Knoxville — It's audition day in Knoxville for America's Got Talent, one of NBC's hottest shows, with thousands from around East Tennessee expected to show up at the Knoxville Convention Center throughout the day to try their hand at getting a coveted spot on the show.
This is the first time the show has ever held auditions in Knoxville. People of all ages and with any talent are welcome.
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The doors opened at 7 a.m. and anyone in line before 7 p.m. gets to audition.
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We'll give you live updates from throughout the day as hopefuls move the audition process.
7:30 p.m.
The final group of people waiting to audition cleared the holding room and crews began to break down.
Now, we wait to find out if any of them will get picked by the producers in Los Angeles.
AGT digital producer Adam Davis explains!
7 p.m.
America's Got Talent stops allowing people from registering to audition at 7 p.m.
Anyone who is registered by 7 p.m. can audition!
6:30 p.m.
The mood of the holding room is slowly shifting and people are starting to mellow out. Thursday morning started out quiet with some excitement and as the day went on people gradually showed more energy.
Now that the auditions are close to ending, the energy level is changing. People who are arriving to audition are coming from work or have been traveling all day.
5:30 p.m.
5 p.m.
Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs declared today "America's Got Talent" day.
4 p.m.
Lots of people are taking advantage of the WBIR GIF booth!
3 p.m.
Folks waiting to audition hang out with WBIR and give us a sneak peek of what they'll do at the audition.
2 p.m.
People traveled from all over to put their talent to the test.
1 p.m.
We take you on a tour from the start of the line to the audition room with a stop in the holding room to check out the talent.
12 p.m.
Mirrors are set up throughout the holding room to let people get that one last check before heading to audition.
11 a.m.
Here's a look behind the scenes at AGT Auditions!
10:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
America's Got Talent gathered people auditioning to shoot a video to represent Knoxville when the show airs.
8:30 a.m.
The first group of hopefuls got to walk on in for their auditions!
A look into the waiting room.
8:00 a.m.
10News Reporter Sean Franklin caught up with some more of the hopefuls and got to see some of their talents.
This pint-sized magic maestro named Aidan Gonzalez showed off his skills to Sean.
Chris Grisham and Cindy Brown put on their dancing shoes and kicked it up with Sean.
AGT hopeful Danny Trapp shares his story and his talent with 10News Reporter Sean Franklin.
7:30 a.m.
Brittany Hall was one of many auditioning today. She showed off her vocal skills ahead of her audition for us.
7 a.m.
Contestants are warming up as they move into the Knoxville Convention Center, and we speak with a few as the line gets longer inside.
6:25 a.m.
The doors were opened early to those already in line to get them out of the cold and able to warm up before they go in to perform.
6:00 a.m.
A line was starting to form outside the Knoxville Convention Center with about an hour to go until the doors would open for attendees to get inside and warm up on a chilly and wet Thursday.
5:10 a.m.
Ashley Vaughn was the first in line this morning at 5:10 a.m. to audition. We spoke with her about what she's most excited for and her passion for the show.