'America's Got Talent': A Golden Buzzer Winner Moves On as 9 Acts are Sent Home in 1st Live Results Show

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The first votes in 's qualifying rounds were revealed on Wednesday, during season 18's first live results show, which sent nine hopefuls home and moved two stars another step forward in their journey toward victory.The show's stalwart stars — including judges Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Sofia Vergara and Heidi Klum, as well as host Terry Crews — came together once again, to see how America felt about Tuesday's performances.«I think I know what's going to happen tonight, [but] there may be some surprises,» Simon said during the start of the show.

However, he wasn't totally prepared for who went home and who moved on.It was up to Terry to share the news of who made the Top 5, meaning six hopefuls would be getting the axe almost off the bat.Ultimately, it was revealed that the Top 5 acts of the night included ventriloquist and mentalist Brynn Cummings, multimedia artist Oleksandr Leshchenko, the dog act duo Adrian Stoica and Hurricane, as well as singer Mitch Rossell and celebrated blind songstress Lavender Darcangelo.This meant America votes to bid farewell to the Nashville-based rock band True Villains, 10-year-old dancer Lambros Garcia, the SAINTED Trap Choir, rock guitarist John Wines, stand-up comic Maureen Langan, and the danger act duo featuring daredevil Ray Wold and his daredevil mother.However, only two could go through from the Top 5, and to the delight of everyone in the audience — and Heidi, specifically, since she awarded her a Golden Buzzer — the first to move on to the finals was Lavender Darcangelo!«I don't know if I'm dreaming or if I'm awake!» declares Lavender, who wowed America on Tuesday with an amazing performance of «I Wanna Know What Love Is» by Foreigner.«Lavender, my heart is so happy right now!».