On the season 2 premiere ofAmerica’s Got Talent: The Champions, the supermodel, 46, pushed the coveted button for 13-year-old singer Angelina Jordan, who wonNorway’s Got Talentin 2014 at age 7.
“I pushed my Golden Buzzer for the most incredible person. I’m like, ‘How come no one has heard of this person before, over here,’ ” Klum told PEOPLE. “[She] should be a superstar, so I feel like sometimes something like this could possibly make them into a superstar.”
The judge’s kids — daughters Leni, 15, and Lou, 10, and sons Henry, 15, Johan, 13 — also gave her extra encouragement about choosing Jordan.
“They agreed with me on my Golden Buzzer, for once. They were all loving [her] as much as I did,” Klum said. “Normally, they get mad at me. They’re like, ‘Oh, why did you push the red buzzer for this person?’ and ‘Why didn’t you push for this?’ or ‘Why did you say such awful things to that person?’ ”
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Before her performance of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Angelina said her love of jazz started when she was younger. “I just couldn’t get enough of it. I just love jazz, it has such a unique sound to it. I love it,” she explained, adding that she hoped to impress Simon Cowell.
“Since I was very little, I just wanted to sing for Simon. I really want to impress him, that would be so amazing,” the teen said. “This is the biggest opportunity of my life, I really hope to win the show.” Angelina, who goes straight to the final round, later told Cowell and the judges, “I’ve been waiting 10 years to sing for Simon.”
“I love for talented people to have a platform to show what they can do! I’m so lucky to be able to have fun at work,” Klum told PEOPLE. “I want to thank everyone who left messages for me and to the audience, who could not have been more welcoming. It was a really nice homecoming!”
As for what to expect this season ofChampions, Klum teases an array of international talent.
“I think it’s amazing that we get to see people that we normally would not be able to see,” she said, adding, “I don’t think it matters necessarily where we’re from. I feel like I always have a global view on things. I’m not just watching things here, I travel the world.”
Aerialists Duo Transcend, magician Dania Diaz and performer Hans advance to the semi-finals.
America’s Got Talent: The Championsairs Mondays at 8 p.m. on NBC.
source: people.com
