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What has bugged me about (some) singers is their song choices being commonplace or their sob stories. As I learn more from former contestants about what the producers are doing, I realize it's not actually the contestant's fault. Travis Pratt told me why we here 'O Mio Babinno Caro' every season.

As for the singing winners: Bianca Ryan was an ok winner for the first season of AGT, being a young powerhouse singer. Terry Fator as we know it deserve to win with his ability to sing multiple genres. Neil E. Boyd was a powerful vocalist with a great voice no doubt. However, I think Neil won sympathy votes and his debut album sold poorly (see Wikipedia). Kevin Skinner was mediocre. He can sing with emotion for sure but he lacked vocal technique as the judges pointed out. He won because of who he was, not because he was the best singer (ehem Barbara Padilla). Michael Grimm is my favorite singer from season 5, but his win was a shock. Either he got the southern voters behind his back to outvote Jackie Evancho's fans or Jackie's parents forfeited the win so Michael could use the prize money to help his grandparents. Landau Eugene Murphy Jr.... oh man, still my favorite individual singer from any season. His charisma, his style, his voice of gold... it puts me to tears!

I have purchased Forte Tenors' and Sons of Serendip's debut albums since they were my favorite singing acts from their seasons.

Do singing acts deserve hate? No, but some have it have it too easy in the live shows.