Simon Cowell helped magician Shin Lim win season 13

"After the quarter-finals, he told me that I had to move away from the (map), no longer be small and get fat," said Lim after his victory at the Hollywood Dolby Theater. "That kind of thing stayed in my brain, and I think," I have to try something bigger if I'm going to do well on this show. "

Lim, who was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, lives in Boston and holds Canadian and American citizenship. He impressed voters and judges in Tuesday's final away from the table with a dazzling performance. her personality.

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Members of the Zurcaroh dance group, finalist of "America's Got Talent", raise the magician Shin Lim after being named winner of season 13 on Wednesday. (Photo: Trae Patton, NBC)

"He got what I said, and if you want to go to the next level, you have to make it bigger, you have to show your personality, you have to be a showman," said Cowell. after the show, which featured performances by KISS, Placido Domingo and Bebe Rexha. "He took everything on board and when he came out last night, I told him later:" I think you could win after that. "

"I was shooting for him, I'm not going to lie," said Cowell, who was particularly impressed by Ketterer's performance on Wednesday in "The Courage to Love," a song written for him by country superstar Garth Brooks.

"When he sang Garth Brooks' song tonight, it was one of those magical moments when the song was connected, he was connecting, his voice was better, it could be felt in the crowd," Cowell said. . musical career. "And I say to myself," Wow! If he had done that last night, it could be a different story. "But we will work with him, of course."

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Tyra Banks, the host of "America's Got Talent", left, with Michael Ketterer, who finished season 13 with the Garth Brooks song. (Photo: Trae Patton, NBC)

Cowell said his jaw dropped when he saw Ketterer face young English rocker Courtney Hadwin, who was considered the favorite for last place in the top five. But he pointed out that many non-winners are embarking on big careers, including Jennifer Hudson on "American Idol", where Cowell was judging, and One Direction on Cowell's "The X Factor".

"I felt the same thing when One Direction did not win (in 2010). (When) they came in third, I felt that I was hit in the belly. ", did he declare. "And good things happen."

Judge Howie Mandel, who thought Hadwin would win and still think "that she will be a superstar," said that it was the first time that he did not correctly predict the champion.

"I'm totally surprised, I was wrong and I did not guess and I loved it," he said after the show. "I think America did the best job she ever did to eliminate those who deserved to be in the top 10. All 10 were up to the mark."

Advancing professionally, Lim, who was accompanied after his fiancée's show, Casey Thomas, said he would continue to follow Cowell's advice and expand his role, even adding cardless magic tricks.

With his Tuesday trick "AGT", "I've learned a lot since I'm away from the table, it's harder because it's something that puts me in trouble." So, I really trust me said the final performance "was my way of growing as a magician, and I think I will follow that path to become bigger and have a show. full".