Sikeston's Neal Boyd is finalist on America's Got Talent

Thursday, August 21, 2008
By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor

A Sikeston native will be among those performing live next Tuesday, August 26 on the NBC series, "America's Got Talent."

Neal E. Boyd is a final contestant on the two-hour premier episode of the program, having progressed through the ranks of competition on the program over the past several weeks. His opera performance of "Nessun Dorma" on an early show this season wowed the judging panel and erupted the audience, bringing Neal to tears and advancing him in the competition.

Boyd, whose first love has always been opera, grew up in an admittedly poor area of Sikeston, attending Southeast Missouri State University following high school and later the University of Missouri-Columbia, earning a bachelor of arts degree in music and performing with the University of Missouri Singers.

Boyd has a long list of musical credits to his name, including a performance at New York's Carnegie Hall. His home is now in St. Louis, where he sells insurance.

The show will air on NBC next Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Central time.

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Good Luck Neal! I will be watching for you!

-- Posted by Hippie Chick on Thu, Aug 21, 2008, at 12:13 PM

WE ARE SOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY FOR YOU NEAL.WE'RE FROM DEXTER AND FEEL LIKE WE KNOW YOU ALREADY BEING SO CLOSE TO HOME.WHAT A BEAUTIFUL VOICE YOU HAVE.ALL THE LUCK IN THE WORLD TO YOU.WE WATCH AMERICAS GOT TALENT EVERY WEEK HOPING TO SEE YOU ON AGAIN...

-- Posted by MOGAL on Thu, Aug 21, 2008, at 12:26 PM