America's Got Talent's Richard Goodall, the unassuming singing janitor, is the clear star of AGT 2024. His audition in late May, where he performed a cover of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'," earned him a coveted Golden Buzzer from judge Heidi Klum, catapulting him straight into the live shows. The video of his AGT performance on YouTube has been viewed over 15 million times (and counting!), leaving fans wondering what happened to him, where he is now, if he can sing songs other than Journey covers, and when his next performance on the NBC talent show will be. Here's everything we know so far about Richard Goodall on America's Got Talent season 19.
Richard Goodall Receives GOLDEN BUZZER for 'Don't Stop Believin' | Auditions | AGT 2024
Richard Goodall, 55, of Terra Haute, Indiana, is still a janitor at West Vigo Middle School and performs with his band ManOpause.
[Update 8/11/2024: Richard Goodall was thrown a going-away party at Terra Haute, according to WTWO, where he performed several songs and received several gifts, including a free car. Goodall has been confirmed by Gold Derby to appear on the first AGT Quarterfinals episode on August 13.]
In an interview with news site WTWO WAWV on May 31, he explained that he didn't let fame go to his head and that he changed lights at school. "I'm still me. I'm at West Vigo Middle School now," Goodall said. "How can I be a diva, a type of person that I'm not? That's never going to happen. I'm not a fancy person, never have been, and never will be."