Arizona brothers earn a perfect score on ‘America’s Got Talent’: Here’s their unusual act

Arizona brothers Nate and Gabriel Brown have advanced to the next round on Season 17 of “America’s Got Talent” thanks to their unique audition.

In the episode that aired Tuesday, June 14, Gabriel treated the audience to crowd-pleasing impressions of Kermit the Frog singing the Elton John song “Tiny Dancer,” Donald Duck singing Nickelback’s “Photograph” (a clear improvement), SpongeBob SquarePants on Train’s “Drops of Jupiter” and more while Nate accompanied his brother on piano.

Gabriel approached the judges table with a stack of character cards and song cards, asking the judges to select one of each card. He then performed whatever combination they held up.

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“There’s actually 576 possible iterations,” he explained. “So this is a little nerve-wracking, because we have no idea what’s gonna happen.”

That audition earned a perfect score from the “America’s Got Talent” judges.

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Simon Cowell, who Gabriel imitated singing the Lewis Capaldi song “Someone You Loved,” found that impression “frighteningly close'” and added, “Genuinely, I loved your personalities as well.”

The brothers are veterans of the U.S. Navy and live in Sahuarita, Arizona, about 15 miles from Tucson.

They’re also autistic, as Gabriel explained in their audition.

“So socializing is kind of difficult,” he said. “And this is kind of terrifying.”

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When judge Howie Mandel asked, “What is the hope?” Gabriel responded, “The hope is that we can be a voice for and inspire people like us.”

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Nate discussed their autism with KVOA Channel 4 in Tucson before their audition aired.

“Who doesn’t experience bullying in some sense growing up?” he asked. “So everyone has their own defense mechanisms. I think the big thing with ‘AGT’ was it was kind of like a cool platform for us to kind of encourage people who might be feeling like they don’t fit in.”

Gabriel Brown is Black Gryph0n on YouTube

Gabriel Brown is a YouTuber who may be better known on social media and YouTube as Black Gryph0n.

Although he mainly does original material, he rose to fame in the YouTube community on the strength of his impressions.

His most popular video, “One Guy 54 Voices,” has earned more than 135 million views and more than 5 million likes in three years and it’s still going strong.

How to watch ‘America’s Got Talent’

“America’s Got Talent” airs at 7 p.m. Tuesdays on NBC.

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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: ‘America’s Got Talent’ gives Arizona’s Brown brothers a perfect score