September 20th
So, America's Got Talent ended it's thirteenth season yesterday. And the winner is...a young man named Shin Lim who does card tricks.
Shin was really good in all of his performances. The fam and I were all in awe each and every time. He also played the piano, but had to give that up due to carpal tunnel syndrome, which has to do with the wrists (if you want to know more, look it up.) He had two choices, card tricks or piano, and you can guess what he chose. I think his final one on Tuesday might have been his best, but they were all mindblowing. Now, he won one million dollars, and is going to perform in Vargas in November. So Shin, if you're reading this, which is unlikely, but if you are, congrats on your victory; don't let anything hold you back!
The ones in the finals were really great too. It's too bad there can only be one winner because they all deserved it! Hayley wanted Glennis, a singer, to win, and I don't blame her. She has a voice of an angel! She said her young son encoraged her to compete. What a smart kid!
The other finalists were three more singers, two comeadians (who were both hirlarious), a violonist, an acrobat group, and a trapeze couple (the husband was blind or kind of blind, so that made it even more interesting and frighting at the same time).
This was a good season, so many great acts. My favs were Hans and those people that traned cats to do tricks like dogs. Why some people risk thier own lives for entertainment is beyond me, but they're still fun to watch, and it's good that they ive to tell the tale! It's disappointing when your fav doesn't go though, but at least they audioned, and some getting as far as they did.
It's great that not only Americans come onto this show, but people from all over the world, even the judges aren't pure Americans, or not at all! Peope from different backgrounds, and with disabilities can make thier dreams come true! And sometimes they have competed on other talent shows!
Darci Lynne, who won last year was a ventriloquist. She doesn't only talk though the puppets, but also sings through them too, so's she's both a ventriloquist and a singer! That's no easy feat for someone as young as her! She was only twelve in the competition, but man, was she good; she killed it! She was the only kid ventriloquist I've seen I think, and she's funny, and does it like a professonal adult! America made the wise choice of crowning her as the winner.
The judges and hosts were all tthe same; Heidi Klum (German like me!), Mel B, Howie Mendel, Simon Cowell, and Tyra Banks. Simon really softened up when he had a kid four years ago, but is still harsh at times (he even told Ellen DeGeneres that he told his son that he was the worst dancer in the world). He also was the only judge who wasn't offended when a roaster roasted all of them (like I knew he would. He's just that kind of person).
A lot of people on YouTube complained that too many singers in the past have won, and shouldn't even compete, and I get that. There's other singing shows out there, You want variety, and I want that too. But, singing is a talent, so they qualify whether you like it or not. Plus, not every winner was a singer, like this year for example. And yes, Darci was a singer, but she was also a ventriloquist, so that's killing two birds with one stone!
There's a spinoff that's airing on NBC in December I think about all the past winners, and even ones on international shows, which I think is cool. It gives you a chance to see more, and see the talentof the winners in previous seasons that you haven't seen before, and show you why they had won.
I could say more, but I don't want to drag on and on. You have things to do, and, believe it or not, so do I. I don't want to take you alway from those things, so I'll stop here with one more thing, I can't wait for next year!