Somebody grab us a tissue box… This is so moving!
Matt Mauser , a 51-year-old musician and dad of three, brought judges Simon Cowell , Heidi Klum , Sofía Vergara , and Howie Mandel to tears on Tuesday night when he auditioned for America’s Got Talent . Before singing Phil Collins ’ Against All Odds , the contestant emotionally paid tribute to his late wife, telling viewers:
“I’ m a singer. And I’ m here because my wife and I… we were both schoolteachers, and we retired from teaching so that I could do the music full-time. And she got the opportunity to coach girls’ basketball with Kobe Bryant . But on January 26th of 2020, I lost my wife in the same helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant. ”
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His wife, Christina Mauser , was among those who passed in the fatal helicopter crash that took the particular lives of the Lakers shooting guard, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna “Gigi” Bryant , plus six others. Whoa…
Watch the full clip (below) to hear more about the “dreamy kind of life” the couple shared before Christina’ s tragic death, and why this audition means so much to her family.
So glad he made it through this round!! We’ll be cheering upon Matt from afar!
[Image via Adriana M. Barraza/ WENN & America’s Got Talent/ YouTube ]
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