Sleight-of-hand artist Shin Lim wins America’s Got Talent Champions

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Magician Shin Lim tricked his way to victory on America’s Got Talent Champions last night (Feb. 18).

He was still high for winning the America’s Got Talent trophy and a cash prize last September and was uncertain whether he should accept the invitation for this season’s reality show competition that includes winners and top performers from past years, including the formidable Susan Boyle who had already launched her recording career.

“For me, the whole thing was kind of like a dream. When Tyra announced my name, I went into a state of shock,” Lim told People magazine.

“I couldn’t really hear anything because the cannons went off behind me. It was quite memorable. Definitely going to remember that feeling for the rest of my life,” said Lim, who now lives in Acton, Massachusetts.

During the finale and before the winner was announced, Lim sat at a table across from Brooklyn 99 star Melissa Fumero and performed some amazing tricks.

Actually, he hesitates to call himself a magician. He’s an incredibly skillful slight-of-hand artist. He performs carefully intricate routines rather than pretending to defy the laws of Physics. Combining dexterity, precision, and grace, his mind-boggling finger moves are so masterful, that the audience is left flabbergasted, asking themselves, “How did he do that?”

Filipina American 11-year old Angelica Hale didn’t make the top five but she didn’t lose either. Her two performances she reminded the judges and viewers of her awesome future waiting for her as a singer.

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