Who is Brandon Leake and where is the AGT 2020 winner from?
SPOKEN word performer and civil rights activist Brandon Leake is the winner of America’s Got Talent season 15.
Brandon was the first ever artist of his genre to feature on the show and has been awarded the $1,000,000 prize, as well as a headline slot at a show in Las Vegas.
Who is AGT 2020 winner Brandon Leake?
27-year-old Brandon Leake is a spoken word poet and motivational speaker.
Spoken word is the name given to poetry written to be performed, and Leake is the first ever performer of this genre to be featured on AGT.
After his win, Brandon said: "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."
Brandon blew away judge Howie Mandel in particular after he performed a piece about the loss of his sister.
Mandel gave Brandon his golden buzzer, and he went from strength to strength throughout the competition addressing topics such as the Black Lives Matter movement and his estranged father.
Brandon's final performance was an emotional spoken word piece about his new-born daughter.
As well as his work as a performer, Brandon is also the founder of a youth organization Called to Move, which aids the development of young people through the art of poetry.
Brandon set up the group whilst at university, and began hosting open mic nights to raise money for kids suffering from domestic abuse to go to summer camps.
Since then, Leake has worked as an English teacher at Edison High School and an academic advisor at Delta College in Stockton.
The activist also liaises with Stockton Police Department, advocating for reform of their use-of-force policies to better the relationship between minorities and the police.
Where is Brandon Leake from?
Leake was born into a single parent home with his mother, Carla on the south side of Stockton, California.
Brandon's sister, who was four years younger than him, died at just 8 months old.
He went on to study at Simpson University in Redding, where as well as writing poetry, he played basketball on Simpson's NCAA Division II team.
After graduating, Leake joined a slam poetry team in Sacramento. He realised his talent and decided to do a US solo tour, performing his poetry in 12 states over 40 showss.
Is Brandon Leake married?
Brandon met his wife Anna at one of his shows in Stockton after she turned up with a mutual friend.
Brandon met his biological father for the very first time on August 31, 2017 and he married Anna on September 2, 2017.
Anna posted on her Instagram celebrating 3 years with her hubby.
Does Brandon Leake have children?
Brandon's daughter was born just 14 days before his AGT audition.
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His daughter, now 6 months old, is named Aaliyah, but her dad calls her "booboo".
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Brandon posted on his Instagram after his AGT tribute to her: “Love you booboo, I hope that gift will forever remain in your heart.
"I did all of this just to give you that. You deserve the world and more. Your mother and I love you more than you’ll ever know.”