Ben Waites is a 33-year-old Christian singer and vocal coach who was born with a congenital condition that restricts joint movement throughout his body.
Waites had already been rejected, but after accumulating more than 600,000 views in just 24 hours on the social network TikTok, the production team of America’s Got Talent contacted him for a new participation.
Ben made the judges in attendance emotional with his performance of “True Colors,” causing judge Sofia Vergara to cry tears of emotion and the audience to rise to their feet with a standing ovation.
Without a doubt Ben shocked the judges with his voice, as a judge known for his toughness, such as Cowell, accepted that Ben made a very good participation. Waites expressed the following words: