{"id":12068,"date":"2023-07-05T10:06:12","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T14:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/?p=12068"},"modified":"2023-07-05T10:06:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T14:06:12","slug":"formerly-homeless-group-brings-agt-host-terry-crews-to-tears-god-bless-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2023\/07\/formerly-homeless-group-brings-agt-host-terry-crews-to-tears-god-bless-you.html","title":{"rendered":"Formerly Homeless Group Brings &#8216;AGT&#8217; Host Terry Crews to Tears: &#8216;God Bless You&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_12074\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12074\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/89\/2023\/07\/emotional-terry-crews-agt-credit-agt-youtube.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12074\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/89\/2023\/07\/emotional-terry-crews-agt-credit-agt-youtube.png\" alt=\"terry crews\" width=\"768\" height=\"421\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12074\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">America&#8217;s Got Talent\/YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;America\u2019s Got Talent\u201d host Terry Crews was brought to tears after a group of formerly homeless women and men sang a touching performance that led to a standing ovation.<\/p>\n<p>The group, known as the Freedom Singers, took the stage to audition with the song \u201cUnder the Bridge.\u201d The combination of their personal stories of overcoming homelessness and their vocals left the judges and audience in tears.<\/p>\n<p>The singers explained their stories before belting out the song. Pete, one of the performers, said, \u201cWe\u2019re located not far from here in a community called Skid Row in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, where five people per day die. Houseless people, for us, freedom singing brings us closer together.\u201d One woman shared her experience of ending up on Skid Row after losing everything, calling the journey \u201ctraumatizing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GLTeYJ4PPxg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Another member inspired people in the audience to assist the poor and homeless. She said, \u201cWhen we see someone on the street, I want to encourage you not to look the other way.\u201d The judges quickly reacted to the dynamic and powerful display. Howie Mandel said, \u201cThis was more than just a song. More than just an audience; it was needed.\u201d Fellow judge Simon Cowell chimed in, calling it a \u201creally special audition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Terry Crews\u2019 backstage reaction captured the most attention, as he praised the Freedom Singers\u2019 message and vocal abilities and was visibly emotional. He said, \u201cI want to thank you. I want to thank you so much for what you do for the community, for what you do for so many people. I am completely touched right now, and I just thank you for being here.\u201d He added, \u201cGod bless you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The music group was unanimously cleared to continue in the \u201cAGT\u201d competition. 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