Neal E. Boyd Wins America’s Got Talent

Neal E. Boyd, a 32-year-old opera-singing insurance salesman from Sikeston, Missouri, took home the $1 million grand prize on the third season finale of America’s Got Talent on Wednesday night. Neal, the self-proclaimed “Voice of Missouri,” began singing opera at the age of 13.

“I started mimicking (Luciano) Pavarotti and (Placido) Domingo. I wore that CD out.”