Reality television does not always tell the full reality. While heart wrenching personal stories are good for rating, NBC's America's Got Talent opted not to tell the backstory for one of their competition acts this past week.

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The Chicago Tribune reported June 6 that the Willis family, from which the a twelve sibling band act hails, are known across the state of Illinois not for their musical talent, but for something much more devastating.

In 1994 the grandparents of the AGT contestants experienced great tragedy. Scott and Janet Willis had been taking their family to a party when they were hit suddenly on the road. Six of their children, along with three other people, died in the accident.

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The incident quickly sparked debate when it was discovered that those involved in the accident had received their driving licenses by bribing government officials. The governor at the time was convicted of fraud and racketeering and spent five years in jail following an investigation.

America's Got Talent mentioned none of this in the Willis's backstory when they appeared on the show, instead electing to focus on the talent of the twelve young performers. Judges were amazed at the size of the family, which they believed had the talent to match.

The act, which consists of twelve brothers and sisters ranging from twenty one to three-years-old, received unanimous praise from the judges and will be moving on to the next round of the competition.