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'AGT' Season 17 Live Show: Fans praise Celia Munoz for 'sincerely beautiful tribute' to Olivia Newton-John

'FINALLY, a damn decent act!! Can Celia Munoz receive all the votes tonight!? Asking for a friend… #AGT @AGT,' wrote a fan

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA: The stakes are higher than ever on 'America's Got Talent' as the show now enters the live segment. With only two acts making it to the finals each week, there is a lot on the line for the performers as this might be their last chance to make their dreams come true.

As Celia Muñoz got ready to perform, she explained that she met with Darci Lynne, a former 'AGT' winner she admired. Darci explained to her that she would never win if she didn't take a risk. Celia explained that she wanted to be good and was ready to do just that.

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For her performance, Celia paid tribute to Olivia Newton-John and the judges absolutely loved her performance. They praised her for being truly original, seeing that she was a ventriloquist act without a puppet. Simon Cowell even went as far as to call her the 'best act so far'.

Fans agreed as well, and were all praises for Celia. "FINALLY, a damn decent act!! Can Celia Muñoz receive all the votes tonight!? Asking for a friend… #AGT @AGT" wrote a fan. "She's not pretending to do an impersonation #AGT But it's clear she genuinely loves that song #AGTLive creating a sincerely beautiful tribute to ONJ #Agtliveshows Moving and clever" added a fan. "That act was very unique. Celia Munoz with a ventriloquist act with no puppets. All those voices. Favorite act of the night so far. #AGT" said another. "This was such a different act....the tribute to Olivia Newton John was also sweet #agt" said a fan. "Celia Muñoz is GREAT at what she does -- so original! I think I would have liked the act even MORE if they'd shown the actual scenes she was supposed to be watching #AGT #AmericasGotTalent #AGTQualifier3" added another. "Wow! I was so excited to see Celia Munoz again, and she did not disappoint! Perfect and extremely timely, as a tribute to ONJ. #AGT" tweeted another. 

Help your favorite acts advance forward by voting! Visit NBC.com/AGTVote to vote or you can do so via the 'AGT' App (available through Google Play and on the App Store). 

'America's Got Talent' airs on Tuesdays at 8 pm on NBC. followed by the results which will air on Wednesday nights between 8 pm to 9 pm ET/PT.
For viewers who wish to tune in to the show without cable, they can do so using any of the following streaming services: Sling TV, fuboTV, Hulu With Live TV, AT&T TV or YouTube TV. 

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