11-Year Old Wins on America's Got Talent

11-year old Bianca Ryan was proclaimed the winner of the hit NBC show America's Got Talent and claimed the $1 million prize. Bianca is from Philadelphia, she repeatedly impressed the judges and audience with her larger-than-life voice. At the announcement of her win Bianca was in tears and clearly overwhelmed that she indeed won. The fiddling and dancing group, Celtic Spring, and 11-year old yodeler, Taylor Ware, were among those in the top 3. You can watch Bianca's winning performance as well as those of other finalists on the AGT website.

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