Michael Grimm and Jackie Evancho are Both Winners!

 I'm afraid I tend to agree with the writer of the following article. Little Jackie Evancho was "perfection" and I too was totally astonished that the country had chosen otherwise. However, perhaps in a way it's appropriate that Michael gets his opportunity to live his dream. Jackie, on the other hand has many years in which she will be a star and make many millions of dollars in the process.
   . . . June


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How Did Michael Grimm Beat Jackie Evancho on 'America's Got Talent'?
Speakeasy - WSJ:

Forgive Speakeasy if we’re dwelling on this too much, but how in the world did opera prodigy Jackie Evancho lose to singer Michael Grimm on “America’s Got Talent” last night?

The 10-year-old Evancho had been the favorite, and watching the video of her final performance–in which she totally delivered–it’s hard to see why she didn’t walk away with the top prize.

Considering her age, the spotlight, and the fact that she was the one to beat, her vocal control seems all the more remarkable. “I have never ever seen an act on this show or the British show or any of the other talent shows in the world that I’ve seen with more potential than Jackie Evancho,” said judge Piers Morgan of Evancho. “That was perfection.”

Read on . . . 

Jackie Evancho is RUNNER UP in America's Got Talent. Michael Grimm Won!

With all the pomp and ceremony of a Finals Result Show, the final four acts awaited their fate.
 
Last night following the finals performances America voted for their favorite contestant and the result was an upset for the bookmakers. Their odds had pointed  to Jackie Evancho to win and Fighting Gravity to come in second.

It didn't work that way. Instead, when the voting results were announced tonight, Michael Grimm, the excellent guitar-playing singer won it all - the million dollars, the headline show in Las Vegas and headlining the cross-country tour. Jackie Evancho came in second, but in her case she was already a big winner.

That little girl is already a star in her own right and her future is literally unlimited.

   . . . June