Kodi Lee

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Kodi Lee

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'''Kodi Taehyun Lee''' (born July 7, 1996) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and a [[savant]]. At 22, he rose to fame on [[America's Got Talent season 14|the 14th season]] of ''[[America's Got Talent]]''.
'''Kodi Taehyun Lee''' (born July 7, 1996) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and a [[savant]]. At 22, he rose to fame on [[America's Got Talent season 14|the 14th season]] of ''[[America's Got Talent]]''.


[[Visual impairment|Legally blind]] and [[autism|autistic]], Kodi Lee rose to fame after being a contestant, and ultimately the winner{{Cite web |title=And the Winner of America's Got Talent Season 14 Is... |url=https://people.com/tv/kodi-lee-wins-americas-got-talent-season-14/ |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}} of [[America's Got Talent season 14|the 14th season]] of ''[[America's Got Talent]]''. Within weeks of his performance, Lee's audition reached over 300 million views across the internet.{{cite news|last=Gandhi|first=Lakshimi|title=Why Kodi Lee's 'America's Got Talent' audition still has people talking|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/why-kodi-lee-s-america-s-got-talent-audition-still-n1014026|access-date=September 14, 2019|publisher=NBC News|date=June 5, 2019}}
[[autism|Autistic]] and [[Visual impairment|legally blind]], Kodi Lee rose to fame after being a contestant, and ultimately the winner{{Cite web |title=And the Winner of America's Got Talent Season 14 Is... |url=https://people.com/tv/kodi-lee-wins-americas-got-talent-season-14/ |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}} of [[America's Got Talent season 14|the 14th season]] of ''[[America's Got Talent]]''. Within weeks of his performance, Lee's audition reached over 300 million views across the internet.{{cite news|last=Gandhi|first=Lakshimi|title=Why Kodi Lee's 'America's Got Talent' audition still has people talking|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/why-kodi-lee-s-america-s-got-talent-audition-still-n1014026|access-date=September 14, 2019|publisher=NBC News|date=June 5, 2019}}


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Kodi Lee was born to a Korean father and an Indonesian-American mother, with [[optic nerve hypoplasia]], causing him to become [[visual impairment|legally blind]]. He was also diagnosed with [[autism]] at an early age, and has [[Addison's disease]].{{Cite web |last=Spence |first=Tony |date=2023-05-12 |title=Kodi Lee: An Inspiring Story of Success, Despite Disability |url=https://covey.org/kodi-lee-an-inspiring-story-of-success-despite-disability/ |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=Covey |language=en-US}}{{cite web|url=https://kfor.com/2019/09/19/i-will-buy-lots-of-grand-pianos-in-every-color-kodi-lee-blind-singer-with-autism-wins-americas-got-talent/|title="I will buy lots of grand pianos in every color," Kodi Lee, blind singer with autism, wins America's Got Talent|date=2019-09-19|website=KFOR.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-15|archive-date=October 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015043933/https://kfor.com/2019/09/19/i-will-buy-lots-of-grand-pianos-in-every-color-kodi-lee-blind-singer-with-autism-wins-americas-got-talent/|url-status=dead}}
Kodi Lee was born to a Korean father and an Indonesian-American mother, with [[optic nerve hypoplasia]], causing him to become [[visual impairment|legally blind]]. He was also diagnosed with [[autism]] at an early age, and has [[Addison's disease]].{{Cite web |last=Spence |first=Tony |date=2023-05-12 |title=Kodi Lee: An Inspiring Story of Success, Despite Disability |url=https://covey.org/kodi-lee-an-inspiring-story-of-success-despite-disability/ |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=Covey |language=en-US}}{{cite web|url=https://kfor.com/2019/09/19/i-will-buy-lots-of-grand-pianos-in-every-color-kodi-lee-blind-singer-with-autism-wins-americas-got-talent/|title="I will buy lots of grand pianos in every color," Kodi Lee, blind singer with autism, wins America's Got Talent|date=2019-09-19|website=KFOR.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-15|archive-date=October 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015043933/https://kfor.com/2019/09/19/i-will-buy-lots-of-grand-pianos-in-every-color-kodi-lee-blind-singer-with-autism-wins-americas-got-talent/|url-status=dead}}


Kodi Lee is widely regarded as a musical [[savant]],{{Cite web |last=Bicks |first=Emily |date=2019-05-28 |title=Kodi Lee: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2019/05/americas-got-talent-kodie-lee-blind-autistic-musical-savant/ |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=Heavy.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-06 |title=When A Blind And Autistic Singer Gave One Of The Best Auditions In TV History |url=https://www.themusicman.uk/kodi-lee/ |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=The Music Man |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2024-01-03 |title=31 Superb Kodi Lee Covers—Including Frank Sinatra!—That Prove He's a Music Genius |url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/best-kodi-lee-music-covers |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=NBC Insider Official Site |language=en-US}} a person with a developmental disorder who manifests profound ability and talent.{{cite web |title=Savant Syndrome | SSM Health Treffert Center |url=https://www.agnesian.com/page/kodi-lee}}
Lee is widely regarded as a musical [[savant]],{{Cite web |last=Bicks |first=Emily |date=2019-05-28 |title=Kodi Lee: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2019/05/americas-got-talent-kodie-lee-blind-autistic-musical-savant/ |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=Heavy.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-06 |title=When A Blind And Autistic Singer Gave One Of The Best Auditions In TV History |url=https://www.themusicman.uk/kodi-lee/ |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=The Music Man |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2024-01-03 |title=31 Superb Kodi Lee Covers—Including Frank Sinatra!—That Prove He's a Music Genius |url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/best-kodi-lee-music-covers |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=NBC Insider Official Site |language=en-US}} a person with a developmental disorder who manifests profound ability and talent.{{cite web |title=Savant Syndrome | SSM Health Treffert Center |url=https://www.agnesian.com/page/kodi-lee}}


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