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America’s Got Talent honors Dr. Brandon Rogers who passed away
America’s Got Talent aired the audition of Dr. Brandon Rogers, who died as a result of a car accident last month.
America’s Got Talent has aired the audition of Dr. Brandon Rogers, who died as a result of a car accident last month.
America’s Got Talent Brandon Rogers episode
In the moving tribute, America’s Got Talent highlights why Brandon decided to become a doctor but never losing his passion for singing.
Dubbed “the singing doctor”, Rogers explained he was drawn to medicine because of a near tragedy in his family.
His passion to become a doctor
At the age of 6, he said, he came home from school to find his mother lying in a pool of blood.
“We rushed her to the hospital, the doctors were like heroes,” Rogers said. “They saved her life and it made me want to be the doctor that I am today.”
The family medicine doctor also said music helped him deal with “tough days” at work.
“My way to cope with the stress has always been music,” he said. “If I could find a way to combine being a doctor and medicine with music and singing that would be a dream come true.”
🎵🎵 Stevie Wonder – “Ribbon in the Sky” #tbt
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Before America’s Got Talent, Brandon Rogers was 29 years old and was a viral video star.
Brandon’s videos on Instagram singing melodies from artists such as Stevie Wonder and Boyz II Men, would go viral. Boyz II Men saw one of the videos and invited Rogers on stage with them in Las Vegas. Thereafter, America’s Got Talent called.
After his death Boyz II Men posted a tribute to Rogers.
“It hurts to know that the world will never have a chance to witness what his impact on the world could have been as a Doctor and even on the music world,” they wrote on their official Instagram account. “A great spirit and a great voice.”
On America’s Got Talent, Rogers would sing Stevie Wonder’s “Ribbon In The Sky”, which recieved rave reviews from all judges.
“I’ve never said this to a doctor before,” Simon Cowell said.
“You’re sick. You are one of the best singers we’ve had in the competition so far.”
RIP Dr. Brandon Rogers!
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