Adrian Stoica | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Dog trainer |
| Known for | America's Got Talent winner |
Adrian Stoica is an Italian dog trainer, best known for winning season 18 of America's Got Talent along with his dog, Hurricane in 2023.[1]
Background
Adrian Stoica
Adrian Stoica from Turin, Italy is a professional dog trainer. Adrian has been a dog trainer for several years and has been a six-time disc dog world champion. He has gained fame for his proficiency in training dogs. Adrian has participated in multiple national and international competitions with his dogs. Prior to auditioning for America's Got Talent, Stoica and Hurricane participated in Italia's Got Talent in 2017, and Românii au talent in 2018 and 2022.
Hurricane
Hurricane was born in 2014 in Romania. Hurricane is a female Border Collie who was abandoned as a puppy, but after getting abandoned, Adrian rescued her.[2]
America's Got Talent
In 2023, Stoica and Hurricane entered the eighteenth season of America's Got Talent. They made it to the final where they won US $1,000,000 and a show in Las Vegas. At the final on 27 September, they beat out runner-up Anna DeGuzman and became the second dog act, after Olate Dogs, to win the show.
After America's Got Talent
Following their win, Stoica and Hurricane were one of 40 acts that previously appeared on a Got Talent show globally, to be nominated for the spin-off series, America's Got Talent: Fantasy League, set to begin on 1 January 2024.[3]
References
- ↑ "'America's Got Talent' crowns dog as winner for first time in over a decade". TODAY.com. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
- ↑ "ADRIAN STOICA AND HURRICANE: America's Got Talent contestant - NBC.com". NBC. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
- ↑ "Here Are the 40 Acts Returning to Compete in the AGT: Fantasy League Spinoff". NBC Insider Official Site. 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2023-11-21.