Darci Lynne is the winner of Season 12 of America’s Got Talent. Surprisingly, it came down to her and Angelica Hale. Previously, Light Balance, Mandy Harvey and Sara and Hero were eliminated in that order. This left two of the younger contestants to be the two remaining for the end.
Lynne was inspired by a ventriloquist at a pageant and decided to give it a try. She has since won multiple state and national talent contests for ventriloquism and has appeared on TV around the world. Due to her success as a ventriloquist, she gave up being a gymnast to pursue her love for performing.
Hale is a young singer from Atlanta. At just two years old, Hale started singing along to songs on the radio, and began taking professional vocal lessons at the age of five. When she was four years old, Hale developed a severe bacterial pneumonia that nearly took her life, causing her to go septic and have multiple organ failures, including kidney failure and permanent scarring in her right lung.
What did you think of the winner of this season’s America’s Got Talent? Did America get it right when it came to this year’s winner? Who should have won? Let us know in the comments section.
America’s Got Talent Social Media Reactions
Soooooo proud of you @ItsDarciLynne 😍 #AGT #AGTFinale
— Kelsey Goodwin (@kelseyg2010) September 21, 2017
Seriously AGT WHY didn’t Angelica win!?!??!?#AGTFinale
— Brendetta Smith (@dettasmith7) September 21, 2017
An 11 year old is about to become a millionaire and I can barely afford a pack of Ramen ♀️ #AGTFinale
— kate (@kayytnicole) September 21, 2017
#AGTFinale Need to have a separate show…AGT-Child Edition. This is so unfair to the other contestants. Please let it be Darcy at least.
— Donna Mentrasti (@dtbm51) September 21, 2017
DARCI YESSSSS I’M SO HAPPY. THATS MY GIRL. @ItsDarciLynne @AGT #AGTFinale
— Mellie (@Troxkeegs) September 21, 2017
Yessss! I knew you got this Darci! #AGTFinale. Congratulations young lady. Stay true to yourself.
— MelB. (@mamelquezada) September 21, 2017
“America’s Got Talent” Season 12 continued its stellar ratings run on Tuesday, with the penultimate episode of the season hitting multiple highs. According to Nielsen overnight data, “AGT” averaged a 2.9 rating in adults 18-49 and 14.3 million viewers for NBC. That is the show’s best rating in the key demo in over three years, since the June 2, 2014 episode (2.9). Tuesday’s episode was also the most-watched Tuesday installment of the show in six years, since July 5, 2011 (15.8 million). To top it all off, Tuesday’s episode was up by over 20% in both measures compared to last week.
On the heels of the most viewed season in five years, the 12th season of “America’s Got Talent” is back with creator and judge Simon Cowell, Mel B, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel. Supermodel, entrepreneur and CEO, Tyra Banks, joins the team as host and the series returns to Los Angeles this summer with live shows from the famed Dolby Theatre.
With the search open to acts of all ages and talents, “America’s Got Talent” has brought the variety format back to the forefront of American culture by showcasing unique performers from across the country. The series is a true celebration of creativity and talent, featuring a colorful array of singers, dancers, comedians, contortionists, impressionists, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists and hopeful stars, all vying to win America’s hearts and the $1 million prize.
The “Got Talent” format, created by Simon Cowell and co-owned by Syco Entertainment and FremantleMedia globally, holds the Guinness World Record as the most successful reality TV format of all time, airing in 186 countries and having been commissioned in 68 territories worldwide. Around the world more than 500 million people watch “Got Talent” every year. “Britain’s Got Talent” has remained the U.K.’s #1 entertainment show since it first launched in 2007 and discovered global singing sensational Susan Boyle, who has sold 23 million records to date.
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