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Sanchez made her "America's Got Talent" in 2005 when she was 10 years old. She sang her way through the show's first season before being voted off in the semifinal round. This time around, she made it to the show's finale. (In between "AGT" stints, she also came in second place on "American Idol" in 2012).
The 30-year-old, who was in her third trimester throughout Season 20, took home the $1 million prize during the finale.
During the live performances on Sept. 23, Simon Cowell came to 'America's Got Talent' finalist Micah Palace's defense, insisting the singer has been "really polite and sweet to everybody"
Jessica Sanchez just won 'America’s Got Talent' Season 20 while nine months pregnant. Learn more about her husband and their marriage here.
"Tonight, he just showed me so much love," Sanchez said of the longtime AGT Judge, before recalling a private moment they both shared after she was declared the winner of Season 20. Cowell's words? "If you ever need anything, I'm here for you."
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The 30-year-old first competed on AGT during its first season when she was 10 years old. The California native was named the winner of "America's Got Talent" following the fan vote for season 20. She won both the title and a whopping $1 million prize.
Votes were tallied and Chicago's Leo High School Choir landed in fourth place on this season of "America's Got Talent."
Freestyle rapper Chris Turner — who ultimately finished as the Season 20 runner-up to Jessica Sanchez when all the votes were tallied — went for it all during the AGT Finals on September 23 with one performance that fans can't stop watching over and over.