‘America’s Got Talent’: Utah native Kodi Lee wins season 14įor a long time, Kodi Lee scooted around on his back to get from one place to another.‘AGT’: Utah native Kodi Lee celebrates ‘America’s Got Talent’ victory.27).Įven after two-plus decades, she still has a hard time comprehending her son’s unique musical gift.īut this much she knows: Music brings him indescribable joy. 6 to compete on “ AGT: All-Stars,” where he earned the most votes and secured his spot as one of 11 acts in the show’s finale (the show will reveal the winner on Feb. Tina Lee has spent the past 26 years advocating for her son, who returned to “AGT” Feb. And even for me as his mother, I’m like, ‘How is that possible?’” But you see him on stage, he’s a completely different person. When you talk to him and meet him, he can’t really form a complete sentence. “Because Kodi’s like two different people. “I can understand why they thought that,” she told the Deseret News. She’s also come across some skeptical comments, with some viewers accusing him of “faking it.” Lee’s 2019 audition for “AGT” has been viewed more than 430 million times and marks the show’s most-viewed viral moment, according to “AGT.” In the years since, Tina Lee has read thousands of comments from viewers thanking her son for being such an inspiration. I’ve been so many places in my life and time But his rich voice soared as the lyrics to Leon Russell’s “A Song For You” came effortlessly: Just minutes earlier, he had struggled to string words together while talking to the judges. She then walked him to the black Roland piano and gave him a short pep talk, asking if he was ready to go.Īnd then she left the stage, leaving her son alone with a piano and an auditorium full of spectators. “It actually has saved his life,” she said. As he rocked back and forth next to her, Tina Lee shared how their family discovered his love for music early on, and how it has helped him navigate day-to-day obstacles. His mom then took a minute to tell the judges more about her son, explaining that he is blind and autistic. His mom, Tina Lee, stood to his left, holding up a microphone so her son could tell the judges a little bit about himself.Īmid some long pauses, Kodi Lee said “hello,” stated that he was 22 years old and shared that he would be performing a song. Kodi Lee locked arms with his mom as he stood on the “ America’s Got Talent” stage, facing the show’s judges.

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