‘America’s Got Talent’ Season 14 Finale LIVE Recap

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Tonight is the season 14 finale of America’s Got Talent. There are ten contestants vying for the grand prize, including Benicio Bryant, Kodi Lee, Detroit Youth Choir, Emanne Beasha, Light Balance Kids, Ndlovu Youth Choir, Ryan Niemiller, Tyler Butler-Figueroa, V. Unbeatable, and Voices of Service.

So, how did each contestant fare in their final performances of the season? Which contestants came up short and which came out on top to win America’s Got Talent season 14? We have the answers below. This post will be updated live as the episode airs.

BEWARE OF SPOILERS BELOW and stop reading now if you don’t want to know what happened and who won the season 14 finale of America’s Got Talent.

8:10Detroit Youth Choir is the first act to take the stage tonight, and they perform the same track as last night, “Can’t Hold Us.” As a bonus, the song’s original performer, Macklemore, joins them onstage. It’s an exciting, if unexpected way to kick things off.

8:15 – The second mashup of the night sees Tyler Butler-Figueroa play the violin opposite Brian King Joseph, who was a contestant on AGT last season. Tyler and Brian’s duet morphs into a performance by Light Balance Kids, who are then joined by pop star Paula Abdul. Simon Cowell is visibly surprised to see his former American Idol co-host dancing onstage!

8:30Emanne Beasha is the fourth finalist to take the stage tonight. She gets a chance to perform alongside world famous concert pianist Lang Lang, who treats the audience to a dazzling solo. After he finishes up, he provides a musical soundbed for Emanne to sing over.

8:35Ryan Niemiller hops on stage, but rather than partner him with another comedian, the show’s producers have brought out one of Ryan’s heroes: WWE superstar Chris Jericho. The duo air a pre-recorded video of a practice session where Ryan trains under the alias “Cripple Threat.”

8:45Benicio Bryant has been a superstar performer all year, but now, he gets to share the stage with a hero of his, reggaeton star Ozuna. Benicio got to dance around and sing in Spanish, which proud out a different side of the emotive ballader. Ozuna also brought lots of energy to the show.

8:55 V. Unbeatable are next up, and the group is joined by judge Julianne Hough. Hough keeps in stride with the dance group, and blends in seamlessly with their impressive choreography. She also performs her new single “Transform!”

9:05Voices of Service take the stage for the second time tonight, and they are joined by country legend Billy Ray Cyrus as they sing “Some Gave All.” The chemistry is palpable, and it provides a nice contrast to the reggaeton and pop that preceded it.

9:15Kodi Lee takes the stage for the first time tonight, and he partners with Leona Lewis to sing “You Are the Reason.” Lee shines opposite the pop superstar, proving that he has the vocal chops and the stage presence to hang with the best of them. A definite highlight.

9:35 – The moment of truth has arrived. Terry Crews assembles all ten finalists on stage to announce the first set of results. He announces the top five, in no particular order: Voices of Service, Ryan Niemiller, V. Unbeatable, Kodi Lee and Detroit Youth Choir. That means that Emanne Beasha, Ndlovu Youth Choir, Light Balance Kids, Tyler Butler-Figueroa and Benicio Bryant finished in the bottom five!

9:50 – Terry Crews lists off the ranking for the top five finalists:

5th Place – Voices of Service

4th Place – V. Unbeatable

3rd Place – Ryan Niemiller

2nd Place – Detroit Youth Choir

1st Place – Kodi Lee