The top two acts for 2017 America’s Got Talent are now bonded for life after going through this experience together.
Even after Darci Lynne was crowned the winner, Angelica was the first one to give her the biggest hug to congratulate her.
“I’m so overcome with joy that she was with me in the top two,” Darci Lynne told ET.
She adds, “It was really, really hard for her to not get a happy ending and win, but she’s so happy for me, and it makes me feel good that she’s supporting me.”
We can’t wait to see what’s in store for both Darci Lynne and Angelica next!
Darci Lynne Farmer poses with her puppets Oscar and Petunia on the press line after performing during the America’s Got Talent finals on Tuesday night (September 19).
The 12-year-old ventriloquist joined singer Angelica Hale there afterwards, letting out a thankful breath that she made it through.
“I breathe, and I also pray – I pray that things will go well, and I’ll just do my best and go out there and be myself,” she recently told The Wrap about calming her nerves just before going on stage.
Darci Lynne adds, “”I just tell myself that I’m just going out there to have fun and just to show people my talent, and I don’t need to be nervous.”
And even though she, or Angelica, could very well win the entire competition, Darci Lynne says the results are still the toughest part.
“You just become such good friends with everyone, it’s hard to see them leave,” she adds. “We’re just all so supportive of each other, and we’ve just become super close, and we’re kind of like family.”
The now 10-year-old powerhouse singer shared a sweet thank you to all her fans on Instagram recently, just hours ahead of the show.
“I could not have made it this far without you all!” she wrote. “Since I started @agt, my performances have been viewed over 250 Million times, I am now double-digits having celebrated my 10th birthday, & I helped welcome into this World my baby sister!”
Angelica adds, “This journey is about life change & it is clear that my life has changed forever in so many ways. Thank you for being a part of all this & for helping make my dreams become reality!”
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Angelica Hale is only nine, but she has one of the biggest country stars as a fan.
Cole Swindell met Angelica last year at the 2016 Miss America pageant and has been gushing over her ever since.
The two met back up again at a recent show of his and Angelica even took a cool tour of his tour bus.
“Maybe I’ll have my own tour bus one day. It’ll say ‘Angelica Hale’ at the top, in lights,” she says in a cute video Cole shared on Twitter.
“You have loads of talent,” Cole told her. “So here’s to you getting your own tour bus someday. You’re a phenomenal singer, and a great person, and I wish you the best.”
Loved seeing you again @coleswindell! I'm little, but I really hope to be doing what you're doing one day. Thx for cheering 4me on @AGT!???????????????? pic.twitter.com/2TTOloEKxB
The 10-year-old singer belted out the song “Without You” during her semi-finals performance on Tuesday (September 12) and we NEED to see her in the finals.
“You deserve to be there next week, you really do.” judge Howie Mandel said while praising the performance. “Another wow moment, for years, and that range, and the control you have with that voice. You made tonight tougher than it could ever be. What a great closing to our show.”
Angelica Hale: 10-Year-Old Singer Blows The Audience Away
Speaking with USA Today recently, Darci Lynne opened up about how she never thought she’d get a Golden Buzzer during her first audition.
“Well I knew that the judges gave out golden buzzers, but I really didn’t even� I thought about it and I was like that would just be the most awesomest thing ever, but we just went with our expectations really low,” she says. “Like we really wanted the judges to say nice things and just to get four yeses� but even better.”
And with her second performance done, the judges are still loving her.
“Everyone’s going to be talking about the end act, Darci, who is already on her way to being a star,” judge Simon Cowellshared afterwards. “You can feel it in the room.”
