Central NJ's The Sharpe Family Singers advance on 'America's Got Talent'

Central Jersey's The Sharpe Family Singers hit all the right notes on "America's Got Talent."

The Sharpe Family Singers - mom Barbra Russell-Sharpe, dad Ron Sharpe, daughter Samantha, 27, and brothers, 21-year-old Logan, and 14-year-old twins Conner and Aiden Sharpe - appeared Tuesday on "America's Got Talent" (AGT) and performed "How Far I'll Go" written by Lin-Manuel Miranda for the 2016 film "Moana" in their audition.

As Samantha put it, The Sharpe Family Singers all have "big, loud voices."

“We sing in the shower, we sing in the car, we sing at home, we sing everywhere,” Barbra told AGT judges Simon Cowell, Howie Mandell, Sofia Vergara and Heidi Klum.

The Sharpe Family Singers, who previously lived in South Brunswick and now call Basking Ridge home, boast more than 8.5 million TikTok followers and 1.6 million YouTube followers.

Only the family dog, Chewy, did not make it to the audition, though he can be found "performing" online.

After a brief introduction on AGT, the six Sharpes sang, with each member getting their moment to shine and belt out amid soaring harmonies.

They received a standing ovation.

After saying "I love these guys!," when the Sharpes started to sing, AGT host Terry Crews could only say "Yes!" at the conclusion.

Four more animated "Yeses" − and ones that truly counted − quickly followed from the judges. Cowell, who had lost his voice, spoke through Vergara, and called their act "very apple pie,” meaning as "American as apple pie."

Vergara also called the performance "perfection," while Mandel admitted that while musical theatre was not his "jam," The Sharpe Family Singers quickly became his "jam."

Klum said "This is everything," adding the Sharpes were "living her dream," as she wanted to do this with her own family.

"So incredible," Klum said.

The latest season of AGT premiered May 30, with the finals set for Sept. 20. Created by Cowell, the main series of AGT is now in its 18th season on NBC.

"We're very, very lucky to be here tonight," Barbra said. "We've been wanting to be here for years and we finally got our chance."

The Sharpe children have been singing "since birth," but music is in their DNA. Performers and Broadway producers Barbra and Ron met playing Marius and Cosette in a national tour of "Les Miserables." As the couple says on their website, after being married on stage more than 1,000 times, they decided to do it for real.

On AGT, Ron told the audience that's where the two shared their first kiss − on stage 30 years ago.

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"From production to reproduction," Mandel quipped.

The family has toured together throughout the country and besides posting to their popular social media channels, they performed on Build-A-Bear Radio on the iHeart platform and released a Christmas album, "A Sharpe Family Christmas" in 2020.

In 2021, Samantha auditioned via Zoom for "American Idol," making it through to Hollywood. The family came along for the live show and even provided a snippet of what they do together, performing "Into the Unknown" from "Frozen II" for "American Idol" audiences.

"One by one, each kid wanted to be in the shows with us, so we’re like, 'Hey, if you want to hang out with your parents, that’s pretty cool,' " Ron said at the AGT audition.

Like all who audition, the Sharpe Family Singers are all competing for the ultimate grand prize − $1 million and their own show in Las Vegas. Can they win it all?

"We hope, we hope!" Logan said "We want to!"

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