America\u2019s Got Talent<\/i><\/a><\/span> has crowned a new winner for season 20.<\/p>\n During the Wednesday, September 24, season finale of NBC\u2019s reality show, host Terry<\/strong> Crews<\/strong><\/span><\/a> announced singer Jessica Sanchez<\/strong><\/a> received the most votes from viewers and was named the $1 million champion.<\/p>\n The singer, who is currently nine months pregnant, wowed the judges from her audition of “Beautiful Things<\/a>” by Benson Boone<\/strong>. For the finale, she delivered a powerful performance of Lady Gaga<\/strong> and Bruno Mars<\/strong>‘ “Die With a Smile.” As an added twist, Sanchez, 30, originally made it to the semifinals during season 1 of the show in 2006.<\/p>\n “Look at my life. I started when I was 10 years old on AGT, and here I am 20 years later, and those 20 years were full a lot of highs and low lows,” Sanchez exclusively told Us Weekly after the semifinals sponsored by\u00a0Lavazza. “It’s been a struggle, but I believed in myself and kept pushing, and here I am now more blessed than ever. You just have to keep believing.”<\/p>\n \u2018America\u2019s Got Talent\u2019 Winners: Where Are They Now?<\/a><\/p>\n On Tuesday, September 23, 10 acts took to the stage at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, in hopes of wowing judges Simon Cowell<\/strong>, Sof\u00eda Vergara<\/strong>, Mel B<\/strong> and Howie Mandel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Although it was up to America to decide, the judges sang their praises for all the contestants who grew from their very first audition.<\/p>\n \u201cI think everyone did good and everyone can walk away going, \u2018I couldn\u2019t give it anymore,\u2019\u201d Cowell, 65, shared with Us<\/i>\u00a0after the semifinals. \u201cEvery one of them had rehearsed and are better than weeks before. \u2026 It\u2019s up to America, and I\u2019m glad I\u2019m not doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n Jessica Sanchez<\/span> Trae Patton\/NBC<\/span><\/p>\n Vergara, 53, added, \u201cI’m very excited because we were expecting a celebration for the 20th anniversary, and this feels like a celebration because everybody stepped it up. Everybody put their best effort to make it a special season.\u201d<\/p>\n Although Sanchez took home the top prize of $1 million, season 20 saw many memorable acts<\/a>.<\/p>\n Chicago\u2019s Leo High School Choir, led by teacher Ms. LaDonna Hill<\/strong>, impressed audiences with their consistent passion and energy week after week.<\/p>\n Aerial duo Matias Cienfuegos<\/strong> and Micaela Leitner<\/strong> left fans captivated with their gravity-defying act.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Spanglish pop artist Micah Palace<\/strong> earned a golden buzzer \u2014 and plenty of new fans \u2014 thanks to his World Cup-worthy song \u201cRodeo.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n