Former Lee University student and close-up magician Shin Lim has won Season 13 of “America’s Got Talent” and $1 million.
As part of his victory, he will also get to headline a show in Las Vegas.
“To have all of America watch me and appreciate what I do, it means the world to me,” Lim said Wednesday.
Lim, who currently lives near Boston, began his performance Tuesday by playing piano, a change from previous acts. He then revealed to the audience that he had been a concert pianist before being diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. He turned to magic when it became too difficult to play.
With host Tyra Banks sitting nearby, he then wowed the crowd with another spell-binding and ovation-inducing magic performance.