From the moment Voices of Our City Choir took the stage on Tuesday’s “America’s Got Talent” season 15 premiere, it was clear they weren’t your traditional choir group.
The assembly of singers, from all ages, races and backgrounds, were artists whose backstories and talent earned them the first Golden Buzzer honour of the season.
Choir founder Steph Johnson spoke with the judges before their performance and explained how, four years ago, she decided to bring together homeless performers living in shelters and on the streets of San Diego to give them a voice. “There were so many people living in shelters in my neighbourhood, I met musicians and singers, and I was like, ‘Wow, we could put together a group and sing together,'” Johnson