He Sang “Breakeven” After Years on the Streets… And Howie Hit the Golden Buzzer

How are you? I am great. And what's your name? My name is Jordan Bloom. And where are you from? I'm from New Orleans, Louisiana. How old are you, Jordan? I'm 23. Tell me, or tell us, a little bit about you. Growing up, my mom was a cop, my dad was a lawyer, so naturally I was a rebel. And I kind of got myself into some trouble and ended up living with my grandpa, and he's a big music listener, and that inspired me to get into it. I started street performing in New Orleans because I really wanted to just fully dive into it. And as you might remember, at the beginning of the year, there was an attack on New Orleans, right on the exact block where I perform. Sorry. Are you serious? It made me realize that there's so much more to live for. Yeah. That's what made me choose AGT. I feel like this is the best way to level up. So there's a lot at stake here. Well, we always say on this show, two minutes literally can change your life, right? So good luck. Thank you. You're so good. And what am I supposed to do when the best part of me was always you? And what am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up and you're okay? I'm falling to pieces. You got his heart and my heart and none of the pain. You took your suitcase, I'll take the blame. I try to make sense of a little remain. Cause you left me with no love and no love to my name. I'm still alive but I'm barely breathing. Cause when a heart breaks, no it don't break. No it don't break, no it don't break. I'm falling to pieces. What am I supposed to do? What am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up and you're okay? I'm falling to pieces. Love with you. The voice, your energy. You're a rock star. You know what, it was like I was hearing that song for the first time. Which is really hard to do with such a popular song. But your tone and the way that you delivered that song was not only pitch perfect. But everything perfect, Jordan. It really was. Thank you. You know what's so interesting, Jordan? I think you are somebody, maybe lost their way a little bit. But like you said, through music has now found your way. But you have such a distinctive voice. You are so cool. And you feed off the audience. They love you. And how you made me feel just then was actually amazing. Seriously amazing. Loved it, loved it. Yeah. You know this is season 20. I've seen dreams come true right where you're standing. Lives change right where you're standing. And that stage and that moment can take you anywhere. And this is just the beginning of where you can go. You, young man, are going to the stars. The lips of everybody watching this across the globe. Who's that? That's my girlfriend and my newborn son. Oh wow, look at this. That's his son. Oh my. And he's 23, right? 23 years old. Who are you talking to? Your grandpa? You should be very proud, young man. I love you so much. And I'm going to bring this home to you. That guy's going to be a star. He's got really something. Hi, man. You excited? You know that I'd fall so hard That my fear left the ground Gravity don't make sense when you're around I come up against myself when Demons in my head get loud I don't know how you do it but you turn them down I said if you knew I'd be If I never found you then you'd never find me Honestly So won't you give me tonight And the rest of your life I wanna have it all with you And when you open your eyes I'll be there by your side I wanna have it all with you Cause your love is biblical Biblical So won't you give me tonight And the rest of your life I wanna have it all with you I wanna have it all Biblical It's biblical Jordan, can I ask you a question? Somebody told me just before the break That you nearly didn't come on because you're sick Is that right? I just threw up three times Move your hand I'm sorry And you could have bailed actually Cause I heard that you may not have come on tonight And I gotta say this I always liked you from your first audition The fact that you actually had the guts to come out Or actually three guts Had the strength to come out and sing You did bloody well This means everything to me And there wasn't gonna be anything that held me back from that Sorry? I said this means everything to me And there wasn't gonna be anything that held me back From coming out here and performing I'm probably gonna mirror what Simon said Listen, you truly deserve the Golden Buzzer I really truly believe that you can win this I, I, performance Follow you online and everything I mean it's amazing considering how sick you are I know that you could be ten times better But the fact that you have the wherewithal And the desire to come out here And deal with whatever you're dealing with And the courage and the shushnuts to come out here Because at the end of the day I didn't even look at you that deeply But when I, when I looked away a little bit Your vocals were just so perfectly beautiful So perfectly beautiful In a sense you were holding back a little bit But it was magical He's, he's sick I know but I'm just giving my comments It was magical Sofia Sick or not sick, the way you look The way that you, your emotions can reach us The way everything about you screams rockstar I think you're gonna do amazing in this competition Jordan, I know you didn't feel well But how does all this make you feel right now? Working so hard for it Like this will last forever Looking in I've seen my whole life Promise that you'll hold me close Don't let me go Take my heart Don't break it Into my bones All this time I've wasted Out there all alone You and I Stargazing Intertwining souls We were never strangers And you were out there all alone I lose my mind When I'm around you I don't know how I come alive When I'm without you I can't help but feel so lost I wanna give you all of God Just promise that you'll hold me close Don't let me go Take my heart Don't break it Instead You were right there Stargazing Intertwining souls We were never strangers And you were right there all alone Take my heart Don't break it And love me tonight It's beautiful It's very emotional Such a hard time today and tomorrow voting Because all of you guys have been so amazing And you were amazing tonight Thank you so much Well listen, Jordan, you're pitch perfect So I'm not even worried about how you sound What I'm most bothered about is I want you to I want you to give us that grit again That when we first saw you You just left everything there on that stage I think you're still holding back a little bit And why? This is your stage and you've got this Simon! Look, I actually think you From the minute we first saw you, Jordan We really still do love you There's something about you Genuinely, you're very sincere You're a really nice person You deserve a break The only thing I do feel is I think you're playing it safe right now That's what I said And I still think America will probably vote you through My suggestion is, you make the final Do something unexpected Edging Seriously, just do it Howie, I think you played it pitch perfect I love it Through America, there's no better singer in this competition I was a ghost, I was alone In the dark On my path No Given the throne, I didn't know How to believe That I was the king that I'm meant to be I've lived two lives Tried to play both sides But I couldn't find my own place Called a problem child Cause I got too wild Now that's how I'm getting paid No I'm done hiding I'll be shining Like I'm born to be We're dreaming hard We've come so far Now I believe We're going up, up, up It's our moment You know together we're glowing Gonna be, gonna be golden Oh, oh, oh Up, up, up with our voices Unbreakable, we know it We're gonna be, gonna be glowing Oh, oh, oh I'm done hiding I'll be shining Like I'm born to be Words I know There's no lies That's who we're born to be I've waited so long To break these walls down To wake up and feel alive Put these patterns All in the past now And finally live like The guy they all see No more hiding I'll be shining Like I'm born to be Cause we are hunters Voices strong And I know I believe We're going up It's our time No fears, no lies That's who we're born to be That was a very, very smart song choice Bearing in mind it's the biggest song this year That I would say has given you I just said the last person could win Now I'm saying you could win after that I mean I just say I've been waiting to see you like this I just said that I saw you on the first audition You had that grit, that passion I've been waiting for this And brah, you just freaking gave it to me For direct And by the way Me and my friend Ryan, we love the man bun You are styling from top to bottom And you sound incredible Sophia! That was spectacular You are so handsome Thank you, thank you so much Now look, they said last time you played at SAFE Do you think you took the risk You needed to take to win this thing? You heard it here Thank you so much, I appreciate you Thank you, thank you Still alive but I'm barely breathing Just praying to a God that I don't believe in I got time while she got freedom No it don't break even, no My bestest will be some of my worst She finally met a man that's gonna put her first I might awake, she's no trouble sleeping Cause when a heart breaks, no it don't break even Hear ya know And what am I supposed to do When the best part of me was always you And what am I supposed to say When I'm all choked up and you're okay And I'm falling to pieces Yeah, I'm falling to pieces You got his heart and my heart and none of the pain You took your suitcase, I'll take the plane Now I'm trying to make sense of our little remains Cause you left me with no love, with no love to my name Still alive but I'm barely breathing Cause when a heart breaks, no it don't break No it don't break, no it don't break even And what am I supposed to do When the best part of me was always you And what am I supposed to say When I'm all choked up and you're okay I'm falling to pieces I remember when I started stand-up My mom, she just quit her job, zero savings She said, Jesus is gonna pay her bills And several years later, she had zero debt She made me a believer Because that's when I found out that I was Jesus My mom helps me book gigs And my dad helps me write my material So I like to think I'm pretty far along In the entertainment industry Because I've got two things that a lot of people strive to have I have a Jewish writer And my agent is a girl I used to sleep with You know how you see your parents, you become a child again I'm like, oh mommy She's like, Jacqueline Lord have mercy, you're fat Jesus, you are fat What are you eating, people? I reached the age where I can't ask my parents for money You know, I want to ask them, but I can't ask them Because they told me not to ask them anymore That's why instead, I sent them the nicest letter Dear Mr. and Mrs. Veeder We have your son Here's how you really know you're getting old When you start saying things your parents used to say to you I checked into the hotel not too long ago The guy at the front desk was like Good morning, Mr. Yo, how are you? I said, any day you wake up, it's a great day