Drake Milligan

There are five semi-final rounds, meaning 10 new fan-voted finalists will join the Golden Buzzer winners next month. So, did Drake Milligan make the America's ...

Milligan scheduled his debut album around the finals of America's Got Talent, meaning he was banking on getting through. Dixon — whom Cowell called the next Carrie Underwood — was named the second finalist of the night. In recent years he's moved to Nashville and has signed a record deal with Stoney Creek Records, the label home to Jimmie Allen, Parmalee and Lindsay Ell. Ultimately it wasn't their call, however — it was up to America's Got Talent viewers to decide which two finalists would move on to the finals. The country singer was the first to be named a finalist for Season 17 of America's Got Talent. He thanked voters and the judges and accepted a few kind words before stepping away. So, did Drake Milligan make the America's Got Talent finals?

Drake Milligan performed an original song on 'America's Got Talent' titled "Kiss Goodbye All Night." Watch it here.

And I think that you’re a hit. “I think that song is a hit. “I think you’re gonna break out from this particular song, this particular moment on this particular night.”

In Tuesday's semifinals, judge Simon Cowell called Milligan's performance the best of the night. He'll know Wednesday whether he advances to the finals.

“It’s so much fun to feel that energy from the crowd and to know that millions of people are watching. “The fact that that happened and you still came back to this competition … I was concerned about that. “In my opinion, you are the real deal. Privacy is important to us so you have the option of disabling certain types of storage that may not be necessary to the basic functioning of the web site. Milligan, 24, lives in Nashville, Tenn., today, but he still carries a fondness for Dallas-Fort Worth. He grew up in the Fort Worth area, listening to his parents’ collection of country music. Cowell said he was glad Milligan returned for the live show.

As Season 17 of 'America's Got Talent' skips the quarter and semifinal stages, all remaining contestants have one more performance to help them advance.

The America’s Got Talent finale episodes will air on NBC on September 13 and 14. “It’s so much fun to feel that energy from the crowd and to know that millions of people are watching. “I think you are a star,” she said. Cowell and judge Howie Mandel also suggested that Milligan could win the entire competition. As Season 17 of America’s Got Talent skips the quarterfinal and semifinal stages of the competition, all remaining contestants have one more performance to help them advance to the grand finale following their audition. “From the first moment I stepped on that ‘America’s Got Talent’ stage, all I wanted to do was come back and be in front of that crowd and be in front of those judges again,” said Milligan in a statement following his audition.