{"id":641,"date":"2014-09-18T05:49:46","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T05:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/peanutsandpopcorn\/?p=641"},"modified":"2014-09-18T05:49:46","modified_gmt":"2014-09-18T05:49:46","slug":"agt-awards-mat-franco-as-this-seasons-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/peanutsandpopcorn\/2014\/09\/agt-awards-mat-franco-as-this-seasons-winner.html","title":{"rendered":"AGT Awards Mat Franco as This Season\u2019s Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Season 9 of NBC\u2019s America\u2019s Got Talent<\/em> has proven to be one incredible summer show and just when you thought that the competition would never end, it finally did tonight as it crowned magician Mat Franco as the grand prize winner. NBC states that \u201cFranco won over viewers with his ability to continuously reinvent America’s perception of magic.\u201d In the show\u2019s nine years, Franco is the first magician to win the contest.<\/p>\n

During tonight\u2019s finale broadcast, Franco beat out the acrobat act AcroArmy, singers Emily West (who sang a duet with Cyndi Lauper), Quintavious Johnson (who sang a duet with Jennifer Hudson), Miguel Dakota and foursome of Sons of Serendip. In addition to the one million dollars prize, he has also won a headlining stage show in Los Vegas. The runner up, Emily West took the news like a champ and appeared to be genuinely happy for Franco. Honestly, all of the final acts shouldn\u2019t have any trouble creating careers with their newfound fame.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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