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- The Abu Dhabi-born singer introduced himself as a Filipino citizen before belting out the classic Eric Carmen song that Celine Dion covered in 1996.
- Judges Simon Cowell, Sofia Vergara, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel all stood up to commend Peter’s performance.
- “Everyone is going to fall in love with you after this audition,” Cowell said.
- Klum jokingly warned singer Mariah Carrey to “better watch out” while Mandel predicted that the young singer “will go far in this competition.”
- Peter got a “yes” vote from each of the judges and will be proceeding to the show’s next round.
- Before his appearance on the show, Peter had won several singing contests in the UAE, reported Gulf News.
- A video clip of Rosalita’s AGT performance has so far attracted over 2.3 million views on YouTube as of this writing.