Eli Mattson (born November 4, 1981) is an American pianist and singer. He was the runner-up on the third season of America’s Got Talent. The difference was less than 1/2 of 1 percent. He beat out over 200,000 contestants. Many people were amazed sa pamamagitan ng him when he performed at the audition sa pamamagitan ng pag-awit Marc Cohn’s 1991 hit, “Walking in Memphis”.

Mattson was born in Duluth, Minnesota. He has been playing piano since he was five years old and has been performing, including his own compositions, since the age of fourteen. When Eli was only 19, he was awarded a prestigious grant from the Peninsula...