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Country singer Drake Milligan had the whole audience on their feet during his performance on Tuesday's two-hour America's Got Talent finale show on NBC.
The 24-year-old country singer from Fort Worth, Texas, wowed the crowd with another original song titled Sounds Like Something I'd Do.
'I really think this is going to be the start of your career,' Simon Cowell, 62, said.
Finals performance: Country singer Drake Milligan had the whole audience on their feet during his performance on Tuesday's two-hour America's Got Talent finale show on NBC
'Drake I already want to buy a ticket to your concert,' Sofia Vergara, 50, said.
Drake revealed before he took the stage that he started his career as a child by being an Elvis Presley impersonator and, after appearing on the show, had two songs that soared to the top of the charts.
'I'm going to bring everything that I have out to that stage and try to leave it all out there,' Drake said.
Drake was the final act to perform for a chance to win the $1 million grand prize and their own headlining show in Las Vegas.
Original song: The 24-year-old country singer from Fort Worth, Texas, wowed the crowd with another original song titled Sounds Like Something I'd Do
Chart toppers: Drake revealed before he took the stage that he started his career as a child by being an Elvis Presley impersonator and, after appearing on the show, had two songs that soared to the top of the charts
Singing career: 'I really think this is going to be the start of your career,' Simon Cowell, 62, said
Big fan: 'Drake I already want to buy a ticket to your concert,' Sofia Vergara, 50, said
The season 17 finale competition show opened with a performance by Kristy Sellars, 36, from Ballarat, Australia. She blew the judges away with a theatrical pole dancing act to Tom Walker's song Leave A Light On that she dedicated to her young daughter.
The judges gave her a standing ovation when she finished.
'That was wow,' judge Howie Mandel, 66, said. 'That was perfection.'
Pole dancer: The season 17 finale competition show opened with a performance by Kristy Sellars, 36, from Ballarat, Australia
'It feels like we are diving into your dreams,' Heidi Klum, 49, said. 'It's stunning.'
'I've never seen anything like this before,' Simon said. 'What you did. It was astonishing.'
Magician Nicolas Ribs said he was super nervous before his final performance. He used visual effects in his act to bring his daughter's dream to life and made objects appear and even change colors.
Super nervous: Magician Nicolas Ribs said he was super nervous before his final performance
'You invented a new kind of magic that we have never seen before,' Heidi said.
Simon wasn't impressed.
'The music really bothered me,' Simon said. 'It reminded me of an aunt playing the piano, you know, after lunch.'
Not impressed: Simon wasn't impressed and said the magician's music was bothersome
Golden Buzzer winners Chapel Hart, a three member country music act from Poplarville, Mississippi, performed their original song American Pride.
Simon gave them a standing ovation when they finished.
'The chorus, the lyrics were beautiful,' Simon said. 'I love hearing people like you singing about how much you love your country.'
Original song: Golden Buzzer winners Chapel Hart, a three member country music act from Poplarville, Mississippi, performed their original song American Pride
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