Brandon returned as a guest performer in Episode 1610 performing a spoken word piece about his hometown of Stockton. Or maybe it was simply due to they hue and in that moment I better understand my Black mother's greatest fear was every time I left her home, on the other side of her phone would no longer be her son, it would be America's most popular hashtag," the father of one said. "Its amazing to me that on Season 15 its the first time were hearing spoken word," the comedian said. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. His poems featuring themes of grief, parenthood, race, and more were raw and unfiltered as Leake took the stage to open up about his life every week. It's my opportunity. Exclusive:How 'AGT' is reshaping season during COVID-19, from no audiences to outdoor Judge Cuts. You give the same effort of performance and excellence for 10 people as you do for 10,000. He received a standing ovation from Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara, and Mandel. I know what this is. Leake says his overall goal is to spread a message that creates a more loving and gracious society. After the final five acts are determined for the live semifinals, next week will be the first of two rounds, with 10 acts competing each Tuesday (Sept. 8 and Sept. 15) at the Universal Studios Hollywood lots. Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara and Howie Mandel were back again without a guest judge or Simon Cowell, who broke his back on Aug. 8 at his Malibu, California, home when he fell off an electric bike. Act We have to understand each other and be compassionate, have empathy for each other. While you're trying to score tickets, take a walk down memory lane and catch every single one of Leake'sAGTperformances. Last week, a source told PEOPLE that "Simon's healing has been going well," and "he's recovering at home." ET on NBC. His daughter, now 6 months old, is named Aaliyah, but her dad calls her "booboo". "Tonight's poem is actually an ode to my sister. The 27-year-old from Stockton stole hearts on the national stage by telling a very personal story about the death of his baby. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. ALL of Brandon Leake's Performances on Season 15 of AGT! The NBC App is the best place to catch up on the most recent season of your favorite shows, watch live TV, and stream movies. Leake's audition, featuring a deeply personal poem about his late sister, earned him a Golden Buzzer from Judge Howie Mandel, and he was an unstoppable force from there. If you don't understand it and you're not moved by it, then you're not a human being. This was a long time coming. Don't go out there chasing anybody else. Tonight's poem is actually an ode to my sister, Brandon explained. AGT Season 17 premieres Tuesday, May 31 at 8 p.m. : The journey started one of two ways. Spoken word is the name given to poetry written to be performed, and Leake is the first ever performer of this genre to be featured on AGT. Winner, Preliminaries "I'm still haunted by these nightmares 'cause I have a really creative mind, and sometimes it designs these alternate realities where she is still here," he said. We feel your love. Brandons audition wasnt Tuesdays only emotional moment. On the following Wednesdays, (which will feature celebrity musical acts including BTS on Sept. 16), the finalists will be announced. To know that an art form that was so underground for so long got the public eye and took a win, that's more than any million-dollar prize could ever be.". Singers can go to, I would say the writing was always personal, but performing was not always personal. Go behind-the-scenes, stay on top of breaking news, hang with the stars, and much more. "It's amazing to me that on Season 15, it's the first time that we're hearing somebody of spoken word," Mandel said. Its like singing and talking and just being a human a cappella. "I'll say in the moment of doing it on the national stage, it wasn't immensely difficult due to the years of practice beforehand," said Leake. 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Brandon is also the founder and CEO of Called to Move, an organization that aids youth in self-actualizing and personally developing through the art of poetry. After graduating, Leake joined a slam poetry team in Sacramento. - (SINGING) Praise be the day. You are so amazing. She died from an enlarged heart at only eight-months-old. A good number of us really cheered each other on, even when we were competitiveIf you do great, that doesn't mean I can't, Do you have any advice for the Acts competing on, this roundup of his best moments from the show. The Season 15 winner is the competition's first (and only) spoken-word poetry champion. "It is not our most dire moments that define us, but instead how we respond to them. He's a young man from Stockton who's transcending boundaries and breaking down barriers for generations to come. By clicking Accept All Cookies, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. He returned for America's Got Talent: All-Stars where he finished in 2nd place in his Preliminary week. Tearing up at the powerful performance, Vergara was speechless immediately after, as judges Howie Mandel and Simon Cowell gave a standing ovation, saying simply, "Wow." What an amazing tribute. I am so grateful to be in this country. It's the only consistent part of his process. The new dad moved the. (Kelly Clarkson and Kenan Thompson previously served as season 15 guest judges during the live shows. "My brother passed away the same year that your sister passed away," an emotional Vergara said. In 2011, Vergara opened up about the death of her older brother Rafael in a Parade cover story, telling the magazine about how the tragedy affected her family members. For his audition, Leake presented an emotional piece about mourning his late sister. After the show, Mandel spoke with PEOPLE and praised Leake on the "imperative and important" message of his poem. All four judges were never present every time Brandon performed. KYLIE MAR: And in an "AGT" first, no live audience was present due to coronavirus concerns. Brandon Leake, the spoken-word poet who won the 2020 edition of America's Got Talent, has signed with UTA for all areas. Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive show news, updates, and more! To let it all hang loose on stage and leave nothing behind. No music, no nothing, just a raw heart beating in front of us. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. Danielle's presence was definitely felt. 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But when 27-year-old Stockton poet, educator, and new father Brandon Leake performed in the final slot of this weeks AGT episode, he made up for that. The 27-year-old from Stockton stole hearts on the national stage by telling a very personal story about the death of his baby sister. Everybody else is pretty much irrelevant. "For me, it's my first time and I feel comfortable when he is with us. UTA Signs 'America's Got Talent' Winner Brandon Leake. We are the ones who, as I said, capture history. Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive show news, updates, and more! First published on March 1, 2021 / 6:45 AM. It's either love or pain, one of the two. 27; 30 Your season was filmed in 2020, in the thick of the global pandemic, so you didn't have a rapturous audience every week. I need you to return home my Pookie, to be your mom.' But America's Got Talent was a place that said, Hey, we'll welcome you if you're good. And fortunately for me, I was good enough to make the show the second time around. ET) on NBC. Sex Everybody has to hear it. The audition greatly resonated with Vergara, 47, at the judges' panel. Brandon Leake, 27, a community college counselor in Stockton, California, wowed the judges with an emotional performance of a poem that paid tribute to his late sister, who died as a baby. Brandon set up the group whilst at university, and began hosting open mic nights to raise money for kids suffering from domestic abuse to go to summer camps. Brandon Leake's Adorable 3-Year-Old Crashed His AGT: All-Stars Audition The Season 15 alum made history with his win in 2020 as the first-ever spoken word poet to compete. When or if Cowell, 60, will return has yet to be determined. The Stockton, California, native spoke about his mother's "greatest fear" about her son living in America as a Black man and honored the lives of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Jacob Blake. As passionate fans of these shows, we provide news, analysis and fan engagement on Americas Got Talent, Britains Got Talent, The Voice, The X Factor, American Idol, The Four, The Masked Singer, The Worlds Best and its contestants.America's Got Talent 2020https://goo.gl/e12UJ8America's Got Talent News \u0026 Recapshttps://goo.gl/e12UJ8 Following his victory just a year before, Leake returned to theAGTstage for a special guest performance during Season 16. Now, Leake is a poetry maven who tours the country. Brandon received enough votes to advance to the Semifinals in Episode 1516 instead of CA Wildcats and Divas & Drummers of Compton. Brandon Leake has made it clear he's willing to take that leap. But I was left here to manufacture wings out of tears and broken dreams, Brandon rapped. I know what it is to have somebody taken from you without you knowing. In his performance, Leake recalled the death of his sister in the late 90s, and his grief in the wake of her passing. Now, Leake is a poetry maven who tours the country. SPOKEN word performer and civil rights activist Brandon Leake is the winner of Americas Got Talent season 15. Brandon Leake is the first spoken word poet act to receive the, In Brandon's Finals performance, it was mentioned that he auditioned for, Brandon is Howie Mandel's second (third if counting. Creator and Executive Producer Simon Cowell is back at the star-studded judges' table with fan-favorite comedian Howie Mandel. I'm all too familiar with how some family reunions only ever take place on graveyard grass, and a hole can be a safe haven for a soul in this mortal game of hide and go seek. He went on to study at Simpson University in Redding, where as well as writing poetry, he played basketball on Simpson's NCAA Division II team. You could either say it started in middle school with girls who were cute, and that's how I first started writing poetry. . We feel your pain. Just be you, both on and off stage. "This right here is genuinely a moment in which spoken word got a chance to be on the forefront of the American conscious," he said to People following his victory. The 27-year-old from Stockton stole hearts on the national stage by telling a very personal story about the death of his baby. America's Got Talent airs Tuesdays and Wednesdays (at 8 p.m. / Good Day Sacramento. "This is what an audition is actually like," Cowell said. But it was very beautiful for me. However, it was Howie who hit that Golden Buzzer the final Golden Buzzer of the season still left in play which automatically advanced Brandon to the live shows. S15NBC Brandon met his wife Anna at one of his shows in Stockton after she turned up with a mutual friend. ", She added at the time: "With so many bad things happening, it creates a tough skin. "And here we are.". I just want to compliment you on what you just did because it was extraordinary. SIMON COWELL: What an amazing tribute. Tune in next week, when the Americas Got Talent auditions once again, without a live audience conclude. After not making it in 2017, I said, Hey, I really want to try this out and get better at it. So I toured, I did a lot of work. He returned for America's Got Talent: All-Stars where he finished in 2nd place in his Preliminary week. Below, NBC Insider chats with Leake. Read on. Brandon Leake's Finals performance in Episode 1521 consisted of reciting a spoken word poem in the form of a prayer to his daughter Aaliyah. But, there is something so different about Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Jacob Blake and the countless others," Leake said. In my early stages of doing spoken-word, there might've been five, 10 people in the crowd, but theres a level of professionalism you have to have. For more Brandon Leake AGT content, check out this roundup of his best moments from the show. For the finale in Episode 1522, Brandon Leake performed a short spoken word piece prior to the results about Season 15. Acclaimed actress and international superstar Sofia Vergara joins as a new judge this season alongside returning judge and global fashion icon Heidi Klum. With the show open to acts of all ages, \"America's Got Talent\" continues to celebrate the variety format like no other show on television. I know what it is to have somebody taken from you without you knowing. "Love is the most vulnerable thing one will ever have," Leake recited, "And you must learn to hold onto it loosely so when it leaves it won't exit so painfully.". What made you decide to audition for America's Got Talent? I know what this is. And if you want your story told properly, you have to be yourself. There was really nowhere else to go. This pursuit led to Brandon leading workshops around the world with several curricula he developed himself. During the Quarterfinals, the poet unveiled a timely original poem about the power of a Black mother's love and its tie to police brutality and racial injustice. This show is about talent as much as it is about story. "And we won. You don't have to be this hardened individual who steps in there and does this crazy competitive work. SOFIA VERGARA: My brother passed away the same year that your sister passed away. America's Got Talent airs Tuesdays (8 p.m. "There was something more raw in the way it's like singing and talking and just being a human a cappella. Leake was the first-ever spoken word poet to win America's Got Talent. He finished ahead of Josh Blue but behind Kodi Lee, eliminating him from the competition. Brandon Leake's auditionin Episode 1506 consisted of recitinga spoken word poem about his late sister. Leake was the first spoken word poet to perform on the show. The Stockton, California, native spoke about his mother's . Brandon has performed in locations such as New Zealand, Mexico, Canada and 36 U.S. states for his Dark Side Tour, which promotes his first-ever published poetry chapbook and his album Deficiencies: A Tale From My Dark Side, which is rooted in transparency and healing. "This is going to be much harder for them.". Most of us don't often walk in other people's shoes. Brandon met his biological father for the very first time on August 31, 2017 and he married Anna on September 2, 2017. Brandon Leake's Quarterfinals performance in Episode 1515 consisted of reciting a spoken word poem about mother love and racial injustice. A Poet Makes Golden Buzzer History On 'America's Got Talent' . SOFIA VERGARA: Yeah. One of the best days of Brandon's life was when his sister, Danielle Marie Gibson, was born. The poem touched every single Judge, but particularly Howie Mandel, who awarded Leake with a Golden Buzzer. Brandon posted on his Instagram after his AGT tribute to her: Love you booboo, I hope that gift will forever remain in your heart. "Normally death don't really bother me, I'm from southside Stockton. Brandon Leake is a poet from Season 15 of America's Got Talent. Hours after the accident, Cowell underwent surgery during which he had a "number of fusions and metal rod" put into his back, a source previously told PEOPLE. There was really nowhere else to go. - America's Got Talent 2020https://youtu.be/SaPXcg7lLfgAmerica's Got Talenthttp://www.youtube.com/user/americasgottalent#AGT #AmericasGotTalent His parents are Tyrone and Carla Leake-Gibson. Although the audience was missing, the talent was not. BRANDON LEAKE: I know I said earlier to hold on to love loosely so when it leaves, it won't exit so painfully. "I did all of this just to give you that. There's something very, very special about you. HOWIE MANDEL: You're amazing, buddy. : How did you discover spoken-word poetry? Now I get the chance to be on the forefront and show the world what spoken-word can do. Below, NBC Insider chats with Leake about his experience on AGT, where he writes his best poems, and more. It's just me and my thoughts. Dancers have World of Dance and all these other places. I know what this is. She's here with me now," Leake said, leading Mandel to ask if shewas backstage. 'America's Got Talent' Winners: Where Are They Now? He will be part of the AGT Live residency and has a movie in the works. According to Parade, Rafael was fatally shot in an attempted kidnapping in 1998. You deserve the world and more. The Modern Family actress then said that Leake's poem reminded her of her late brother. How communal the talent pool became. How were you able to reach a place where you can be so personal in your work? It's no exaggeration to say thatAmerica's Got Talentfans had never seen anyone like Brandon Leake. Your mother and I love you more than youll ever know., Today fans divided over Jenna's dress as some viewers say it's 'inappropriate', Sister Wives Janelle Brown doesnt approve of Christines new romance, Inside 1000-lb Sisters stars Amy and Michael's secret fights over kids, Today's Savannah Guthrie abruptly leaves show after scary new medical diagnosis, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, Brandon Leake is the winner of Americas Got Talent season 15, Leake is a spoken word poet and motivational speaker, Brandon blew away judge Howie Mandel after he performed a piece about the loss of his sister, Brandon met his wife Anna at one of his shows in Stockton, Leake was born on the south side of Stockton, California, Brandon has a daughter of six months named Aaliyah, AGT's Heidi Klum hits the Golden Buzzer pickingCristina Rae for the finals. Your poems are so raw. We'll be the voices that people look back and say this is what this era looked like," said Leake. "We are the storytellers of the generation, we are the griots of our time. Wildcats, singer Celina, Divas & Drummers of Compton, singer Kenadi Dodds, projection artists Lightwave Theatre Company and dancer Noah Epps. Don't go out there trying to be somebody else. Leake proceeded to vocalizethe painful processof mourning and accepting the death of his youngersister, Danielle Marie Gibson, who died in 1997, the same year Vergara lost her brother. As Brandon began to recite his piece, he told the gut-punching story of his sister, who was four years younger than him, dying at just 8 months old. "I can feel your pain. ", RELATED VIDEO: Sofia Vergara Says She and Husband Joe Manganiello 'Haven't Had 1 Fight Yet' During Quarantine. "A nightmare. Until Leake, 27, burst onto the scene in June with an emotional poem dedicated to his sister, who died as a baby, a spoken-word artist had never even appeared on the show, let alone captivate. "But it was very beautiful for me," Vergara said of the poem. Watch Brandon Leake's Audition on AGT:https://youtu.be/tdjIFkM-ohQWill Brandon become the next AGT winner?? NBC Insider: How did you discover spoken-word poetry? His new book of poems, Unraveling, came out in March 2022, showcasing his singular artistry yet again. And then I just keep my shoulders from getting wet. Mandel called the performance "raw," adding that "we feel your pain, we feel your love, and you moved me to do this" before reaching for the Golden Buzzer, raining confetti onto Leake and sending him straight to the live shows. Male The judge's older brother, Rafael, was murdered in 1998 at age 27 during a kidnapping attempt in Colombia, and the memories came flooding back when Brandon Leake recited a poem about his sister's death, according to Fox News. I just want to compliment you on what you just did, because it was extraordinary, said a quieted Simon. This is a very difficult thing to me to judge. Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum and Simon Cowell all gave him standing ovations. ", Mandel added, "I asked Brandon if his mother had heard this and he said no. Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum and Sofia Vergara all gave him standing ovations. What did getting the Golden Buzzer during your audition feel like? Poets just have our local coffee shops. 1 summer show, returns in May with fresh new faces and familiar favorites, along with the excitement, thrills and feel-good performances that viewers have come to love each season. 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