Oprah Winfrey Loved Blind Autistic 'America's Got Talent’ Contestant's Performance So Much She Stood Up, Cheered Watching At Home

Jun 05, 2019 by apost team

Even Oprah Winfrey paid attention to the “America's Got Talent” show that had its premiere for Season 14 on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. She loved the singer 22-year-old Kodi Lee, who is autistic and blind.

Kodi had a standing ovation from the judges and enthusiastic clapping from the audience after his stunning and surprising rendition of “A Song for You” by Donny Hathaway that he belted out. Oprah tweeted that she actually stood up and cheered in her living room!

Gabrielle Union, a new judge along with Julianne Hough, was also so impressed that she gave her first-ever golden buzzer to Kodi so that he could avoid more preliminary auditions and go directly to the live shows later. Each judge is allowed only one golden buzzer per season.

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Gabrielle said that you want to give your kids the stars and moon and rainbows, and she was going to give Kodi something special. Simon Cowell told Kodi that what had just happened was really extraordinary, and he is going to remember Kodi's jaw-dropping performance for the rest of his life.

Kodi’s mom, Tina Lee, helped her son, who walks with a cane, over to the piano. She old the “AGT” panel that music and performing saved his life because, being, it is really hard to do what everybody else does.

Social media instantly began buzzing with an online explosion of fan reactions to Kodi’s performance and a viral video of Kodi’s audition, and that touched the hearts of many viewers. Along with Oprah, Meghan McCain also tweeted out in support of Kodi Lee.

Watch the moment that made Oprah stand up and cheer in the video below:

You are welcome to give us your opinion of Kodi's performance and whether watching him and listening to him sing and play the piano will keep you a fan of that “AGT” program on a regular basis. Don't forget to spread the joy by showing this wonderful performance to your friends!