America’s Got Talent judge Heidi Klum breaks down in tears while listening to wrongly-incarcerated man sing on premiere
AMERICA'S Got Talent judge Heidi Klum was left in tears during contestant Archie Williams' audition.
Singer Archie, who was wrongly imprisoned for 37 years, blew the judges away with his rousing rendition of Elton John's hit Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me.
He began: "I was just incarcerated for 37 years for somebody else’s crime. DNA freed me."
Speaking to the camera, Archie explained that he was sentenced to 80 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.
He said: "On the morning of December 9 1982, a 30-year-old white woman was raped and stabbed in her home. I was arrested on January 4.
Branding the audition his "chance of a lifetime", he delivered an incredibly emotive performance of Elton's classic, which left judges , Simon, and Howie Mandel in awe.
After hearing his story and listening to his stellar vocals, supermodel Heidi was brought to tears and praised his performance.
She said: "I don’t cry for a whole lot of things but that really did it for me I have to tell you".
Simon commented: "I will never ever listen to that song in the same way ever again after you sang that, it took on a whole new meaning for me.
"You’re a very, very courageous person, by the way, you have a really good voice, you really really do.
"This is an audition I will never forget for the whole of my life, Archie."
Archie received a resounding yes from all four judges and was put through to the next stage of the competition.