Darci Lynne

Darci Lynne was a singing ventriloquist act from Season 12 of America's Got Talent. She was the winner of the competition, claiming the $1,000,000 prize and the headlining of a show in Las Vegas.

Background
Darci Lynne Farmer lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born on October 12, 2004. She is a ventriloquist. She first saw ventriloquism while at a church event, something clicked, and she decided she wanted to pursue ventriloquism. She asked her parents for a puppet to help her overcome her shyness, and on her tenth birthday, her parents surprised her with a puppet. Now, she would like to keep ventriloquism alive because it is not very common.

Darci has made several appearances on Little Big Shots UK.

Darci's parents are Clark and Misty Farmer. She has three brothers Nate, Dalton and Nick. Nick is the oldest and attends the University of Oklahoma. Dalton is in high school. Her youngest sibling is Nate. 

Audition
Darci Lynne's audition in Episode 1201 consisted of singing George Gershwin's "Summertime" in ventriloquism through her rabbit puppet, Petunia. Moved by her performance, Mel B pressed her Golden Buzzer to send Darci straight to the Quarterfinals.

Quarterfinals
Darci Lynne's Week 1 Quarterfinals performance in Episode 1211 consisted of singing The Jackson 5's "Who's Lovin' You" in ventriloquism through her puppet Oscar. Howie Mandel, Mel B, Heidi Klum, and Simon Cowell all gave her standing ovations. Darci received enough votes to advance to the Semifinals in Episode 1212 along with Angelica Hale.

Semifinals
Darci Lynne's Week 1 Semifinals performance in Episode 1217 consisted of singing Aretha Franklin's "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" in ventriloquism through her puppet Edna Doorknocker. Howie Mandel, Mel B, and Heidi Klum gave her standing ovations. Darci received enough votes to advance to the Finals in Episode 1218 instead of Mike Yung.

Finals
Darci Lynne's Finals performance in Episode 1221 consisted of singing The Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends" in ventriloquism through her puppets Oscar and Petunia. Howie Mandel, Mel B, Heidi Klum, and Simon Cowell all gave her standing ovations.

Finale
For the finale in Episode 1222, Darci sang "Anything You Can Do" from Annie Get Your Gun through her puppet Petunia with Terry Fator through his puppet Winston. Darci received enough votes to advance to the top 5 instead of Preacher Lawson. She was announced as the winner of Season 12 ahead of Angelica Hale, Light Balance, Mandy Harvey and Sara and Hero, winning $1 million and the headlining of a show in Las Vegas.

Trivia

 * Darci is the third ventriloquist to win the series, and the second in two years.
 * She, along with Grace VanderWaal, are the second-youngest winners of the show with Bianca Ryan being the youngest.
 * She is the third consecutive winning Golden Buzzer act.
 * She is the second singing ventriloquist to win, after Terry Fator in Season 2.
 * She is the third female to win following Grace VanderWaal and Bianca Ryan.
 * She is the first female ventriloquist to win.
 * Her Finals performance with over 12 million views has more views on the AGT YouTube channel than any other act's Finals performance.