America's Got Talent' season 14 finale: 22-year-old blind pianist Kodi Lee wins
As 'America's Got Talent' season 14 closes its curtains, the series revealed its winner and that is none other than 22-year-old Kodi Lee.
After weeks of competition, and vying for America's vote, Kodi Lee has been crowned the champion of AGT season 14. As Terry Crews said, from the second the winner is announced, their lives will change forever, and we can't wait to see what the future holds for the 22-year-old autistic and blind pianist and singer. Kodi not only won the season title but also $1 million and gets to be the headline act at Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas from November 7-10.
Kodi bested the other nine contestants - V.Unbeatable, Tyler Butler Figueroa, Emanne Beasha, Benicio Bryant, Voices of service, Detroit Youth Choir, Light Balance Kids, Ndlovu Youth Choir and Ryan Niemiller who were along with him in the finale.
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Kodi won hearts right from the start ever since he auditioned for AGT when the season premiered. Performing his rendition of Donny Hathaway’s 'A Song for You' Kodi not only left everyone emotional but also won the first Golden Buzzer this season from Gabrielle Union. When Kodi won the Golden Buzzer, he spoke to MEA WorldWide (Meaww) in an exclusive interview revealing his excitement.
He said, "Heck Yeah! I was so excited, proud and super happy to be Gabrielle Union's Golden Buzzer winner. I did not expect it and the loud noise and confetti kind of shocked me, but I couldn't stop jumping up and down because I was so excited!" Being so excited after he won the Golden Buzzer, we can't imagine the level of excitement and joy he must facing right now after being crowned the season title.
Kodi's win was not just a joyous moment for him and his family, but for the judges, audience and the rest of America who voted for the talented singer and pianist.
After the winner was revealed, fans took to Twitter to share their love and congratulate Kodi. "Yes kodi lee won i have been team kodi lee since day 1 when he made me cry and touched my heart. when sang song for you. He deserves this he touched America's hearts," wrote a fan. Adding to that another fan said, "Congratulations! This makes me so happy! @Kodileerocks is such a talent and inspiration! We love you! #AGT #AGTFinale."
While another fan said, "Congratulations!! You are a very talented young man !! You rocked it tonight ! You deserved to Win it all !!"
With Kodi Lee winning this season, Detroit Youth Choir came in second, Ryan Niemiller came in third, with V.Unbeatable coming in the fourth place and Voices of Service in the fifth spot.
Now that 'America's Got Talent' season 14 has ended on a successful note, up next is 'America's Got Talent' The Champions that will premiere on January 2020 only on NBC.