Blind and autistic singer Kodi Lee wins 'America's Got Talent'

Lee became the 14th season's champion on Sept 18, netting US$1 million (S$1.38 million) and a chance to headline shows at Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas from Nov 7 to 10. Photo: AFP

Paul Simon knows a talent when he hears the person sing.

That is why the singing icon allowed Kodi Lee to perform Simon And Garfunkel’s 1970 hit Bridge Over Troubled Water during the quarter-finals of America’s Got Talent.