If a screenwriter pitched Jessica Sanchez ‘s story to a studio, an executive might respond by saying, “Nah! It’s too good to be true.” But the singer, who just won Season 20 of America’s Got Talent, has a success tale that Hollywood dreams are made of.
“It’s so overwhelming,” Sanchez, 30, told TV Insider on the post-show press line. “It doesn’t seem real right now, but I’m so grateful. I was 10 years old when I tried out for the show the first time.”
“This seems like a movie,” judge Howie Mandel says. “It doesn’t seem like a TV show. It’s like a movie with the best happy ending you could expect. This is a story for everyone. You don’t have to be in show business or be a singer to do what Jessica did.”
Sanchez, who competed in AGT‘s inaugural season 20 years ago, continued to chip aw