Oh, right over there in the wings.

You snuck on, didn't you?

How are you? I'm good.

Good. You look excited. Yeah, I'm very excited.

And what's your name?

Ainsley Burns. And where are you from, Ainsley?

Ainsley, South Carolina.

Oh. You've got a great accent, by the way.

Thank you.

Okay, Ainsley, are you like a comedian or a dancer?

Well, I'm a singer.

Are you a singer? Yeah. What are you going to sing?

Thank by Aretha Franklin.

Aretha Franklin? Uh-huh. At 12?

Yeah. Okay. Are you sure?

Uh-huh. Okay. All right.

The stage is yours.

Yeah.

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Okay, okay. Ainsley, Ainsley, sorry, babe.

I don't think this backing track was working for you.

I mean, it was a horrible, horrible backing track.

Ohh.

Aww.

Aww.

So I don't think we can judge you properly on this.

We really don't.

We really like you, but that was terrible.

Ohhh.

Ohhh.

If you're going to sing Aretha, you've got to have a great track.

I'm just wondering whether we should just do a verse, and a chorus, maybe a cappella?

Um...

Do you want some Water?

Uh, yeah.

Hang on.

Come here, come here.

Ansley.

I haven't had any of this.

This will help.

Oh my god.

It's like magic water.

It's yours.

Okay.

Uh.

Um.

Will that just happen?

Will that just happen?

Okay, let's do it.

Come on, you can do this, Ansley.

You got this, girl!

Woohoo!

Woohoo!

You can do it!

You better think

Think about what you're trying to do to me

Think

Let your mind go

Let yourself be free

Let's go back, let's go back, let's go

Way on way back when

I didn't even know you

You could have been too much more than ten

I know some guys just say

No time to integrate

But it all said too much

I can't see what you're doing to me

You better think

Think about what you're trying to do to me

Yeah, think

Let your mind go

Let yourself be free

Of freedom

Freedom

Of freedom

Yeah, freedom

Thank you

Gabrielle, what do you think?

I think your level of professionalism at 12

I mean, I've worked with people 3, 4, 5 times your age who don't have the talent that you have in your little finger

You are really something special

Thank you

You've just proved the point

Personality, to me, is as important as technical ability

You know, it's the person I always remember

And you, my god 12 years old, as Howie said, coming on that stage, I know how scary it is

We're gonna remember you

You have a great voice

Thank you

Now, the most important part

Howie?

Yes

Gabrielle?

Two yeses

It's a yes for me

I'm gonna try and do the accent

Ainsley, Ainsley, Ainsley

You got yourself 4 yeses