NewsOctober 1, 2008

Sikeston, Mo., native Neal E. Boyd will find out tonight if he's the winner of the $1 million prize on NBC's "America's Got Talent." Boyd, an opera singer, is one of five finalists who performed last Wednesday on the popular NBC show. The tenor sang Puccini's "Nessun Dorma," the same aria he performed on the first show of the season, when all three judges declared him the competition's immediate front-runner...

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In this image released by NBC,  opera singer Neal E. Boyd, an insurance salesman from Sikeston, Mo., performs on an episode of the NBC talent competition, "America's Got Talent," on Sept. 24, 2008 in Studio City, Calif. The winner of the competition will determined during the finale on Wednesday, Oct. 1.  (AP Photo/NBC, Chris Haston)
In this image released by NBC, opera singer Neal E. Boyd, an insurance salesman from Sikeston, Mo., performs on an episode of the NBC talent competition, "America's Got Talent," on Sept. 24, 2008 in Studio City, Calif. The winner of the competition will determined during the finale on Wednesday, Oct. 1. (AP Photo/NBC, Chris Haston)

Sikeston, Mo., native Neal E. Boyd will find out tonight if he's the winner of the $1 million prize on NBC's "America's Got Talent."

Boyd, an opera singer, is one of five finalists who performed last Wednesday on the popular NBC show. The tenor sang Puccini's "Nessun Dorma," the same aria he performed on the first show of the season, when all three judges declared him the competition's immediate front-runner.

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Tonight the winner will be announced, based on audience votes cast in the hours following last week's show.

Other acts in the finals include: Nuttin But Stringz, the violin duo of Damien and Tourie Escobar, brothers from New York; Eli Mattson, a pianist and singer, born in Duluth, Minn., and raised in Wisconsin; singer Donald Braswell of Boerne, Texas, whose focus is musical theater; and soul singer Queen Emily from Stockton, Calif.

"America's Got Talent" starts at 8 p.m.

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