Drake Milligan is one in all 11 acts competing within the “AGT” 2022 finale. Trae Patton, NBC
Drake Milligan is one in all 11 acts competing for $1 million within the “AGT” finale.
Who's Drake Milligan on ‘AGT’?
Drake Milligan, a 24-year-old nation singer from Fort Price, Texas, carried out his authentic music “Sounds Like One thing I’d Do” for his “AGT” audition, which has greater than 6 million views on YouTube.
After listening to the music, “AGT” decide Howie Mandel known as Milligan “the brand new Elvis of nation” — a serious praise for the singer, who has been an Elvis fan because the age of seven, the Deseret Information reported.
“I believe that music’s successful,” Mandel stated. “And I believe that you simply’re successful. You’re like the brand new Elvis of nation. I believe you’re going to interrupt out from this explicit music, this explicit second, on this explicit evening.”
In an interview with Fort Price Weekly, Milligan shared his ardour for Elvis, which started when he was 7 and noticed an Elvis impersonator acting at a Fifties-style burger joint.
“That was sort of the turning level,” he stated. “I noticed that man and went dwelling considering Elvis was simply the good factor on the earth. I began researching all the pieces I might about him and listened to all his songs. Acquired a fancy dress and dressed up as him for Halloween. Form of grew into dancing on the espresso desk singing ‘Blue Christmas’ or no matter. It was sort of a section till it wasn’t. It simply grew and grew. It began me on singing, and my first gigs in highschool have been enjoying round as an Elvis tribute artist.”
That in the end led Milligan to painting Presley in CMT’s short-lived drama sequence “Solar Information” in 2017.
Now, Milligan is showcasing his personal music on “AGT.” For the present’s semifinal spherical, Milligan carried out one other authentic music, “Kiss Goodbye All Evening,” which landed him a spot within the finale.
Milligan is releasing his debut album on Sept. 15 — a day after the two-part “AGT” finale, in accordance with a information launch despatched to the Deseret Information.
When is the ‘AGT’ finale?
Milligan will carry out within the “AGT” finale on Sept. 13, with the present revealing the outcomes of the competitors on Sept. 14.