A singer whose moving performance on “America’s Got Talent” captivated Hoda Kotb got to meet the former TODAY co-anchor.

Chuck Adams went viral for his passionate cover of the Goo Goo Dolls’ classic “Iris” when, at the age of 40, he appeared on “AGT” in June , with a performance that Hoda herself shared.

While appearing on TODAY Oct. 2 to discuss her latest book, “Jump and Find Joy: Embracing Change in Every Season of Life,” Hoda was surprised by Adams.

Adams, who tried to make it in the hip-hop industry over the course of a decade, said he was so grateful that Hoda appreciated his audition.

“I love that Hoda was moved by the performance and that it can lead to something like this,” he said in a taped spot that aired before he surprised her. “I just speak from a place of truth,

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