America’s Got Talent season 19 winner Richard Goodall has been announced. He won the $1 million top prize and was dubbed the singing janitor.
During his audition, Goodall performed Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’,” and judge Heidi Klum gave him a Golden Buzzer. In the qualifying round, he sang Michael Bolton’s “How Am I Supposed To Live Without You,” and in the semifinals, Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger.”
For his farewell performance, Terre Haute, Indiana native Goodall sang “Faithfully,” returning to the Journey repertory.
He was joined by Journey members for the final results show on September 24 at Pasadena Civic Auditorium.
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Goodall works as a janitor in a middle school and occasionally gives performances for the pupils. He also performs with a band and in churches.
“It means so much to me and is important to win AGT,” Goodall stated. “Your life can change in two minutes, according to Simon Cowell. It has changed my life, and I want to use music to inspire people one song at a time.
Terry Crews hosts the AGT, with Cowell, Klum, Howie Mandel, and Sofia Vergara serving as judges.
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“I have faithfully been your biggest fan since the very first moment we met,” Klum stated to Goodall during the episode. “I think you just sang yourself $1 million,” Mandel remarked. “You are our hero,” Cowell declared, “and we all need a hero right now.”
In the season finale, the top 10 finalists performed with the cast of “Magic Mike Live,” singer-songwriter Andra Day, Journey, guitarist Neal Schon, entertainer Michael Bublé, comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, producer and DJ Steve Aoki, and AGT fan favorite Detroit Youth Choir.
Cowell is the creator of America’s Got Talent, and Fremantle and Syco Entertainment co-produce the show. The executive producers are Jason Raff, Sam Donnelly, and Cowell.
NBC broadcasts it.
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