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:
At the end of the day, all I can say is that it’s a God thing. Everything I’ve done throughout my career has been heavily geared towards serving Christ and showing God’s love to as many people as possible. I saw it as an opportunity to reach a lot of people that I probably couldn’t have on my own.
I have a lot of weight on my shoulders because of this, not in the sense that I’m too nervous or worried about winning. Those things don’t matter to me. What I’m more concerned about is showing the Gospel of Christ properly and effectively through this opportunity. It is very important that I get that message across.
