Lai Noelle and Simon Cowell | Golden Buzzer Recap | AGT 2026

Hi, everybody. My name is Lay, and I just got up the golden buzzer from Simon Cowell . Shall I tell you honestly what I think ? Words aren't necessary . [music and cheering] [music] Thank you so much. I pressed my golden buzzer for her because you feel it in the moment . And I was kind of thinking , if I don't press it, someone else is going to press it, which is probably what would have happened . You stole my golden buzzer . was saying to me, Thefierce said, "Shall I press the golden buzzer?" I went, "NAH." [laughter] HE STOLE HER FROM ME, just so you guys know . Lay, honestly, I shut my eyes for a moment, and I was thinking, "That's not you singing." You got such a gift, and now you take [music] this opportunity Thank you so much This is amazing . Bye . This is why we do this . Thank you so much, Simon Cowell, for the golden buzzer , and I can't wait to come back for the live shows