Neal Evans Boyd (November 18, 1975 – June 10, 2018) was an American pop opera singer and television contestant. He was best known as being the winner of the third season of America's Got Talent . He was born in Missouri .
Boyd signed to Decca Records and released his debut album, My American Dream, on June 23, 2009, the day of the fourth season premiere of America's Got Talent . It debuted at #195 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the Top Classical Albums Chart.
Boyd was a Republican .[ 1] He ran for a seat in the Missouri House of Representatives in 2012 and in 2014, but lost in the election.[ 2]
Boyd died at the age of 42 on June 10, 2018, of heart and kidney failure in Sikeston, Missouri .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
↑ " "Singer Neal E. Boyd to run for Missouri House seat" (September 13, 2011) Southeast Missourian " . Archived from the original on January 21, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2018 .
↑ America's Got Talent' winner Neal E Boyd to run for Missouri legislature" (Sep. 14, 2011) Digital Spy
↑ Hipes, Patrick (June 11, 2018). "Neal E. Boyd Dies: Former "America's Got Talent" Winner Was 42" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 11, 2018 .
↑ "Remembering Neal E. Boyd" . WPSD Local 6 - Your News, Weather, & Sports Authority . 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
↑ "Neal E. Boyd, America's Got Talent winner, Sikeston native passes away at 42" . Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-12 .
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