The candidates included Aidan Bryant, Brooke Simpson, Dustin Tavella, Gina Brillon, Jimmie Herrod, Josh Blue, Léa Kyle, Northwell Health Nurse Choir, Victory Brinker, and World Taekwando Demo Team with Dustin Tavella, in the end, walking away with the title, the $1 million and a residency at the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Here is how the night shook down: The entertainment began with Jimmie, Northwell Health and Idina Menzel joining forces for a performance of “Defying Gravity” from Wicked. Other guest performers included three-time Grammy Award-winning Pentatonix, chart-topping singer and songwriter Bishop Briggs, actor and comedian George Lopez, actor Rico Rodriguez, AGT season nine winner and Las Vegas headliner Mat Franco, and Olympic Silver Medal gymnasts Jordan Chiles and MyKayla Skinner.
The America’s Got Talent winner for 2021 is…
The winner of season 16 of America’s Got Talent is Virginia Beach magician Dustin Tavella, who inspired viewers to vote for him with his heartwarming stories about his wife and his love for his adopted sons Xander and Sylas. And Heidi Klum agreed, telling Parade.com that he won in big part because he invited us into his life. “We got to know his wife, his two boys. He even talked about his mom and dad. I think inviting us in like that, I think that people fell in love with him. He pulled on a lot of heartstrings. Obviously, he was a really good magician, but it was different. It was interactive with the audience. There were just a lot of moments where we were, ‘How did he do this?’ In combination with him being super sweet, he seems kind, and also because he was a little nervous, too. You could see that he’s a normal guy and he is trying to do his best. For me, that was also part of his charm.” Parade.com also had the chance to speak to Dustin after his win to ask him about his plans for his Las Vegas show, and he told us, “Definitely for the Vegas act, I want to make sure I stay true to myself of telling stories and inspiring and motivating and, hopefully, encouraging people. As far as the magic goes, I feel like the sky is the limit. I feel we get to dream as big as we possibly can. Again, in this whole process I’ve met some incredible people to work with. I feel like Danny Garcia, Brent Braun, and Blake Boyd, these guys are going to be receiving lots of phone calls from me, because I will need much help creating.”
AGT 2021 Top 5
Finally 90 minutes into the show, it was time for host Terry Crews to reveal the Top 5. He began by calling Gina Brillon and Josh Blue to the front of the stage. The act that took the first spot in the Top 5 was Josh Blue. Next, he called Jimmie Herrod and Léa Kyle. Jimmie is Sofia Vergara’s Golden Buzzer; Léa is Heidi Klum’s Golden Buzzer. The second act that made it through was Léa Kyle. The third match was between Aidan Bryant and World Taekwando Demonstration Team. The victor was Aidan Bryant. Victory Brinker and Brooke Simpson was the next pairing. The act that took the fourth spot in the Top 5 was Brooke Simpson. The final match was Northwell Health Nurse Choir and Dustin Tavella. Dustin got the final spot in the Top 5. “If they are here, it is because they are the best of this competition and America voted for them,” Vergara said. Then Terry began whittling down the Top 5 even more. He revealed that Léa Kyle finished in fifth place. “It was my best experience in my life,” she said. The artist that finished in fourth place was Brooke Simpson. She said, “It has been a dream come true. I hope I showed all the little girls and boys out there that nothing is impossible.” Finishing in third place was Josh Blue. “This has been an amazing time. I love making people laugh, and this is for everyone who’s a little different out there,” he said. That meant the winner was either Aidan Bryant or Dustin Tavella – and the $1 million and headline show in Las Vegas went to a thunderstruck Dustin Tavella. Next, Everything You Need to Know About Season 16, Including All the Golden Buzzers
