answers: Darci Lynne Farmer
context: Darci Lynne Farmer Darci Lynne Farmer (born October 12, 2004) is an American ventriloquist. She was the winner of season twelve of the NBC competition show "America's Got Talent". Farmer became both the third female and third child to win "America's Got Talent", following Bianca Ryan in season one and Grace VanderWaal in season eleven. She was also the third ventriloquist to win, following Terry Fator in season two and Paul Zerdin in season ten. Darci Lynne Farmer lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born on October 12, 2004. Growing up, Farmer loved to sing, but she was shy </s> mentalists The Clairvoyants were runners-up, and magician Jon Dorenbos placed third. On August 2, 2016, it was announced that host Nick Cannon and all four judges would be returning for season 12. Later that year, on October 4, Simon Cowell signed a contract to remain as a judge through to 2019 (Season 14). On February 13, 2017, Cannon announced he would not return as host for the twelfth season, citing creative differences between him and executives at NBC. The resignation came in the wake of news that the network considered firing Cannon after he made disparaging remarks about NBC in </s> Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando, and Portland (Oregon). Non-televised producers' auditions were also held in Atlanta and Philadelphia. For the first time, online auditions were also held via YouTube. David Hasselhoff left to host a new television show and was replaced by comedian and game show host Howie Mandel. This made Piers Morgan the only original judge left in the show. The show premiered Tuesday, June 1, 2010, at 8 pm ET. Afterward, "Talent" resumed the same time slot as the previous season. On September 15, singer Michael Grimm was named the winner. He won a $1 million
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