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Magician Shin Lim crowned winner of 'America's Got Talent' season 13

Lim earns $1 million grand prize and will headline“America's Got Talent Live” November 2-4 at the Paris Theater at Paris Las Vegas. He is now the second magician to win this show.

The voting is over and America has chosen Boston magician Shin Lim as the winner of “America’s Got Talent” season 13. Lim won the show’s $1 million grand prize and will headline “America’s Got Talent Live” at the Paris Theater at Paris Las Vegas on November 2-4. He is now the second magician to win this talent show after Mat Franco who took the top honors in season 9. Lim was able to achieve this win after he bested acrobatic dance group Zurcaroh pushing them to second and leaving electric violinist Brian King Joseph in third place.

From the get-go, Lim has managed to keep audiences enthralled with his close-up magic performances, which defied logic. His performances each week had become anticipated because of his skillful presentation and nuanced tricks. His journey on the show also has quite an interesting tale because here you have a man who once trained to be a concert pianist switch fields to master the art of sleight-of-hand magic. After being diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome, Lim was faced with a choice between piano and magic but through painstaking hard work and perseverance, he is now the reigning world champion for close-up magic.