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'America's Got Talent' Season 18: Who is Summer Rios? TikTok star went viral due to her music cover and blooper video

Summer Rios has been singing, song-writing, and playing instruments since she was a child

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA: After Judge Simon Cowell and host Terry Crews' most memorable moments, 'America's Got Talent' Season 18 is all set to return for its regular schedule of auditions. Along with Terry and Simon, Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum and Sofia Vergara will return to the NBC show to critique the live performances.

In the upcoming episode, the auditions will feature a variety of intriguing acts as contestants of all ages vie for the chance to win the $1 million prize and get the golden buzzer, allowing a lucky act the chance to go directly to the live shows to compete for America's vote. Summer Rios is among the contestant who will flaunt their talent on the 'AGT' stage.

Who is Summer Rios?

Summer Rios is a TikTok sensation who originally belongs to Brunswick, Ohio but currently lives in California. Summer has grown up signing up for talent show competitions and idol competitions locally. Back in middle school, Summer's friends convinced her to start a music account on social media which slowly started to gain views. Summer also got recognized by a few producers and music companies who wanted to collaborate with her or sign her. Summer chose to work with All Star Music due to the fact they were very supportive. Summer currently has around 500K followers on TikTok with millions of views on YouTube. Her YouTube video 'River- Bishop Briggs' has amassed over 2 million views. Summer has been singing, writing, and playing instruments since she was a child. However, in an interview, Summer revealed how she became a TikTok sensation. While referencing her viral cover of the song 'Fingers Crossed' by Lauren Spencer-Smith, Summer revealed to Hype Magazine, "I covered this song on Tik Tok awhile back and got a ton of views on the original cover, along with a blooper video of my boyfriend walking in on me and scaring me in the middle of singing that song."

Summer also noted that the song was trending on the radio and TikTok and it got a lot of attention from her phone-recorded cover. So that's when she decided to record the cover professionally in the studio. Summer has always seen Machine Gun Kelly as her biggest inspiration from Ohio. Meanwhile, when it comes to songwriting, Summer takes inspiration from Nessa Barrett, Olivia Rodrigo as well as the Italian rock band Maneskin. Notably, Summer's cover has been also recognized by some famous artists including, Justin Bieber, Andra Day, Lauren Spencer-Smith, Demi Lovato, Natalie Jane, Bishop Briggs, and more. Moreover, she also had the chance to meet Greyson Chance when she was invited to participate in an Abercrombie & Fitch campaign. She has been in a relationship with Cameron Dobson since November 1, 2019.

Summer Rios to serenade judges in 'America's Got Talent' Season 18

Summer appears to be way more excited about her appearance on 'AGT'. The aspiring singer has shared a video of a promotional post on her social media. She announced her 'AGT' appearance with a stunning photo of herself. Alongside the photo, Summer wrote, "Alright guys, the secret is out.. I AUDITIONED FOR AMERICAS GOT TALENT SEASON 18! @agt AND MY AUDITION EPISODE WILL AIR AUG 1ST ON NBC 8PM(ET), 7PM(CT)!!! make sure to tune and see how I did!" She further added in the caption, "This experience has been something I’ve been hiding from y’all for a couple months now and it has been eating me away not to tell y’all! I honestly couldn’t have auditioned without y’alls constant support and words of encouragement! Auditioning on the world biggest stage is something I’d never thought I’d be capable of doing but here I am! WISH ME LUCK!"

Catch the new episodes of 'America's Got Talent' Season 18 at 8 pm ET on NBC.