Tyler is a 16 year old violinist from Raleigh NC that has been playing the violin for 8+ years. Tyler is a Leukemia Survivor (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia), he was diagnosed when he was 4 1/2 years old and his little brother Adam was only 3 months old. Tyler almost died. Tyler endured hospital stays, spinal taps, needle sticks to withdraw blood, surgeries and 3 long years of chemotherapy and now by the grace of God is 8+ years in remission. Tyler was bullied in school when his hair came out due to the medications that he had to take to survive. It was a very difficult time for Tyler, but he kept his head high and remained positive. Tyler could not play sports like like basketball, football or soccer as the other kids his age due to there was "Chemo Port" surgically implanted into his chest for a quicker method to reach his veins to receive his chemotherapy.
Tyler's elementary school offered violin lessons. Tyler wanted to join the class, just to have something to do, to keep his mind off what he was going through. Tyler advanced out of the basic violin class at his school and was in need of an advanced teacher/professional violinist to continue his advancement. Tyler began to teach himself more advanced techniques by watching YouTube videos. Tyler began to learn Gospel and Pop songs. Tyler competed in his school's talent show, won the 1st Place trophy and the People's Choice trophy. Tyler and his little brother Adam have been raised by their single mother Kisua ever since Tyler was diagnosed with Leukemia. Tyler's Mom did not have extra money for a violin teacher, so Tyler decided to street perform to save money and help out his family. During this process, Tyler was watching the t.v. show "America's Got Talent" 2018 and saw the violinist Brian King Joseph that inspired him. Tyler saved up the money for his Mom and little brother Adam to travel to Charlotte NC to audition for the show. Tyler auditioned, got the OK from the producers to travel to Hollywood to audition in front of the celebrity judges. Tyler received the "Golden Buzzer" from Simon Cowell that advanced him to the Live Rounds. Tyler finished as a Top 10 Finalist. Tyler then appeared and performed on the Ellen Show. Tyler performed 6 shows in Las Vegas with the winner of AGT 2019, Kodi Lee for "AGT Live On Stage". Tyler then traveled back to California to compete on America's Got Talent: The Champions Season 2 where he placed 3rd in the world while competing with other competitors that came from all across the world and some had even won "Got Talent" shows in the past. Tyler loves to inspire others and spread joy with his gift!
Tyler's music genres include: Pop, Gospel, Country, Classical, Folk, Memorial, Patriotic, Soft Rock, Line Dance, Nigerian, Hip Hop, R&B, Soul, Bollywood and Spanish.
Some Performances:
Auditioned for and was accepted into to Philharmonic Association / Triangle Youth Symphony 1st Chair Position / Concert Master Raleigh NC (Sept. 12, 2022), Auditioned for High School Chamber Orchestra and was accepted as 1st Chair Position / Concert Master Enloe High School Raleigh NC (Sept 2022), Simon Cowell’s Top 10 Most Favorite “Golden Buzzer '' Contestant in America’s Got Talent History (July 5, 2022), America’s Got Talent Top 10 Most Viral Contestant in AGT 15 Year History (Aug. 4, 2020). Season 2 America's Got Talent: The Champions Edition contestant 2020 (3rd Place Finalist). America's Got Talent 2019 Contestant Season 14 Top 10 Finalist. Performed 6 shows in Las Vegas with "America's Got Talent Live Shows On Stage'' (2019 with V. Unbeatables Dance Crew, Comedian Ryan Niemiller, D.Y.C. & Singer Kodi Lee), Appearance and performance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show for his birthday (Sept. 25 2019), performed for Ms. Iyanla Vanzant (2019 Raleigh NC), performed for the legendary Gospel Singer Mrs. Shirley Caesar (Dec. 22, 2019), performed 6 shows in Vegas with "America's Got Talent Live Shows On Stage"(2019), performed at the PNC Arena Raleigh NC for the Carolina Hurricanes Hockey Game (2018), Durham NC Bulls Baseball (July 4th, 2019), Corporate Event for Red Hat Annex (2019), Corporate Event for Medidata NEXT in NY (2019), First Night Raleigh (2018), Brewgaloo Festival Raleigh NC (2019), American Tobacco Campus Tower Lighting Durham NC (2019), North Hills Music Festival (2019), Performed with artist Blanco Brown well known for his song "The Git Up" (Charlotte NC, Jan. 2020), PNC Arena NC State Wolfpack vs UNC Tar Heels Halftime Basketball game (Raleigh NC, Jan. 2020), Friday Center-Chapel Hill NC UNC Lineberger Donor Dinner/Speech & Performance (Feb. 2020), Cameron Indoor Stadium (Durham NC) Duke vs UNC Carolina Men's Basketball "Senior Night" Halftime show, Virtual Concerts due to the Corona Virus (COVID19) March 2020, Band Together Nonprofit for "A Call For Change" Anti-Racism Fundraiser recorded at the Lincoln Theater in Raleigh NC (Aug. 12th, 2020), CureFest for Childhood Cancer Fundraiser (Sept. 2020), 1 Of Us Non-Profit Fundraiser ($278,000+) for Women's cancers Durham NC (Nov. 2020), Klick Health Town Hall Ontario/NYC based (Nov. 2020), Wake Forest NC Renissance Centre (Nov. 2020), Downtown Raleigh NC Tree Lighting 2020 with Downtown Raleigh Alliance (Nov. 2020), etc..
Contact Info.
Mailing Address.
Tyler Butler-Figueroa
P. O. Box #46411
Raleigh, NC 27620
Email: TylerButlerFigueroa@gmail.com
Website: www.TylerBFmusic.com
Booking Information: https://forms.gle/wRzks2Wi6euTCnYn9
Social Media:
Facebook: @TylerButlerFigueroaViolinist
(https://www.facebook.com/TylerButlerFigueroaViolinist/)
YouTube: @Tyler Butler-Figueroa, Violinist (https://www.youtube.com/TylerButlerFigueroaViolinist)
Instagram: @tylerbutlerfigueroaviolinist
(https://www.instagram.com/tylerbutlerfigueroaviolinist/)
Twitter: @TButlerFigueroa
(https://twitter.com/TButlerFigueroa)
Disclaimer: "I own the rights to my original single "NO SLEEP", but I don't own the rights to any of the other music currently on my page/site, fair use".
For Donations/Sponsorship send to:
Cash app: https://cash.me/$TylerViolinistAGT
Venmo app: https://venmo.com/TylerButlerFigueroaViolinist
Paypal: https://paypal.me/TylerButlerFigueroa
Zelle Pay: Phone # 910-736-5382 or TylerButlerFigueroa@gmail.com
Square: https://squareup.com (Tyler Butler-Figueroa Violinist)
Gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/tylerbfviolinistleukemia
Thanks in advance, Tyler Butler-Figueroa, Violinist, Mom Kisua and little brother Adam
