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'AGT' Season 17: Emily Bland impresses judges with 'improvisational lip syncing', fans call it 'weird'

While the judges thought Bland was going to do stand up comedy, she had something else in mind

If you've been keeping up with Season 17 of 'AGT', then you know that there has been no shortage of phenomenal acts this cycle. From magic to music, to comedy and acrobats, nothing is off limits. And while the range of talent has been wide, there is one thing in common -- everyone has their eye on the residency at Las Vegas.

The show has seen some impressive acts, such as Yu Hojin, Max Vire and Mervant Vera which has left the audiences in awe. As Emily Bland took to the stage, she explained that she is a 29-year-old from Arkansas, who works at a hotel. Bland had the judges in splits when she joked about how her mother was the worst hotel guest she had, leading them to believe that she was all set to do a comedy act. However, Bland had something else in store.

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Bland explained that she was going to sing. She added that Garth Brookes was an artist she looked up to. As she began to sing, the judges were shocked to see that she sounded alarmingly a lot like Garth Brookes. However, at the end of her performance, she revealed that she was lipsyncing the whole time, confusing the judges even further. Howie Mandel explained that it was 'Improvisational lip syncing', as Bland showed off her talented to the judges, lipsyncing along with them. The judges were impressed and intrigued, with Mandel, Vergara and Klum giving her yeses. Simon Cowell said that his answer was a question mark, as he was still confused about everything that had happened, but with three yeses, Bland had advanced to the next round. Fans were just as impressed and confused.

"Good thing we had a 9th audition otherwise we wouldn’t have been able to see that masterpiece!!! Love that there’s 9 auditions!! So good!! Yay!!!!! #AGT" said a fan. "it was weird and interesting and at first i was gonna say no but now yes #AGT" added another. "That is SOME out of this world type of lip syncing there.  #AGT" said a fan. "😧 her voice is amazing still can’t believe how she did that 😲 with her voice so talented 👏 #AGT" noted another.

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