Sarah Cayless
Kodi Lee is an American singer-songwriter and pianist who rose to fame in 2019 when he won America’s Got Talent.
Lee, who is legally blind, cemented himself a place in the hearts of the American public right from his very first performance. For his audition, he was singing in front of judges Howie Mandel, Gabrielle Union, Julianne Hough and, of course, Simon Cowell.
As soon as Lee’s song came to an end, Gabrielle Union slammed her hand down on the Golden Buzzer without a moment’s hesitation.
Her admiration for Lee was shared worldwide, with the original video of Kodi Lee’s performance on AGT being viewed over 50 million times.
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His audition will live on alongside the likes of Courtney Hadwin as one of the greatest talent show auditions ever.
Lee also made history as the first ever austistic person to win AGT.
Three years on from his phenomenal time on the show, many are curious to know how much this talented performer is worth.
As of 2022, Kodi Lee has an estimated net worth of $1-5 million dollars (£840,000 - £4,200,000)
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The majority of Kodi Lee’s earnings will have come from the $1 million prize money he received as the winner of AGT.
During his audition for AGT, Kodi Lee’s Mum explained that they discovered his love of music ‘really early on’ as when he listened to music ‘his eyes just went huge and he started singing.’
His Mum said it was at this moment that she realised ‘oh my gosh, he’s an entertainer.’
Recently, as part of the 17th series of America’s Got Talent, Simon Cowell ranked Kodi Lee’s audition as his third favourite Golden Buzzer moment ever.
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When Kodi recently shared a clip of his performance on Instagram, fans in awe of his talent flooded the comments.
One viewer described Kodi as ‘Still hands down the best contestant AGT ever had! Every performance from the first to last was absolutely stunning!’. Another fan astutely observed that ‘if u make Simon cry then u got TALENT’.
Kodi Lee is still entertaining the masses three years on. He will be performing this year in Las Vegas as part of the AGT Las Vegas Live show.