This Logan native won America’s Got Talent in 2011, earning $1 million and a show in Las Vegas.

As a teen, he lived in Detroit, where life was tough. He eventually moved back to Logan and was washing cars when he auditioned for the show. Though not professionally trained, he loved singing songs by Frank Sinatra and other crooners from the mid-1900s.

His powerful voice and smooth style won over the judges—and America. After winning, he released his first album and still performs, often helping with charities in West Virginia.