{"id":1353,"date":"2024-05-28T23:39:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T03:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/?p=335215"},"modified":"2025-02-07T17:02:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:02:56","slug":"richard-goodall-hid-out-of-this-stratosphere-gift-for-decades-before-americas-got-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2024\/05\/28\/richard-goodall-hid-out-of-this-stratosphere-gift-for-decades-before-americas-got-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Goodall hid &#8216;out of this stratosphere&#8217; gift for decades before America&#8217;s Got Talent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Janitor Richard Goodall hadn&#8217;t ever been on an airplane before appearing on America&#8217;s Got Talent. He decided to leave Indiana behind to give himself a chance at living his dreams. Fans were quick to decipher Richard as a &#8220;humble&#8221; guy, and it seems the world has fallen in love with him instantly.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stepping onto the stage with a &#8220;big dream,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/americas-got-talent\">America&#8217;s Got Talent<\/a> star Richard performed a song that &#8220;speaks for itself.&#8221; He said the moment was a &#8220;long time coming,&#8221; and was visibly nervous as he stood before the judges. <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/simon-cowell\">Simon Cowell<\/a> said: &#8220;&#8230;shake off those nerves, we&#8217;re here, we&#8217;re rooting for your Richard.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Richard Goodall Receives The GOLDEN BUZZER For &quot;Don&#039;t Stop Believin&#039;&quot; | Auditions | AGT 2024\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cffU0jSYJd8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-richard-goodall-hails-from-indiana\">Richard Goodall hails from Indiana<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Richard Goodall is 55 years old and says he&#8217;s spent his whole life in same town he was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The America&#8217;s Got Talent star hails from Terre Haute, Indiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He works as a janitor at Chauncey Rose Middle School. He said: &#8220;I&#8217;m not a fancy person,&#8221; adding how he just wipes floors, and takes out the trash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>OMG:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/shows\/innocent-masuku-blows-simon-cowells-mind-and-brings-grown-men-to-tears\">Innocent Masuku \u2018blows Simon Cowell\u2019s mind\u2019 and \u2018brings grown men to tears\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Richard decided to leave &#8220;stability&#8221; behind to experience AGT and had goosebumps before his audition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: &#8220;I was that kid up in my bedroom with the radio shack stereo. My favorite thing was just to sit up and listen to my music. I would just belt it out.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-richard-is-a-sweet-soul\">Richard is a &#8216;sweet soul&#8217;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Richard has been on stage just one time this May, but fans are already &#8220;rooting&#8221; for the 55-year-old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some describe him as a &#8220;sweet soul&#8221; on <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/youtube\">YouTube<\/a>, and more love the fact he&#8217;s so &#8220;humble.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people commented how they were &#8220;in tears&#8221; over Richard&#8217;s voice. Some already &#8220;hope&#8221; the singer will win the show and more said he has a &#8220;gift.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The janitor has a fianc\u00e9, Angie, who he said he&#8217;d be calling &#8220;immediately&#8221; after his performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She told him: &#8220;I knew it. I told you&#8221; when he said he&#8217;d done well on the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Giving feedback, <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/shows\/simon-cowell-wears-red-glasses-for-health-reasons-after-dressing-the-same-for-decades\">Simon said<\/a>: &#8220;Richard, you are my hero because that was special.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/heidi-klum\">Heidi Klum<\/a> said: &#8220;Richard, Richard, Richard, you knocked me off my feet&#8230;.&#8221; before giving her Golden Buzzer to the singer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a night we have had tonight and the fun is just getting started!!! Congratulations to my <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoldenBuzzer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoldenBuzzer<\/a> Richard \u2026 I can\u2019t wait to watch you shine  \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AGT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AGT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pihdgcYiuJ\">pic.twitter.com\/pihdgcYiuJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Heidi Klum (@heidiklum) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heidiklum\/status\/1795636248536891818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-is-that-steve-perry\">&#8216;Is that Steve Perry?&#8217;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Richard performed the very apt Don&#8217;t Stop Believin&#8217; by Journey during America&#8217;s Got Talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Performing the world-renowned hit, Richard had tons of viewers in shock at how much he sounded like the song&#8217;s original singer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Journey&#8217;s Steve Perry is known to sing the song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fans took to the comments to say: &#8220;I thought it was actually Steve Perry singing.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More commented if they were &#8220;blindfolded,&#8221; they&#8217;d be convinced it was the Journey frontman&#8217;s voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others said how Richard&#8217;s audition was a lesson not to &#8220;underestimate the hidden talent within an ordinary-looking person.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even more people said they &#8220;couldn&#8217;t stop watching&#8221; the performance and kept repeating it after the AGT premiere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NO WAY:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/news\/surgery-rumors-havent-stopped-for-simon-cowell-since-facelift-six-years-ago\">Surgery rumors haven\u2019t stopped for Simon Cowell since \u2018facelift\u2019 six years ago<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Janitor Richard Goodall hadn&#8217;t ever been on an airplane before appearing on America&#8217;s Got Talent. 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