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Atlanta singer Ashford Sanders, despite a near-death experience after a kidney failure and a house fire, is now riding high ...

Sanders, originally from Mississippi, performs on the live shows as a contestant set on winning the $1 million prize.

A hopeful country singer sparked an unusually divided reaction from the "America's Got Talent" judges after performing an original song during Tuesday night's auditions. Elsie, a 32-year-old ...