# Golden Buzzer: From The Audience to The Stage, Maddie Shocks The Judges With Her Voice | AGT 2022

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 10, 2022, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-buzzer-from-the-audience-to-the-stage-maddie-shocks-the-judges-with-her-voice-agt-2022/965960 "2022-06-10T07:00:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Didi44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-buzzer-from-the-audience-to-the-stage-maddie-shocks-the-judges-with-her-voice-agt-2022/965960/1 "2022-06-10T07:00:48Z")

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Happened across this. Skeptical me is[n’t] 100% convinced this [is] completely true, but it’s good to share something good in these times:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo\_frfPIgC4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo_frfPIgC4)

If you’re not in tears at the end, I have nothing to say to you! 🤩

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**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-buzzer-from-the-audience-to-the-stage-maddie-shocks-the-judges-with-her-voice-agt-2022/965960/2 "2022-06-10T08:40:19Z")

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Those programs are exploitative nonsense, cynically trading on a kid’s distress to get viewing figures.  
I don’t care what adults freely choose to get involved with but this turns my stomach.

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**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-buzzer-from-the-audience-to-the-stage-maddie-shocks-the-judges-with-her-voice-agt-2022/965960/3 "2022-06-10T10:25:12Z")

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Spoiler in the title?

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**Author:** ![Didi44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-buzzer-from-the-audience-to-the-stage-maddie-shocks-the-judges-with-her-voice-agt-2022/965960/4 "2022-06-10T10:28:49Z")

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Thought about it, but that’s the Youtube title and how I found out about it at CNN.

IMO, it doesn’t take anything away from the moment and the power of her voice which absolutely stunning for any age.

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**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-buzzer-from-the-audience-to-the-stage-maddie-shocks-the-judges-with-her-voice-agt-2022/965960/5 "2022-06-10T10:39:45Z")

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> [@Didi44](#):
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> IMO, it doesn’t take anything away from the moment and the power of her voice which absolutely stunning for any age.

She may have a technically very good voice but lots of people have. The only reason she was hand-picked to be on there is her age and her story, not her voice.  
The way she sings is absolutely not to my taste. I’d pay good money _not_ to have to listen to it.