America's Got Talent is a popular television show. They are in their fourth season and, as of this writing, and are just moving into their Finals Round. The groups who have won this competition have an incredible amount of talent and, though it is debatable, certainly deserve their title of champion. All of the Grand Prize winners shown below were chosen by voters of the American Public, and not by television-show judges.

Below you will see the top-five winners of this season. Before the video of their final performance, I will write a brief description of the events leading up to their status as 'finalist'.

ROUND 1 - Auditions

This round is exactly the same as before with the following exceptions: All acts were divided into several more categories than the two that were used in the previous season.

ROUND 2 - Vegas Callbacks

Nineteen groups were eliminated without the chance to perform. The remaining 94 acts performed until a short list of 60 was gathered. From that short list, forty acts were passed through to the Quarter-Finals

ROUND 3 - Quarter-Finals

During the Quarterfinal round, the acts were split up into four groups of ten which each perform on a separate night. All voting power was handed to the American people which were able to vote five acts out of each set of ten through to the final round. Each judge got a buzzer and could buzz each contestant with an × if they so desired. If all three judges buzzed the contestant, the performance was terminated. This rule remains in effect for the rest of the competition. From each set of ten groups, five were eliminated. The top four acts were immediately moved to the semifinals, and the bottom four acts were immediately eliminated from the competition. The Judges were given to choose one of the remaining acts (fifth or sixth place) to continue in the competition.

ROUND 4 - Semi-Finals

In this round each act performs and America votes for the best act. From each set of ten groups, five were eliminated. The top four acts were immediately moved to the semifinals, and the bottom four acts were immediately eliminated from the competition. The Judges were given to choose one of the remaining acts (fifth or sixth place) to continue in the competition.

ROUND 5 - Top Ten

In this round each act performs and America votes for the best act. The two acts which received the lowest votes were eliminated. Five acts were eliminated in this round. The top four acts were immediately moved to the Final Five, and the bottom four acts were immediately eliminated from the competition. The Judges were given to choose one of the remaining acts (fifth or sixth place) to continue in the competition.

ROUND 6 - Final Five

In this round, each act was given to perform. America was able to choose the winner.

Final Performance

After all of the votes were tallied, each act performed a song with a celebrity to which they were assigned. The winner was then announced.

Queen Emily, a singer from Stockton, California passed through Round 1 successfully with "Chain of Fools" by Aretha Franklin, seen to the right. In round 2, she sang "I'm Every Woman", by Whitney Houston, landing herself in the quarter-finals. In round 3, the Quarter-finals, Emily sang "Ain't no Mountain High Enough", by Diana Ross. America voted her through to the next round. In round 4, the semi-finals, Emily sang "Hero", by Mariah Carey. America voted her through to the next round. Round 5, the Top Ten, she sang "And I am Telling You I'm Not Going", by Jennifer Holliday. America voted her through to the Final Five. In round 6, the Final Five, Queen Emily sang "One Moment in Time", as performed by Whitney Houston. America voted, and of the five acts, she was the least. But even the least performance of the five was something to be witnessed. Watch "One Moment in Time", to the right.

Donald Braswell II, a previously professional singer from San Antonio, Texas passed through Round 1 successfully with "You Raise Me Up" by Josh Groban. Several years prior to this performance, he sustained an injury which severed his vocal cords which, doctors said, would render him, quite literally, speechless. In round 2, he sang "Lost", by Michael Bublé, where the judges eliminated him from the competition. In the final set of round 2, however, the Wild Card set, Donald was brought back and moved forward to round 3. In round 3, the Quarter-finals, Donald sang "Impossible Dream", from Man of La Mancha. America voted him through to the next round. In round 4, the semi-finals, he sang "The Music of the Night", from The Phantom of The Opera. America voted him through to the next round. Round 5, the Top Ten, he sang "To Where You Are", by Josh Groban. America voted him through to the Final Five. In round 6, the Final Five, Donald Braswell sang "You Raise Me Up", by Josh Groban, for a second time this competition. America voted, and of the five acts, Donald was voted to be fourth place. It may have been risky business, to perform the same song twice, but to the right are both performances of "You Raise Me Up", by Josh Groban.

Nuttin' but Strings, a group of two brother violinists combine hip-hop with classical music.

This group performed all original compositions. The judges voted them through during the first two rounds, and America voted them through consistently to the Final Five. Of their performances, "Broken Sorrow", their performance for the Quarter-Finals round, and "Thunder", their final performance, are shown to the right.

Eli Mattson, a singer and pianist wowed the audience with"Walkin' in Memphis" by Marc Cohn. In round 2, he sang "Your Song", by Elton John, where the judges voted him through to the Quarter-finals. In round 3, the Quarter-finals, Eli sang "Nobody Knows", by Tony Rich. America voted him through to the next round. In round 4, the semi-finals, he sang "If I Ain't Got You", by Alicia Keys. America voted him through to the next round. Round 5, the Top Ten, he sang "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word", by Elton John. America voted him through to the Final Five. In round 6, the Final Five, Eli Mattson sang "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)", by Phil Collins. America voted, and of the five acts, Donald was voted to be second place. With pure, raw talent, see, to the right, Eli's audition performance of "Walkin' in Memphis" and his final performance of "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)".

Neal E. Boyd, an opera singer solicited a standing ovation with merely the tone of his voice with his performance of "Nessun Dorma" from Turandot. In round 2, he sang "Unchained Melody" in the Italian language, where the judges voted him through to the Quarter-finals. In round 3, the Quarter-finals, Neal sang "Somewhere", from West Side Story. America voted him through to the next round. In round 4, the semi-finals, he sang "Mama", by Il Divo. America voted him through to the next round. Round 5, the Top Ten, he sang "All by Myself", by Eric Carmen. America voted him through to the Final Five. In round 6, the Final Five, Eli Mattson sang "Nessun Dorma", for the second time this competition. America voted, and of the five acts, Neal was voted to be winner place by a 1% margin.

With pure emotion and raw talent, see to the right and below, Neal E Boyd's renditions of Mama, All by Myself, and his final performance of Nessun Dorma.