Everyone Knows Me But You by Chris Peterson

Petersen doesn’t always sing with his dog. After all, it was seeing people smile that kept him on a stage and helped him push through his fear of performing. And based on the judges’ reactions - and the comments that have since flooded social media - the country singer knows he did at least that much.Īnd for him, that’s enough. Going into the audition, his goal was to make people smile. Petersen is happy with how it all turned out. Nobody was super ready for it, and so we all just did the best we could (meanwhile, fellow competition shows like “American Idol” and “The Voice” were still working with pre-filmed footage).”

“I want to say they (the producers) were as caught off guard as I was,” he said. The change was so last-minute Petersen said he didn’t get much direction from “AGT” in terms of setting up his at-home audition and getting in sync with technology. “The world got crazy, fast,” said Petersen, who was packing up his truck when he got the news that his audition would be virtual. All of this happened in a matter of days. And then, the biggest change of all: There would no longer be an in-person audition. There wasn’t going to be a live audience only judges.

But ahead of the big moment, things shifted. He had an audition scheduled for mid-March. “They could call us tomorrow and say, ‘Hey, you’re on the next episode,’ or they could just not call us at all, and that’s it.”Īhead of Tuesday night’s round, Petersen chatted about the virtual audition - unprecedented territory for “AGT” - and how he conquered a longtime fear of singing in public. “I don’t know if they’re going to have me back or anything,” he told the Deseret News. And some acts will make it to the live shows, set to begin Aug. On an outdoor set, the socially-distant judges will watch acts on a giant movie theater screen. The show’s next round airs Tuesday night, with 60 acts being judged, according to Talent Recap. You put a smile on my face and warmth in our hearts.” “I think you’re exactly what the world needs right now. “Do you think the dog is actually singing along with him or telling him to stop?” Howie Mandel joked with the other judges.

She auditioned for ‘America’s Got Talent.’ Then the pandemic hit.

Watch: Utah country singer performs duet with his dog on ‘AGT’.

Everyone Knows Me But You by Chris Peterson