Singing janitor, fan-favorite, and now season champion. Richard Goodall is the brand new king of America’s Got Talent.

The highly effective vocalist, who received Heidi Klum’s Golden Buzzer earlier within the competitors, heard his title referred to as on Tuesday evening’s episode, beating out 9 different finalists.

Goodall wept because the glitter rained down, and season 19 of AGT reached its conclusion. “Simon (Cowell) says ‘two minutes can change your life,” he remarked. “My life has been changed.”

Proving romance isn’t lifeless, Goodall married his fiancée, Angie Vanoven, within the week main as much as the ultimate. “Ang, I did it,” he referred to as out to his spouse because the AGT celebrations kicked off.

“I’m so excited for you Richard,” Klum shouted.

Across his victorious AGT run, Goodall caught the nation’s consideration with a canopy of Michael Bolton’s energy ballad “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You,” Survivor’s final combat tune “Eye of the Tiger” and, lastly, Journey’s “Faithfully.”

Life imitated artwork when, in the course of the finale, Goodall teamed up with Journey’s Neal Schon for a rendition of “Don’t Stop Believin,’” which he hit for the primary spherical of Auditions.

“Thankfully it’s a song that I had been singing to Ang for a very, very long time,” Goodall informed NBC of his choice to sing “Faithfully.” “I started with Journey, I wanted to end the competition with Journey. And then little did I know I was going to be a big footnote at the end of the book… Phenomenal.”

After his efficiency of “Faithfully” final week, a standing ovation from your complete room. “I could feel the energy behind me. Honestly, from the minute you came on the show,” Simon Cowell remarked. We all “need a hero right now and you are our hero.”

Howie Mandel made a daring prediction: “I think you just sang yourself $1 million”. He was proper.

Watch the large reveal under.