{"id":5109096,"date":"2023-09-12T14:38:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T18:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/?p=5109096"},"modified":"2023-09-12T14:38:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T18:38:22","slug":"who-is-dcorey-johnson-agt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/who-is-dcorey-johnson-agt-5109096\/","title":{"rendered":"D\u2019Corey Johnson: 5 Things To Know About the 11-Year-Old Singing Sensation on &#8216;AGT&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>D&#8217;Corey Johnson is back! The adorable and very talented 11-year-old singer will perform on &#8216;AGT&#8217; during the Sept. 12 episode.<\/h3>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-1\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>D&#8217;Corey auditioned in the <em>AGT<\/em> season 18 premiere.<\/li>\n<li>D&#8217;Corey is a singer.<\/li>\n<li>D&#8217;Corey wrote and performed a song about <strong>Breonna Taylor.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\"><strong>D&#8217;Corey &#8220;D.J.&#8221; Johnson<\/strong> made a splash in the <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/americas-got-talent\/\"  ><em>America&#8217;s Got Talent<\/em><\/a> season 18 premiere, and now he&#8217;s back for the qualifiers. His stunning audition performance went viral and has nabbed over 3 million views on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">So, who is D&#8217;Corey Johnson? He may be only 11 years old, but his voice is one you&#8217;re going to remember. <strong>HollywoodLife<\/strong> has rounded up everything you need to know about D&#8217;Corey.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5109132\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5109132\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Americas-Got-Talent-Season-18-nbc-embed-2.jpg?resize=620%2C414\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5109132\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Americas-Got-Talent-Season-18-nbc-embed-2.jpg?resize=620%2C414\" alt=\"D'Corey Johnson\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5109132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">D&#8217;Corey Johnson during the &#8216;America&#8217;s Got Talent&#8217; season 18 premiere. (NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>D&#8217;Corey performed twice during his <em>AGT<\/em> audition.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">D&#8217;Corey <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2023\/05\/30\/mzansi-youth-choir-golden-buzzer-agt-season-18-episode-1-recap\/\"  >started off with a performance<\/a> of <strong>Journey&#8217;s<\/strong> &#8220;Open Arms.&#8221; <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/simon-cowell\/\"  ><strong>Simon Cowell<\/strong><\/a> then asked D&#8217;Corey to sing the song a capella. The 11-year-old totally nailed it, and Simon gave him a standing ovation! D&#8217;Corey told the judges that his dream is to be on Broadway and in movies. He&#8217;s well on his way after making a splash on <em>AGT<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>D&#8217;Corey is from Kentucky.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">D&#8217;Corey lives in Louisville, Kentucky. He&#8217;s still in elementary school at James H. Bates Elementary School. When he was a third grader, his <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CPCNMjorfFG\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  >performance of the national anthem<\/a> on the morning announcements went viral on social media.<\/p>\n<h2>D&#8217;Corey wrote a song about Breonna Taylor.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">D&#8217;Corey penned the tribute song &#8220;Breonna Taylor&#8221; in honor of the late Louisville native. <a  href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/6HbTVNL8BWEP6ivEHRoG78\"  rel=\"nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\"  >The song<\/a> was released in 2022. <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/who-is-breonna-taylor-black-woman-shot-by-police-4088386\/\"  >Breonna<\/a> was tragically shot by police in 2020 during a botched police raid. She was only 26 years old.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V9dc44dpn_Y?version=3&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<h2>D&#8217;Corey has performed across the country.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">After his viral morning announcements moment, D&#8217;Corey has been staying booked and busy. He performed the national anthem at the Tennessee Titans game in 2022 and has been a part of <strong>Dionne Warwick&#8217;s<\/strong> &#8220;HITS The Musical&#8221; tour.<\/p>\n<h2>D&#8217;Corey has been a featured vocalist in movies.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\">D&#8217;Corey started singing when he was about 3 years old. In just 11 years, D&#8217;Corey already has some movie credits to his name. He was a featured vocalist in<em> Sing 2<\/em> and <em>The Loud House Movie<\/em>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>D&#8217;Corey Johnson is back! 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