A singing janitor from Indiana won season 19 of “America’s Got Talent” throughout Tuesday’s closing.
Richard Goodall, who had by no means been on a airplane earlier than showing on the NBC actuality present, beat out dance duo Roni Sagi & Rhythm to take house the coveted $1 million prize and a brand new automobile.
“Simon (Cowell) says two minutes can change your life. My life has been remodeled and I’ve finished that,” Goodall mentioned after streamers descended on stage to congratulate the winner. She was joined on stage by Cowell and fellow judges Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara and Howie Mandel, in addition to host Terry Crews.
Students at Terre Haute, Ind., Elementary School, the place Goodall labored for 23 years, inspired him to audition for “AGT.” He was a favourite of Klum, who awarded him the uncommon Golden Buzzer in a May audition episode after he sang the Journey basic “Don’t Stop Believin’.” The Musical Moment he made a full turn throughout the finale, when Goodall was given the chance to carry out the 1981 hit with Journey co-founder Neal Schon and members of the band.
Goodall had a penchant for ’80s energy ballads all through the season, belting out covers of Michael Bolton’s “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You,” Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger,” and Journey’s “Faithfully” all through the competitors.
At 56, Goodall turned the oldest contestant to win “America’s Got Talent.” She changed singer-impersonator-ventriloquist Terry Fator, who was 42 when he received the competitors’s second season in 2007.
Earlier this season, “AGT” broke an unlikely Guinness world report: the report for the most individuals to put on underwear on their heads for at the least one minute.
