The Yogyakarta native, who has been blind since birth, has placed fourth in the 18th season of America’s Got Talent that concluded on Wednesday in the United States, with Italian dog trainer Adrian Stoica and his dog Hurricane winning the reality competition.
omegrown vocal sensation Putri Ariani, who made global headlines over her audition for America’s Got Talent (AGT) in June, has placed fourth overall in the highly popular talent competition.
Season 18 of the reality show competition announced its top five winners live on Wednesday night in the United States. Following a vote by American viewers, Italian dog trainer Adrian Stoica and his dog Hurricane emerged as the winner, beating out magician Anna DeGuzman in second place.
They were followed by dance group Murmuration in third, Putri in fourth, and then head-balancing duo the Ramadhani Brothers in fifth place.
Putri’s fourth-place win was met with resounding disappointment from the live audience. Though she appeared devastated, Putri received words of encouragement from AGT judge and creator Simon Cowell, who gave her the highly coveted Golden Buzzer during her audition.
“Nobody can take away the fact that you are an amazing, amazing singer [...] and performer and person,” Cowell told Putri on Wednesday, as quoted by the show’s broadcaster NBC.
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Putri expressed her gratitude on social media after the show, saying that AGT had been a “wonderful journey” and marked a “new beginning” for her.
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