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'AGT': Simon Cowell breaks show's rules so 9-year-old opera singer could make history

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If you thought you’d seen the last of the Golden Buzzer on “America’s Got Talent” this season, think again.

Though each judge typically gets one chance to smash the coveted buzzer and send an act straight to the live shows, 9-year-old singer Victory Brinker delivered a performance during Tuesday’s episode that warranted a rule change.

Though Brinker admitted feeling “exnervous” (excited plus nervous), the young contestant, hailing from Pennsylvania, was all smiles as she strutted onto the “AGT” stage. When judge Simon Cowell asked what she would do with the $1 million grand prize, Brinker offered a simple answer: buy Cowell “a rainbow shirt that has glitter on it.”

“You need some color,” she told the judge, noting

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