Brandon Leake AGT Winner Bio Wiki Age Wife Height AGT Grand Prize and Net Worth
Brandon Leake is an American spoken word poet, the Founder, and CEO of Called To Move, and the 2020 winner of America’s Got Talent (AGT). He won the AGT season 15 and was announced after the show’s two-hour live finale. The finale was graced by many celebrities including Meghan the Duchess of Cambridge. Leake beat 10 other finalists to emerge the winner and take home the $1million grand prize.
He was born in 1993 in Stockton, California,United States. Leake is27 years old.
He is a man of just above average stature. Leake stands at a height of5 ft 10 in(Approx. 1.78 m).
Leake was born and raised in the southern side ghettos of Stockton, California to a single mother. His motherCarla Leake-Gibson, raised him single-handedly with the meager earnings that she got. Leake’s turbulent childhood and loss of integral family members including his sister’s death inspired him to become a spoken word poet. Leake’s sister Danielle Marie Gibson died in 1997. His father is estranged.
Leake is married to his lovely wifeAnna Leake. Together, the two are proud parents of a young daughter. Their marriage is interracial, Leake is African-American and his wife is white.
He became the first spoken word artist when he competed in the AGT season 15. Leake, being a man of many firsts, also became the first poet to win the competition. He had received a golden buzzer in the quarter-finals from judge Howie Mandel when he gave a moving performance. Leake was announced as a winner in a celebrity-studded finale graced by Meghan the Duchess of Cambridge.
The AGT final show was held on September 23, 2020, and featured great performances including one by Grammy award-winner Usher. Speaking after he was crowned the winner, Leake said that:
“This is a huge win for the spoken-word community. For an art form that has not been on the mainstream ever to have a chance to win ‘America’s Got Talent’ is bigger than anything. I am going to show the world what a spoken-word poet can do.”
Leake beat 10 other finalists to emerge the winner and claim the $1 million grand prize. He will also have his own show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Among the notable finalists wereCristina Rae(30),Daneliya Tuleshova(14), Archie Williams, (59) andRoberta Battaglia(11).
Leake is American by nationality belonging to the African-American ethnicity. He was born in Stockton, CA.
He is the Founder, and CEO of Called To Move, a group of artists just trying to share their gifts and encourage others to do so. He is also the AGT season 15 winner taking home the Grand Prize. Leake’s net worth is$1 million.
