season 16's first golden buzzer. The Northwell Health Nurse Choir from New York gave a heartfelt performance of both Ben E. King's "Stand By Me" and Bill Withers' hit "Lean on Me." Clearly moved by the group's mission to spread joy amid such a challenging time for the world, Howie told the singers that they gave him the most "inspiring moment" he's had in the last year. Naturally, the choir was ecstatic when golden confetti showered on them.

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The 9-year-old opera singer made AGT history after making her debut on the sixth episode of auditions. Typically, every judge and host gets only one golden buzzer per season. But because everyone loved Victory's performance so much, Simon decided to bend the rules just this once for the young artist. "Victory, as I said, turning up, in terms of your career, is really important; however, we're not going to give you a yes today," Simon told the singer. "We're going to do something else we've never, ever, ever done on the show before. We are all going to give you something special."

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