A Voice Like No Other: Stephanie Rainey Dominates AGT 2024!

Good evening. Hello. How are you? A little nervous, but also very nervous. What is your name? My name is Stephanie Rainey. How old are you? I'm 36. I'm guessing you're going to sing for us tonight. I am. And for how long you've been doing this? Oh, since I was probably 18. Is this your first time like attempting to be in a competition like AGT? Yeah, I've had a very kind of rollercoaster career, I would say. The song that I'm going to play for you today has had quite a big moment in the past. And we made it in just a tiny room and put it up one Monday morning. And it just by the end of the day, it had a million views. Wow. And then I signed a deal after the song came out. I think I probably didn't fully know who I was back when I signed that deal. The journey from then until now has been hard. It's a tough industry, you know. You have to be resilient. And I think sometimes when the downs come, you have to be willing to kind of pick yourself back up. So here I am. The song is called. It's called Please Don't Go. I wrote it about losing my nephew when I was a teenager. He was about to turn one. It was the day before his first birthday and he passed away. Oh, sorry. And it took me a long time to write a song about it. Honestly, I was about to give up music. So I was like, I want to make something for me that I believe in. So this song means more to me than I can actually like even describe. Good for you for doing that and not giving up. I do know how difficult the music business is. There's so many great people who are giving up. And that's why a platform like this is still really, really important. Absolutely. And who do you play with? My best friend, Sarah, she's here with me today, and she's been on every single step of this journey with me from the very beginning. OK, well, look, we're rooting for you. Thank you. Myself, so I can sleep. My pillow holds the screams I need. Please don't lay yourself down on my chest. Because I know how to hold you back. I'll keep you through these last few breaths. And kiss and love you till the end. Oh, please don't. Stephanie, it was such a beautiful, heartfelt song. You can tell what you went through was very simple and perfect. Very few acts move people, and that was one of the most relatable, emotional moments we've had on season 19. So thank you. Your voice sounded amazing on this stage. It was just a real special moment. Well done. Thank you. Of all the new songs I've heard this year, this is the best by a mile. I know it's about something really sad. It's real. And your voice is beautiful. A lot of people are going to resonate with that song. And you, I absolutely love this. Stephanie, I'm going to give you your first yes. Yes. I think I'm going to give you about 4000 yeses. That was what I call a moment. That song is so beautiful. Thank you so much for coming over. Thank you. It's grown from what I've seen. I hold myself like a mountain from all the ways you show me what it means to be a woman. What it means to be a woman. What it means to be what it means to be. I learned how to trust, when to walk and when to run. From all the strength you've shown. For as you have won. You always told me, love yourself, never give up. When I was down, made me get up. I hold myself like a mountain from all the ways you show me what it means to be a woman. What it means to be a woman. What it means to be what it means to be. What it means to be a woman. What it means to be a leader, a miracle survivor. It's so amazing and I love you perform here is like with your soul it feels so personal your songs I think people are gonna love you tonight because I loved you and it was very moving You know, this is an issue I talked about it before you are a great singer and as we saw in the package Simon said it was one of the best New songs that you that he's heard this year from that was your audition I think when you come to this show You've got to put your best foot forward and you put your best foot forward This song was not as good like our other singer earlier was not as good as the first one. I Think it's important to ramp up. I don't know that you are going to make it with this song to be honest Right very powerful songs you have a powerful voice I can feel how much this means to you and how much you want it And feel that you really want it and when you're nervous then, you know that happens but it's up to America, but I think you're great Stephanie yeah, um, I Don't think this song was as good as the audition song. And secondly, I didn't like the production and arrangement on it There was something really It was beautiful that first song. I However, I think the song is good enough. I think to get you through to the next round if you do I would sing the first song again because I think that song is so good and you're so Authentic and likable and relatable The I actually think you did great tonight