Who won America’s Got Talent? Indiana janitor wins NBC’s AGT – NBC Chicago

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An Indiana school janitor known as the “Singing Janitor” was crowned the winner of the 19th season of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” on Tuesday.

Richard Goodall, a middle school janitor from Terra Haute, took home the $1 million prize after an emotional two-hour finale.

The Indiana native, who sang Journey’s Faithfully during the show’s Finals last week, performed Journey again Tuesday with the popular “Don’t Stop Believin’. This time, however, he was joined by band founder Neal Schon and other members of the band for an explosive final performance.

According to NBC 5 sister station WTHR in Indianathe janitor from West Vigo Middle School won an audition for AGT after his performance of “Footloose” on a school talent show went viral on TikTok.

“Somebody pinch me. Just pinch me,” Goodall said of the win, WTHR reported.

AGT judge Heidi Klum gushed on social media about Goodall after the win.

“I knew from the first moment I laid eyes on you that you were destined to be a star… So so proud of you my Golden Buzzer,” Klum’s post read in pairst. “Watching America fall in love with you the way I did was the highlight of my season and I can’t wait to see you continue to shine.”