{"id":18402,"date":"2024-06-03T14:22:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T18:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/?p=18402"},"modified":"2024-06-03T14:22:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T18:22:51","slug":"americas-got-talent-judges-blown-away-by-school-janitors-voice-earns-golden-buzzer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2024\/06\/americas-got-talent-judges-blown-away-by-school-janitors-voice-earns-golden-buzzer.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;America&#8217;s Got Talent&#8217; Judges Blown Away by School Janitor&#8217;s Voice, Earns Golden Buzzer"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_18411\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18411\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/89\/2024\/06\/AGT-Richard-Goodall_credit-Americas-Got-Talent-YouTube.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18411\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/89\/2024\/06\/AGT-Richard-Goodall_credit-Americas-Got-Talent-YouTube.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Americas Got Talent \/ YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first episode of season 19 of &#8220;America&#8217;s Got Talent&#8221; recently premiered, starting things off with a golden buzzer. When 55-year-old school janitor Richard Goodall took the stage to sing Journey&#8217;s &#8220;Don&#8217;t Stop Believin,&#8221; the judges and crowd were shocked by his beautiful voice.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with the host Terry Crews ahead of his audition, the Indiana native shared how he fell into his career of 23 years and how he ended up on the &#8220;AGT&#8221; stage. &#8220;I just belt it out,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Eventually, I was like, I got to find me a job, so I [became] a janitor at Chauncey Rose Middle School, which is only three blocks away from my house. The kids would hear me sing, and they tell me that I&#8217;ve got talent,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m here. That&#8217;s why I got on a plane.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cffU0jSYJd8?si=tLMrjmq91pLQO7rN\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Walking on stage, Goodall was visibly nervous, but judge Simon Cowell offered him some words of encouragement to help. &#8220;Shake off those nerves. We&#8217;re here, we&#8217;re rooting for you,&#8221; said Cowell as the crowd cheered for Goodall before he began to sing. Beginning the song, the janitor immediately shocked the judges and crowd as he belted the iconic song.<\/p>\n<p>After finishing his amazing performance, judge Howie Mandel shared his thoughts. &#8220;You, and maybe because you&#8217;ve been doing it for 23 years, but you just cleaned up. I would imagine that every kid that has ever been in a school with you is just screaming,&#8221; Mandel continued. &#8220;I just think you&#8217;re amazing.&#8221; Fellow judge Heidi Klum was amazed by Goodall&#8217;s voice. &#8220;Richard, Richard, Richard, you knocked me off my feet,&#8221; judge\u00a0Heidi Klum said. &#8220;I mean, we all had the best time with you up there on that stage. I really, really feel something when I see you up there and hear you up there, and now this is what I&#8217;m going to do for you because I love you.&#8221; Klum stood up and pressed the Golden Buzzer where gold confetti showered Goodall as he shed tears of joy. &#8220;It was amazing,&#8221; said Klum, who ran up to the stage to give Goodall a giant hug. &#8220;I can&#8217;t wait to see what you&#8217;re going to sing next.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first episode of season 19 of &#8220;America&#8217;s Got Talent&#8221; recently premiered, starting things off with a golden buzzer. When 55-year-old school janitor Richard Goodall took the stage to sing Journey&#8217;s &#8220;Don&#8217;t Stop Believin,&#8221; the judges and crowd were shocked by his beautiful voice. 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