{"id":2963,"date":"2024-07-22T19:43:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T19:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/?p=2963"},"modified":"2024-07-22T19:43:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T19:43:53","slug":"how-is-richard-goodall-the-humble-janitor-from-terre-haute-indiana-who-won-hearts-on-americas-got-talent-with-an-emotional-performance-of-dont-stop-believin-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/?p=2963","title":{"rendered":"How is Richard Goodall, the humble janitor from Terre Haute, Indiana, who won hearts on America\u2019s Got Talent with an emotional performance of \u2018Don\u2019t Stop Believin\u2019 now?"},"content":{"rendered":"

America\u2019s Got Talent\u00a0Richard Goodall<\/strong>, the humble singing janitor, is the clear breakout star of AGT 2024. His audition in late May where he performed a cover of Journey\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Stop Believin\u2019\u201d earned him a coveted Golden Buzzer from judge Heidi Klum, catapulting him straight to the live shows.<\/p>\n

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The video of his AGT performance on YouTube has been viewed over 15 million times (and it\u2019s climbing!), leading fans to wonder what happened to him, where he is today, whether he can sing songs other than Journey covers, and when his next performance will be on the NBC talent show. Here\u2019s everything we know so far about Richard Goodall on America\u2019s Got Talent Season 19.<\/p>\n

Where is America\u2019s Got Talent Richard Goodall now?<\/p>\n

The 55-year-old Richard Goodall from Terra Haute, Indiana continues to be a janitor at West Vigo Middle School and performs with his band ManOpause.<\/p>\n

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In an interview with news outlet WTWO WAWV on May 31, he explains that he isn\u2019t letting the fame go to his head and is seen changing lights in the school. \u201cI\u2019m still me. I\u2019m at West Vigo Middle School right now,\u201d Goodall said. \u201cHow could I possibly become a diva, a type of person that I\u2019m not? It\u2019s never going to happen. I\u2019m not a fancy person, never have been and never will be.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This isn\u2019t the first time Goodall has been an internet sensation. In May 2022,\u00a0a Tiktok video\u00a0of him performing \u201cDon\u2019t Stop Believin\u2019\u201d in front of a crowd of elementary students went viral. His performance earned the attention of Steve Perry, the lead singer of Journey, who commented on the video with \u201cI love this\u201d in\u00a0a post on Twitter.<\/p>\n

When is Richard Goodall\u2019s next performance on AGT 2024?<\/p>\n

Goodall is slated to perform next on AGT 2024 during the live shows in August.<\/p>\n

For America\u2019s Got Talent Season 19, the live shows will begin airing on August 13, though it\u2019s unclear which episode Goodall is slated to appear in. This part of the competition will run from August 13 to September 18, so we will see him perform at least once in a semi-final and then see if he makes it through his bracket to the finals.<\/p>\n

The janitor will need to earn enough votes to secure one of two places in his semi-final to reach the AGT 2024 Final, where he has the shot to win the $1 million grand prize and a shot at a residency spot in Las Vegas. If he does make it to the finale, there\u2019s a chance we might see him perform with a legend, like Steve Perry, in a live results show.<\/p>\n

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America\u2019s Got Talent will hopefully reveal the lineup of which acts will be performing in each live show soon. This will likely happen after the first phase of auditions finishes, so we\u2019ll update this guide with any new information we come across about Goodall\u2019s future appearances on the show.<\/p>\n

What songs can Richard Goodall sing?<\/p>\n

Goodall has a large repertoire of songs that he might sing on AGT that isn\u2019t just Journey covers, though he is best known for them.<\/p>\n

On Tiktok, where Goodall uploads videos as user \u201crg69rich\u201d and calls himself the \u201cJanitor with pipes!\u201d, he is capable of singing a lot of different songs. This includes covers of \u201cOld Time Rock & Roll\u201d by Bob Seger, \u201cBiggest Part of Me\u201d by Ambrosia, and \u201cMore Than Words\u201d by Extreme. Goodall has also been seen singing more songs in various YouTube videos. He was on stage\u00a0singing a cover of \u201cDaylight\u201d by Shinedown\u00a0as well as\u00a0another cover of \u201cAnything Goes\u201d by Randy Houser.<\/p>\n

Considering Goodall\u2019s impressive range of classic rock songs to country music, he has a lot of choices to pick from for his semi-final and final performances on AGT. Whatever song he chooses, it will hopefully showcase his powerful and soulful voice without pigeonholing him into a particular genre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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