Neal Boyd to appear on 'America's Got Talent' tonight

Sikeston, Mo., native Neal E. Boyd will perform as one of the top five finalists tonight on NBC's "America's Got Talent."

The show is the last before the Oct. 1 show in which the winner will be announced, and tonight's performance may be Boyd's final performance on the show.

Boyd, an opera tenor, first performed on the first episode of &quot;America's Got Talent&quot; in June when he sang the Puccini aria &quot;Nessun Dorma.&quot; Boyd made his way to the finals based on audience voting. Voting by phone and Internet begins at 8:55 p.m. tonight. To vote by Internet go to <a target="_self" href="http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/vote/register.shtml">www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent. To vote by phone look for each contestants specific phone number during the show.

For more information on Boyd, go to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.semissourian.com/section/nealboyd">semissourian.com/boyd.