Who are America’s Got Talent season 18 winners, Adrian Stoica and Hurricane?
INCREDIBLE pet and owner act Adrian Stoica and pooch Hurricane have been crowned winners of America's Got Talent season 18.
The dog trainer and his pup won the hearts of Americans and America's Got Talent viewers around the world with their deep bond.
Who won America's Got Talent 2023?
The season 18 champions of America's Got Talent are Italian dog trainer Adrian Stoica and his lovable dog, Hurricane.
The duo wowed audiences and beat out the Ramadhani Brothers, Putri Ariana, Anna DeGuzman, and Murmuration to win the $1million cash prize.
Hurricane would perform amazing tricks with his human to upbeat songs, including a Meghan Trainor tune.
The highly skilled border collie was trained by the talented Italian dog master to do tricks using props and jumping through hoops.
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The duo dedicated their final performance to Adrian's other dog, who died shortly after the qualification round.
When was the America's Got Talent final?
The finale of season 18 aired on NBC on September 27, 2023.
For their final performance, Adrian and Hurricane performed to Queen's hit "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", and included judge Sofia Vergara in their act.
Before winning the AGT championship, Adrian and his pup made it to the semi-finals of Italia's Got Talent, and even participated in the Romanian rendition of the show.
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The judges praised the inventive duo, with Heidi Klum calling Hurricane "the smartest dog."
Notoriously difficult judge Simon Cowell said: "It was like the dog was acting and performing!
"We watched 'Beverly Hills Chihuahua' last night, and Hurricane is better than any of the dogs in that movie. So, she should be in a movie or a musical because she's a star."
Who were the America's Got Talent runner-ups?
The wildly popular Mzansi Youth Choir did not make it into the top five but have been invited to perform with Coldplay.
Placing in fifth were the Ramadhani Brothers, with Putri Ariani taking fourth place, Murmurnation in third and magician Anna DeGuzman grabbing second place.
During the finale, former contestants of the show The Mayyas made an appearance, along with a star-studded guest list.