Who is America's Got Talent contestant Gabriel Henrique?

SEASON 18 of NBC'S beloved competition show, America's Got Talent, concluded in September 2023.

Among the contestants this season was Gabriel Henrique, who wowed judges with his performance and even secured a Golden Buzzer.

Gabriel Henrique is a Brazilian social media influencer and aspiring singer.

While he might be making headlines for his steller America's Got Talent audition, before that, he was known for his successful TikTok page.

Henrique has amassed more than 587,000 followers on the video-sharing site and has since received over 6.2million likes.

His videos are often covers of popular songs that showcase his impressive vocal range.

What did the judges say about his performance?

When Henrique first stepped on the AGT stage, he sang a rendition of Whitney Houston’s song, Run to You.

He hit all the right notes and received a standing ovation from the crowd as well as from judges Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara, and Simon Cowell.

"If Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey had a baby it would be Gabriel," Klum said of his act.

"I mean it’s like, Whitney singing and then it's like, ooooo up here it’s like Mariah singing."

Vergara had similar feelings, telling Henrique that he had a "perfect" performance.

"That was so perfect, spectacular, your voice is beautiful. Your energy, who you are, it was like perfect," the Modern Family alum said.

"You are here as a judge waiting for that feeling. And that was what I was waiting for, you know, something very beautiful and very heartfelt.”

Vergara enjoyed Henrique's performance so much, that she decided to use her only Golden Buzzer on him.

Despite his support from fans, the talented singer went home during the semi-finals. The episode aired on September 20, 2023.

On each season of AGT, the four judges and host Terry Crews get to press the Golden Buzzer once.