He also . There was another poet who was trying out with me. KYLIE MAR: But Howie Mandel was most moved by Brandon's audition, as the judge ultimately decided to give him his Golden Buzzer. 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. You don't have to be this hardened individual who steps in there and does this crazy competitive work. On Tuesday's episode of the competition series, 27-year-old Brandon Leake took . "I am going to show the world what a spoken-word poet can do.". His new book of poems, Unraveling, came out in March 2022, showcasing his singular artistry yet again. Table of Biography [ show] Early Life Brandon Leake was born on May 4, 1992. Relive all of Brandon's full performances from the season. Get The America's Got Talent App: http://bit.ly/AGTAppDownload Subscribe for More: http://bit.ly/AGTSub America's Got Talent Tuesdays 8/7c on NBC! 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Leake's audition, featuring a deeply personal poem about his late sister, earned him a Golden Buzzer from Judge Howie Mandel, and he was an unstoppable force from there. Thesixth day of auditions, which was taped in March, marked the first episode of Season 15 impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic,before countrywide lockdown orders sidelinedentertainment production. "America's Got Talent" headed into uncharted territory Tuesday. Below, NBC Insider chats with Leake about his experience on AGT, where he writes his best poems, and more. Coming from a kid who was always concerned about looking cool, being cool, and doing cool stuff, it was really hard for me to relinquish that type of cool jacket off of myself, How communal the talent pool became. "It is not our most dire moments that define us, but instead how we respond to them. Or maybe it was simply due to they hue and in that moment I better understand my Black mother's greatest fear was every time I left her home, on the other side of her phone would no longer be her son, it would be America's most popular hashtag," the father of one said. "There was something more, so raw. The NBC App is the best place to catch up on the most recent season of your favorite shows, watch live TV, and stream movies. Mother was like a zombie. Now I get the chance to be on the forefront and show the world what spoken-word can do. Read on. Brandon had explained that he had a fourteen-day old daughter and a sister whom he loved very much. "I did all of this just to give you that. NBC Insider: How did you discover spoken-word poetry? Like, How about I trade my six feet for yours? But that's not real. Brandons vulnerable words resonated throughout the empty venue in an AGT first, no live audience was present, due to coronavirus concerns. BRANDON LEAKE: I know I said earlier to hold on to love loosely so when it leaves, it won't exit so painfully. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. With the help of four other spoken word poets, he delivered a piece about his hometown of Stockton, California. "It's amazing to me that on Season 15, it's the first time that we're hearing somebody of spoken word," Mandel said. Brandon Leake's ode to his sister turned an audience-free "AGT" into a night to remember. In his ode to his sister, he reads, "If I could trade my six feet for yours. ", Klum also said Cowell has been "healing pretty fast," adding, "I think he's doing amazingly.". "Kind of," Leake replied. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. As well as his work as a performer, Brandon is also the founder of a youth organization Called to Move, which aids the development of young people through the art of poetry. But if this pain and these memories are all that I got left of you, I won't never regret these scars. Danielle's presence was definitely felt. Leake actually didn't make it to the AGT stage when he first auditioned back in 2017. And then I just keep my shoulders from getting wet. Brandon set up the group whilst at university, and began hosting open mic nights to raise money for kids suffering from domestic abuse to go to summer camps. I know what it is to have somebodytaken from you without you knowing, but it was very beautiful for me.". SOFIA VERGARA: My brother passed away the same year that your sister passed away. Leake was born into a single parent home with his mother, Carla on the south side of Stockton, California. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17, 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16, Golden Buzzer Brandon Leake Makes AGT History With Powerful Poetry - America's Got Talent 2020. But America's Got Talent was a place that said, Hey, we'll welcome you if you're good. And fortunately for me, I was good enough to make the show the second time around. "This is what an audition is actually like," Cowell said. "My older brother, Rafael, was killed in Colombia," she said. His parents are Tyrone and Carla Leake-Gibson. You give the same effort of performance and excellence for 10 people as you do for 10,000. "Normally death don't really bother me, I'm from southside Stockton. This is a very difficult thing for me to judge. Mandel gave Brandon his golden buzzer, and he went from strength to strength throughout the competition addressing topics such as the Black Lives Matter movement and his estranged father. Brandon Leake is a poet from Season 15 of America's Got Talent. 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Brandon Leake has made it clear he's willing to take that leap. Gibson was only 8 months old. After the show, Mandel spoke with PEOPLE and praised Leake on the "imperative and important" message of his poem. To let it all hang loose on stage and leave nothing behind. I need you to return home my Pookie, to be your mom.' He returned for America's Got Talent: All-Stars where he finished in 2nd place in his Preliminary week. I wanted to be with them, so I got a big house [in Miami, Florida] and we all lived together. Brandon Leake, the spoken-word poet who won the 2020 edition of America's Got Talent, has signed with UTA for all areas. "But it was very beautiful for me," Vergara said of the poem. I'm just trying to hold onto you. Praise be the kingdom. "I've been ground-bound because she left. According to Parade, Rafael was fatally shot in an attempted kidnapping in 1998. There was really nowhere else to go. We feel your pain, we feel your love.". It doesn't take away from me. The 27-year-old from Stockton stole hearts on the national stage by telling a very personal story about the death of his baby sister. She's here with me now," Leake said, leading Mandel to ask if shewas backstage. Meet the Season 17 Finalists of 'America's Got Talent', 'AGT' Star Jane 'Nightbirde' Marczewski's Family Is 'Devastated by Her Passing': 'Unimaginable Loss', empty audience due to the show's health precautions. Sofia Vergara was emotionally moved by this poetic America's Got Talent audition. Just be you, both on and off stage. Brandon is also the founder and CEO of Called to Move, an organization that aids youth in self-actualizing and personally developing through the art of poetry. What an amazing tribute. After the final five acts are determined for the live semifinals, next week will be the first of two rounds, with 10 acts competing each Tuesday (Sept. 8 and Sept. 15) at the Universal Studios Hollywood lots. The activist also liaises with Stockton Police Department, advocating for reform of their use-of-force policies to better the relationship between minorities and the police. For his audition, Leake presented an emotional piece about mourning his late sister. Just a raw heart beating in front of us. This is a very difficult thing for me to judge, I shouldnt be judging it. I know what this is. You deserve the world and more. My kids don't bother me when I'm in the shower, my wife doesn't need anything from me when I'm in the shower. Tune in next week, when the Americas Got Talent auditions once again, without a live audience conclude. With the show open to acts of all ages, \"America's Got Talent\" continues to celebrate the variety format like no other show on television. SPOKEN word performer and civil rights activist Brandon Leake is the winner of Americas Got Talent season 15. This pursuit led to Brandon leading workshops around the world with several curricula he developed himself. Last week, a source told PEOPLE that "Simon's healing has been going well," and "he's recovering at home." After graduating, Leake joined a slam poetry team in Sacramento. Poet It's no exaggeration to say thatAmerica's Got Talentfans had never seen anyone like Brandon Leake. How were you able to reach a place where you can be so personal in your work? "Its amazing to me that on Season 15 its the first time were hearing spoken word," the comedian said. Brandon Leake is an award-winning spoken word poet, artistic educator and motivational speaker from Stockton, California. - America's Got Talent 2020 America's Got Talent 945K views 2 years ago Jayy Honors Her Parents Who Were Murdered In Front of Her. He will be part of the AGT Live residency and has a movie in the works. As passionate fans of these shows, we provide news, analysis and fan engagement on Americas Got Talent, Britains Got Talent, The Voice, The X Factor, American Idol, The Four, The Masked Singer, The Worlds Best and its contestants.America's Got Talent 2020https://goo.gl/e12UJ8America's Got Talent News \u0026 Recapshttps://goo.gl/e12UJ8 "America's Got Talent" returns on NBCJuly 14 for the last audition show of the season. If people missed this show tonight, they need to watch this on YouTube and need to share it. What surprised you most about your AGT experience? 'America's Got Talent' Winners: Where Are They Now? We feel your pain. Brandon Leake Following his victory just a year before, Leake returned to theAGTstage for a special guest performance during Season 16. Mandel hit the Golden Buzzer as just five pairs of hands clapped, sendingLeake straight to the live final shows. Leake proceeded to vocalizethe painful processof mourning and accepting the death of his youngersister, Danielle Marie Gibson, who died in 1997, the same year Vergara lost her brother. "My brother passed away the same year that your sister passed away," she said. What was that experience like? Creator and Executive Producer Simon Cowell is back at the star-studded judges' table with fan-favorite comedian Howie Mandel. Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive show news, updates, and more! His daughter, now 6 months old, is named Aaliyah, but her dad calls her "booboo". You could either say it started in middle school with girls who were cute, and that's how I first started writing poetry. In 2011, Vergara opened up about the death of her older brother Rafael in a Parade cover story, telling the magazine about how the tragedy affected her family members. After his win, Brandon said: "For an art form that has not been on the mainstream ever to have a chance to win Americas Got Talent is bigger than anything. Public File for KMAX-TV / Good Day Sacramento. I actually didn't think about that at all. - America's Got Talent 2020https://youtu.be/SaPXcg7lLfgAmerica's Got Talenthttp://www.youtube.com/user/americasgottalent#AGT #AmericasGotTalent Never the same and never replicated. That's what felt really good: knowing I'd done so much work to get so much better, and that I was finally there. America's Got Talent airs Tuesdays and Wednesdays (at 8 p.m. All four judges were never present every time Brandon performed. Acclaimed actress and international superstar Sofia Vergara joins as a new judge this season alongside returning judge and global fashion icon Heidi Klum. The dynamic Terry Crews returns as host. Dancers have World of Dance and all these other places. We feel your love. Brandons audition wasnt Tuesdays only emotional moment. KYLIE MAR: "America's Got Talent's" first-ever spoken-word contestant, 27-year-old Stockton poet, educator, and new father Brandon Leake, closed out Tuesday night's episode with a tear-jerking ode to his deceased younger sister. ", She added at the time: "With so many bad things happening, it creates a tough skin. After not making it in 2017, I said, Hey, I really want to try this out and get better at it. So I toured, I did a lot of work. Brandon Leake POWERFUL Poetry About Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Jacob Blake Brandon Leake Will Make You EMOTIONAL With His Spoken Word - America's Got Talent 2020, Brandon Leake Delivers Emotional Spoken Word to His Daughter - America's Got Talent 2020, Brandon Leake Performs a Moving Spoken Word Piece About AGT - America's Got Talent 2020, THE WINNER IS - America's Got Talent 2020, Brandon Leake's EMOTIONAL Performance Receives a Standing Ovation - AGT- All-Stars 2023. Sofia Vergara was emotionally moved by this poetic America's Got Talent audition. The only consistent thing about my writing is I write best in the shower. The same way the Latino woman from Florida can relate to a young black kid from Cali," said Leake. I gave her a hug afterwards and said, Hey, I didn't make it my first year, so keep trying. Last week on'AGT': Sofia Vergara falls in her haste to get away from shocking eye-bulging rapper. Leake was the first-ever spoken word poet to win America's Got Talent. The Stockton, California, native spoke about his mother's "greatest fear" about her son living in America as a Black man and honored the lives of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Jacob Blake. And I'm tired of playing God, because Ive got to come to terms with the fact that my sister ain't never coming back. Brandon blew away judge Howie Mandel in particular after he performed a piece about the loss of his sister. Brandon Leake, a 27-year-old college counselor from Stockton, California, shocked the judges with . Go behind-the-scenes, stay on top of breaking news, hang with the stars, and much more. Stream now on Peacock.ALL of Brandon Leake's Performances on Season 15 of AGT! TERRY CREWS: You have received the Golden Buzzer from Howie Mandel. While you're trying to score tickets, take a walk down memory lane and catch every single one of Leake'sAGTperformances. SIMON COWELL: What an amazing tribute. SOFIA VERGARA: Yeah. I bring more about life-experience things that everyday people go through. And once Simon heard Brandon speak, he understood where Brandons childhood anger was coming from and, like Howie, he was totally convinced. After graduating, Leake joined a slam poetry team in Sacramento. KYLIE MAR: And in an "AGT" first, no live audience was present due to coronavirus concerns. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. ", "Lines like that are what build the bridge between me and another person, and who would have thought that poetry or spoken word could do that," said Leake. It's the only consistent part of his process. Hours after the accident, Cowell underwent surgery during which he had a "number of fusions and metal rod" put into his back, a source previously told PEOPLE. She died from an enlarged heart at only eight-months-old. Winner, Preliminaries Brandon met his wife Anna at one of his shows in Stockton after she turned up with a mutual friend. Incredibly, in all of its 15 seasons, Americas Got Talent has never had a spoken-word contestant. The NBC App is the best place to catch up on the most recent season of your favorite shows, watch live TV, and stream movies. "I had a nightmare that I would be 90 years old doing this show and nobody would be watching it, judge Simon Cowell said while looking back to the empty Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Brandon Leake is the first spoken word poet act to receive the, In Brandon's Finals performance, it was mentioned that he auditioned for, Brandon is Howie Mandel's second (third if counting. 27-year-old Brandon Leake is a spoken word poet and motivational speaker. "She was sitting in the car next to me as we were going to pick up my grandpa. Until Leake, 27, burst onto the scene in June with an emotional poem dedicated to his sister, who died as a baby, a spoken-word artist had never even appeared on the show, let alone captivate. Brandon's daughter was born just 14 days before hisAGTaudition. But it was his first time, I believe, being moved by it the way I do it. NBC Insider is your all-access pass to some of your favorite NBC shows. "We are the storytellers of the generation, we are the griots of our time. Judge Sofia Vergara, whose older brother Rafael was murdered the same year that Danielle passed away, was in tears, telling Brandon, I can feel your pain. I didn't know her, but she was a beautiful young Black girl, probably around 15 or 16. It's either love or pain, one of the two. But instead of giving up, he went back to the drawing board, honed his craft, and tried again three years later stronger than ever. Leake says his overall goal is to spread a message that creates a more loving and gracious society. ", Mandel added, "I asked Brandon if his mother had heard this and he said no. He returned for America's Got Talent: All-Stars where he finished in 2nd place in his Preliminary week. Brandon Leake has made it clear he's willing to take that leap. Leake was the first spoken word poet to perform on the show. In a poem used as an open letter to his father, Leake reflected on their years-long strained relationship and road to healing. ALL of Brandon Leake's Performances on Season 15 of AGT! It's either love or pain, one of the two. Howie and Heidi are amazing, but he's the boss! Mandel gave Leake a standing ovation once again following a performance that served as a prayer for his daughter. When Howie asked if Brandons sister, Danielle (a girl with a smile as wide as the universe and eyes that glimmer like the stars), was backstage, Brandon just vaguely answered, Kind of. Danielles presence was definitely felt. Brandon received enough votes to advance to the Semifinals in Episode 1516 instead of CA Wildcats and Divas & Drummers of Compton. In my early stages of doing spoken-word, there might've been five, 10 people in the crowd, but theres a level of professionalism you have to have. Brandon is the first poet to pass the audition round. Coming from a kid who was always concerned about looking cool, being cool, and doing cool stuff, it was really hard for me to relinquish that type of cool jacket off of myselfto just be OK with being like, Let me, for lack of a better term, look like a dumbass on stage. 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