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Post by Admin on Sept 19, 2019 6:27:54 GMT
The top 10 acts of Season 14 returned to the America’s Got Talent stage on Wednesday, Cher-ing the spotlight with some of the biggest names in entertainment today, yesterday… and forever. V.Unbeatable, the Detroit Youth Choir, Emanne Beasha, Ryan Niemiller, Voices of Service, Light Balance Kids, Benicio Bryant, Tyler Butler-Figueroa, Kodi Lee and the Ndlovu Youth Choir were given the opportunity to work with their personal heroes, leading to some epic collaborations: Voices of Service and Billy Ray Cyrus! V.Unbeatable and Julianne Hough! Ryan Niemiller and… WWE wrestler Chris Jericho? (Hey, why not? It was a finale!)  Heading into Wednesday’s finale, 44 percent of TVLine readers predicted that Kodi Lee would win, while V.Unbeatable followed closely behind with 32 percent. (None of the other eight acts even cracked 5 percent of our readers’ votes.) However, when asked which act should win Season 14, Kodi Lee and V.Unbeatable tied for first place with 33 percent apiece. Either way, all eyes were on those two. So, how did our readers’ predictions pan out? As the two-hour live event began to dwindle, Terry Crews announced the five finalists whose journeys had come to an end: Benicio Bryant, Emanne Beasha, the Ndlovu Youth Choir, Light Balance Kids and Tyler Butler-Figueroa. Then came the moment millions of talent-loving Americans have been waiting for, the reveal of this season’s big winner: Voices of Service finished in fifth place, V.Unbeatable came in fourth place, Ryan Niemiller in third and the Detroit Youth Choir in second. That left Kodi Lee as the official winner of America’s Got Talent Season 14. In addition to nabbing the $1 million grand prize, TK will also headline a show in Las Vegas from Nov. 7–10. |
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Post by Admin on Sept 22, 2019 17:36:09 GMT
:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/65288961/NUP_188037_4210.0.jpg) Former Utah resident Kodi Lee won “America’s Got Talent” on Wednesday night, securing himself the top prize of $1 million. “America’s Got Talent” has a general prize for winning: “The prize, which totals $1,000,000, is payable in a financial annuity over 40 years, or the contestant may choose to receive the present cash value of such annuity.” So, no, winning “AGT” doesn’t mean you’re an instant millionaire. Instead, you receive $25,000 over 40 years. But that’s before taxes, according to Forbes. Otherwise, Lee can accept the cash value of the annuity, which will also come before taxes. That said, Lee is still due for a lot of cash. His mother, Tina Lee, told GoodHousekeeping.com that he made plans for what he would do if he won on the show. “Kodi would love to have a grand piano in every color possible,” Tina told GoodHousekeeping.com earlier this summer. “As long as Kodi is playing music, recording music, and performing live, he is in his happy place.” Tina Lee said during the event that she’s glad to see her son excel despite his struggles with being blind and having autism, according to CBS. “Through music and performing he was able to withstand living in this world because when you’re autistic it’s really hard to do what everybody else does. It actually has saved his life, playing music.” |
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Post by Admin on Sept 22, 2019 22:58:07 GMT
 Kodi Lee won the hearts of America’s Got Talent fans — and took home the $1 million prize. The season 14 winner, 22, and his mother Tina, who was instrumental in his victory, tells PEOPLE that the competition was truly a life-changing opportunity. “It was unbelievable,” Kodi recalls of hearing host Terry Crews announce his name as the winner. Kodi was born with optic nerve hypoplasia and diagnosed with autism at age 4. “Without performing, he wouldn’t be who he is today. He wouldn’t have the outlet,” Tina says. “Oh my God, it’s surreal. I’m still like, ‘Did this really happen?’ And Kodi, of course, he said, ‘Oh, I knew I was going to be the winner,’ ” the proud parent shares. “It felt magical. Being there was like a dream. It felt like a dream coming true to actually be standing there.” |
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