Although raising six children is a talent in itself, Michael Ketterer graced the stage of America’s Got Talent with a rousing vocal audition on Tuesday’s (June 5) episode, earning him the second golden buzzer of the season from judge Simon Cowell. “My family’s my reason why I’m here,” the pediatric mental health nurse explained before his performance. “My wife and my six children.”

Watch his emotional audition below.

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