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Tom Ball Sings His Original Sam Smith Audition Song and Totally Outdoes Himself

The America's Got Talent: All-Stars finalist re-sang the song that originally earned him praise from the Judges. 

By Jackie Manno

Tom Ball did Sam Smith justice yet again!

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On August 27, the America's Got Talent: All-Stars finalist shared a clip of him singing an epic rendition of "Writing's on the Wall" by Sam Smith while at a rehearsal. In the video, Ball has perfect control of his belting, making hitting those amazing high notes sound easy. Then, he riffed while using intense vibrato. 

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This isn't the first time we've heard Ball nail this song, which he describes as one of his personal favorites to sing. He performed the same tune for his initial Season 15 Britain's Got Talent Audition, and totally blew everyone away, earning him a standing ovation from the Judges. "There's something very likeable about you," Simon Cowell noted after Ball's performance. 

You can catch Ball sing more of his amazing covers on his fall UK tour to promote his upcoming debut album titled Curtain Call. Get the details here

What to know abot "Writing's on the Wall" by Sam Smith 

Written for the 2015 James Bond film Spectre, "Writing's on the Wall" reached the number one position on the Billboard UK Singles chart. That year, the song won an Oscar for "Best Original Song."

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The lyrics to "Writing's on the Wall" by Sam Smith

I've been here before
But always hit the floor
I've spent a lifetime runnin'
And I always get away
But with you, I'm feeling somethin'
That makes me wanna stay

I'm prepared for this
I never shoot to miss
But I feel like a storm is comin'
If I'm gonna make it through the day
Then there's no more use in runnin'
This is somethin' I gotta face

If I risk it all
Could you break my fall?

How do I live? How do I breathe?
When you're not here, I'm suffocating
I wanna feel love run through my blood
Tell me, is this where I give it all up?
For you, I have to risk it all
'Cause the writing's on the wall

A million shards of glass
That haunt me from my past
As the stars begin to gather
And the light begins to fade
When all hope begins to shatter
Know that I won't be afraid

If I risk it all
Could you break my fall?

How do I live? How do I breathe?
When you're not here I'm suffocating
I want to feel love, run through my blood
Tell me is this where I give it all up?
For you I have to risk it all
'Cause the writing's on the wall

The writing's on the wall

How do I live? How do I breathe?
When you're not here I'm suffocating
I want to feel love run through my blood
Tell me is this where I give it all up?
How do I live? How do I breathe?
When you're not here I'm suffocating
I want to feel love, run through my blood
Tell me is this where I give it all up?
For you I have to risk it all
'Cause the writing's on the wall