Darci Lynne
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Darci Lynne Farmer (born October 12, 2004) is an American ventriloquist and singer. She has been credited with the revival of ventriloquism, earning praise and numerous accolades for her work. Born in Oklahoma, Farmer developed an interest in singing from a young age, but was held back by her shyness before audiences. Inspired by performances by ventriloquists including Terry Fator, she began to practice ventriloquism, performing in a local talent contest with her first puppet in 2014. Following her success in the competition, Farmer received coaching and assistance from other performers, allowing her to win additional contests over the next two years. Farmer came to national attention when she appeared on Little Big Shots in 2016, but gained greater recognition and acclaim when she won the twelfth season of America's Got Talent the following year. Since then, she has made numerous appearances on other television shows and has held several tours with her puppet characters, with Petunia Rabbit being her main character.
Infobox
Born
Darci Lynne Farmer (2004-10-12) October 12, 2004 (age 21)Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Occupations
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Years active
2016–present
Television
mw- Little Big ShotsAmerica's Got Talent
Website
www.darcilynne.com
Tables
· Filmography › Film
2022
A Cowgirl's Song
Role(s)
Brooke Mays
Notes
Streaming film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2022 | A Cowgirl's Song | Brooke Mays | Streaming film |
| 2024 | Reagan | Drowning Girl |
· Filmography › Television
2017
A Very Pentatonix Christmas
Role(s)
TV special; performer (puppet: Petunia)
2018
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Performer (puppet: Petunia); episode: "You're in the Ballpark"
Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas
Role(s)
TV special; host and performer (puppets: Petunia, Oscar, Edna Doorknocker, Katie)
2019
Role(s)
Performer (puppets: Petunia, Oscar, Edna Doorknocker); 3 episodes
Camp Nick
Role(s)
Episode: "Say Goodbye to Annie LeBlanc & Jayden Bartels!"
2019–2020
Role(s)
All That
Notes
Performer (puppets: Petunia, Oscar); 2 episodes
Winner Cake All
Role(s)
Performer (puppet: Petunia); episode: "Darci Lynne's Birthday"
2020
Role(s)
Voice role and performer (puppet: Petunia); episode: "Too Many Dummies"
Role(s)
Performer (puppets: Petunia, Cook Daddy); episode: "Ryan's Chatterin' Playdate"
2020–2021
Role(s)
Nickelodeon's Unfiltered
Notes
Panelist
2024
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016, 2018 | Little Big Shots | Herself | Performer (puppets: Katie, Oscar); episodes: "A One, Two Punch", "Ventriloquist, Little Miss Sunshine" |
| 2017–present | America's Got Talent | Contestant (season 12) Musical guest or performer (seasons 13–17) (puppets: Petunia, Oscar, Edna Doorknocker, Ivan) Episode: "AGT 20th Birthday Party" (w/ Petunia) | |
| 2017 | A Very Pentatonix Christmas | TV special; performer (puppet: Petunia) | |
| 2018 | Fancy Nancy | Daisy | Voice role; episode: "Nancy and the Nice List" |
| 2018 | Kids Baking Championship | Herself | Performer (puppet: Petunia); episode: "You're in the Ballpark" |
| 2018 | Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas | TV special; host and performer (puppets: Petunia, Oscar, Edna Doorknocker, Katie) | |
| 2019 | America's Got Talent: The Champions | Performer (puppets: Petunia, Oscar, Edna Doorknocker); 3 episodes | |
| 2019 | Camp Nick | Episode: "Say Goodbye to Annie LeBlanc & Jayden Bartels!" | |
| 2019–2020 | All That | Performer (puppets: Petunia, Oscar); 2 episodes | |
| 2019 | Winner Cake All | Performer (puppet: Petunia); episode: "Darci Lynne's Birthday" | |
| 2020 | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Voice role and performer (puppet: Petunia); episode: "Too Many Dummies" | |
| 2020 | Ryan's Mystery Playdate | Performer (puppets: Petunia, Cook Daddy); episode: "Ryan's Chatterin' Playdate" | |
| 2020–2021 | Nickelodeon's Unfiltered | Panelist | |
| 2021 | Side Hustle | The Wombat | Episode: "Make-a-Mutt" |
| 2024 | America's Got Talent: Fantasy League | Herself | Performer (puppet: Petunia); 2 episodes |
· External links
| Preceded byGrace VanderWaal | America's Got Talent winner Season 12 (Summer 2017) | Succeeded byShin Lim |
References
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- The Recorderhttps://www.recordernews.com/news/local-news/103651
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- The Oklahomanhttps://oklahoman.com/article/5604808
- One Night With the Starshttp://www.playbill.com/article/constantine-maroulis-fran-drescher-and-darci-lynne-added-to-one-night-with-the-stars
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- "This girl's got TALENT! So proud to have @ItsDarciLynne make her #OpryDebut tonight along with Katie! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #Opry"https://x.com/opry/status/972301159271723009
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- Tulsa Worldhttps://www.tulsaworld.com/darci-lynne-farmer-returning-to-series-where-she-made-national/article_3762abe4-5851-5cbe-8cdf-98fa8f537bcd.html
- "Katie and I had SO much fun performing on @PicklerandBen!!! Thank you for having us and thank you to everyone who tuned in 💜"https://x.com/ItsDarciLynne/status/997174596762718208
- St. Paul Pioneer Presshttps://www.twincities.com/2018/07/15/bill-clinton-makes-guest-appearance-at-starkey-gala-in-st-paul/
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- The Oklahomanhttps://oklahoman.com/article/5612206/darci-lynne-farmer-to-appear-on-new-americas-got-talent-the-champions
- The Oklahomanhttps://oklahoman.com/article/5616238/video-darci-lynne-farmer-performs-christmas-classic-on-steve-harveys-new-show-details-revealed-of-her-holiday-tv-special
- USA Todayhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/11/29/rockefeller-center-tree-lighting-diana-ross-and-things-you-missed/2145057002/
- "December 4, 2018 | Opry at the Ryman"https://www.opry.com/calendar/opry-ryman-tue-4-dec
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- "I'm SOO excited to announce that I'm going to be guest starring as Nancy's new friend, Daisy, in BRAND NEW holiday episode of #FancyNancy. It airs tomorrow, Friday, December 14 at 7pm on #DisneyJunior and #DisneyNOW! 🌼❤️🎄"https://x.com/ItsDarciLynne/status/1073374876730241025
- BroadwayWorldhttps://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/AMERICAS-GOT-TALENT-Winner-Darci-Lynne-Farmer-Celebrates-the-Holidays-with-TV-Special-20181126
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- America's Got Talent [@AGT]https://x.com/AGT/status/1294337071855747073
- Headline Planethttps://headlineplanet.com/home/2021/06/05/darci-lynne-scheduled-for-appearance-on-june-15-ellen-degeneres-show/
- "IT'S HAPPENING!! 🎉 My new tour My Lips Are Sealed (Except When They're Not) is coming to a city near you! Pre-sale launches tomorrow at 10am local time and on-sale drops this Friday at 10am local time! Can't wait to get back on the road and see everybody"https://x.com/ItsDarciLynne/status/1400104411385323521
- Zeibizhttps://www.zeibiz.com/2021/08/darci-lynne-performs-let-the-good-times-roll-americas-got-talent/
- The Oklahomanhttps://www.oklahoman.com/story/entertainment/2022/04/22/darci-lynne-farmer-imaginaries-featured-in-cowgirls-song-maggie-mcclure/7296409001/
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