She can’t stay an adorable little girl forever, she was born talented and now she’s spreading her wings. She is still a ventriloquist but she’s also a beautiful singer. Good luck to you beautiful Darci ❤

She wrote the song. She’s incredible…. Getting her name out there. Smart smart move! So she’s a ventriloquist, a singer, and a songwriter. Not many can have that on their résumé.

Good for her!!! She was so young when she won with ventriloquism, that was who she was then. She's grown up and is being who she is now. How many 19 year olds are the same person they were at 12? How many WANT to be the same person they were at 12? We grow up for a reason. Darcy was born with a gift and if we go back and watch her original audition for AGT she tells how shy she was and how the puppets brought her out of her shell.... she now has the confidence to go out and follow her heart and pursue her dreams! Congrats Darcy! Keep being YOU!!!

It was a genius business move! She just released her first single, and millions just heard it. SMART, girl!!! 👍🏼

It’s her choice. It’s her journey and she did the right thing. She follows her heart. God bless her. What a beautiful voice ❤❤❤

I’ve always wanted to hear her sing just her honestly, because to be able to do all that puppeteering and sing you have to be a really capable singer so this was great to hear tbh.

The judges should have been more supportive and commented on her stellar performance instead of saying, "You did that." She'll be a successful country singer who can also do ventriloquism. I hope she always follows her own path.

She’s using this show in such a smart way! Considering she’s already successful, she no longer has to rely on winning to “make it big.” Taking risks and promoting her new projects is so incredibly smart. For people who have never seen her before, they know her as an amazing musician to later find that she’s also an amazing ventriloquist. Having multiple talents is never a bad thing and though she’s being risky, she is doing a great job at promoting herself to be more than a ventriloquist.

I think Darci has just added to her arsenal of talents, she hasn’t taken anything away. I could see her putting on a show and showcasing it all. People who love puppets-covered, people who like comedy-covered, people who want to hear a singer-covered. Kudos to you Darci!!!

What a brave woman. She knew she won't get through with this act, but still continue to show the world her authentic self, happy, proud and confident!

I think it's cool that she's showing her strength and not just playing it safe.

let me just share this to you Darci ,me and my dad first watched you i remember when you first audition you were 12 yrs old with pattunia .. both me n my dad out tears of what beautiful voice you have + the effort u put truly blue my mind…. my dad said to me see this girl that is what you should do in life … put an extra mile in life to see what opportunities lies ahead.. he pass away last year and now today listening to your voice back again makes me in tears not only because reminds me of my late father but the fact that he was right you have made it … no matter what people say continue to grow Darcy .. trust me you are truly blessed and born to shine🌟 sincerely,lots of love to you from me in Malaysia❤ Antonio Bernard

You don't have to be too smart to understand she loves to sing and wanted to do it in the first place but was too shy and the puppets helped her. She is grown now, more confident, even more talented, and it's OKAY to see her putting the puppets aside to have her moment. Her voice is really beautiful and I hope we see more of her.

Darci, did you see that crowd at the end? Of course you did. Whether you win or not, that performance placed the nail in the coffin. You're the star of the night! Been waiting to see the full version after seeing you singing it in the car. Wow! Wow! Wow! This song rocks!

Love it, she's gained so much confidence over the years she doesn't need the puppet anymore, but I"m sure it will always be a part of her

That performance gave me chills. She’s a very good singer.

Good for Darcy. There is a much bigger audience for singers than there is for ventriloquism. Both in their own time and place are great.

She did so good, and one thing is that she is 19 and she isn’t little anymore, and also when she was doing ventriloquist she was also singing, but in a different voice, and now she is here singing in her own voice, and I love the song.

Glad she stepped outside the box and showed that she's more than just a ventriloquist. She'll have a career in country music. The judges were wrong about Linsey Sterling and now she's a successful violinist

Darci is a great singer and a great performer. It's still good to remember that the world is full of great singers, but there are only a few great ventriloquists in the world. Fortunately, there's nothing stopping Darci from being both.

Darci's vocal talent is simply too good to take a back seat to her talent as a ventriliquist. Best of luck.

She followed her heart, which is more important than win or lose. She did amazing!

I loved it. Good for Darci. What a great song. I LOVE YOU DARCI, YOU DID IT FOR YOU!!!!!!!! Darci you are a champion. You definitely made the right choice. You are amazing

Definitely a banger. I think she did the right thing staying true to herself.

I think she's proud of her decision and i'm proud of her such a great idea to release her first song infront of millions of people and showing the other side of ther talent, spreading her wings and being brave about following her heart!

Darci has it all great voice looks and I like the country side of her wish her all the best and keep singing girl!!!

She has always had a voice behind that puppet! Glad she broke out and sang her own song! ❤

I love Darci. She can do no wrong in my eyes. Bold and brave move. Killed it.

I loved her singing and her song. She performed amazingly and should be proud of herself, regardless of the outcome she is awesome!

Good for her to expand her skills and talents. She's got a great C&W voice and writes her own music. She's a very talented young woman.

I think she sounded phenomenal! I would pay to go to her concert, puppets or not!

She has a beautiful voice and that puppet was just there because she was shy but she is more confident now. Awesome job, Darci!

The shy young girl? No more! You rocked it Darci! Looked amazing on stage!😊

It's just awesome to know that this young lady can do both (sing/ventriloquist)! What a talent!!! Bravo!

Part time singer, part time ventriloquist...not a bad resume right there.

She did what keeps her up in all her tours. Not just puppets; but performing. Beautiful performance!

Darci is multi-talented ventriloquist with puppets, beautiful singer songwriter music artist, & has talents that we don’t know about! Darci do all you can that you want to do that is good in career & life! God Bless You! ❤️🙏❤️🎤👩🏼🥰😇😊👏

Artists always look for expanding and new directions. Darci has immense presence and abilities! And she is better than 99.9% of all others!

I feel like a lot of people were hoping that she would come back and do more ventriloquism, what she’s known for and how she won AGT in the first place. But she is a great singer.

Whether she goes on in the competition or not she just "came out" on one of the biggest stages in the world. IF this doesn't give her singing career a big boost, I don't know what will. She would be a great Vegas show doing both singing and ventriloquism. She's not a 1 trick pony.

It bothers me that the judges didn’t address her singing voice or her songwriting. Both were very good and they were just focused on the fact that she wasn’t doing a puppet. It would’ve been good to give her feedback on her actual performance! Oh well. More power to ya, Darci Lynne!

I love her shxx kicking boots. And I love that Darci is singing!!! Awesome! Nice charisma.

It was a perfect way to reinvent herself. She is an incredible artist and performer regardless of the outcome!

I actually like this new side of Darci she’s really showing her true self and not just doing ventriloquism she’s got many other talents good job Darci good luck😉🙏🏿🙏🏿❤️🙏🏿👍

I mean seriously think about it. Darci just dropped her music video for this song. She has already won AGT. She's gotten to maybe her peak in ventriloquism. If she didn't win this fantasy thing it really wouldn't matter much. On the other side, with the dropping of the music video this was a perfect choice to get eyes on that and to help her in her own career. She wants to sing. She has to branch out and make it as a singer and then with credibility as both a singer and a ventriloquist she can mix and match the talents as much as she wants.

Please stay young at heart and sweet Darci. Well done. I will listen to that one again.

Darci said, when she first came on agt that, she was too shy and needed the help of her puppets to display her talents(singing and ventriloquism) and now that she finally gets on that stage and sings with her mouth, the judges aren’t supportive and she doesn’t move on…..The results😢are rigged. That original was absolutely amazing.

She's brilliant, that's why!!! Awesome talent!

She has really blossomed as a performer!!! 😍😍😍😍

darci really is out of this world talented. she’s just top draw in every sense. with ventriloquism, with singing in general… it’s insane to see!

Wow! Im blown away. She is really a talented singer and songwriter 🎉

I feel a little bad for Ms. Darci Lynn. She tried something very brave, an original song. It was her first attempt at performing an original song on such a big stage for a national audience. And she happened to do it on the same night as Chapel Hart did their original. Chapel Hart is AMAZING and they have a lot of experience over Ms. Lynn. Their song is world-class and radio-worthy. But, they've got a few more years of experience on Darci. It was SO brave of her to go out there and try to break out as an original artist. The timing was really bad. Chapel Hart unfortunately went on after her and showed such a stark difference on a different level. Don't give up, Ms. Darci. You're still very young. The world is impressed, regardless. Hang in there. ❤

Darci, you did a wonderful🎉🎉 performance as a solo singer, and you are such a gorgeous young lady ❤️❤️. As usual, the audience reacted with a standing ovation, which proves they still love you , and accept the risks you have taken. You're not only a unique ventriloquist, you are also an amazing singer. Love 💕💕 and kisses 🥰🥰 for you, from José, from France 🇲🇫

She was just amazing. Her journey is just so incredible and inspiring.

Being a performer is not just only bringing your talent to the next level. It’s also involving taking risks and stepping out of the comfort zone. So I’m glad that Darci chose to take the risk and showcase her raw singing voice, proving that there is a hidden talent behind her puppets.

Well done, Darci!!!! You are a young woman of many talents and remember, there is no such thing as bad publicity!! The overwhelming sales of this single will be amazing!!!

Gave me chills. Can’t deny talent when you see it

LOVE IT!!! Awesome Talent Darci Lynne.

Mel at the end has a point. She was brought back because of her ventriloquism. As a singer, she’s fine. Is it good enough to win? No, but I don’t think she cares. Some people want to grow and don’t want to be known for just one thing, and I respect her for that.

Totally with Darci. She has a sonic signature--all parts add up to this one unique individual we have been following for 7 odd years! I hope she become bigger than Taylor Swift!

I've been following Darci since she impressed me many moons ago with her puppets, what a beautiful young lady she's turned out to be, I loved the song, I love her energy and can't wait to see what's in the future ❤

With or without puppets she is a phenomenal singer!!! Remember it was HER that was doing all the singing with those puppets and she displayed her versatility at singing with those puppets from Italian opera to Etta James and everything in between!! Well Done Darci!!

I think she makes a great country singer.

We can all agree that her decision is what she felt best and that we like that she has that power. But I DO agree with the judges, there are thousands of singers and here, she’s just one of them. Like Mel B said, it is a competition, and everyone locked their eyes because she was carrying a doll. Now that she doesn’t, it’s ”yet another singer”

I think being brave to jump out of the comfort zone is also a talent, not many people would take a risk and being suceed!!! Proud of her. ❤❤❤

O. M. G I literally didn't find a difference between the live vocals and her recording 😍😍😭✨✨ She really is amazing... ❤❤ Now that the judges commented on ditching ventriloquism, if she goes into finals , she should bring her puppets and not sing this time but literally make an entire stand up comedy out of it 😂😂

Congratulations Darci! Beautiful voice!

she looks amazing with that outfit. i really love her voice

Talent is when you can get out of the box people have put you in and still shine. Great job, Darci!

I really see both sides- if she wants to be a singer and write songs and not just be a ventriloquist then she made the right move. She was able to show her new single to millions of people and she’s definitely talented and the crowd still loved her. But I do agree with Mel B, I wonder if fans would have brought her back on if they knew she wasn’t going to continue with the act that won her the show in the first place. There’s a lot of singers that have gone on that show, but only a handful of successful ventriloquists. Good for her for making the decision to use this show as an opportunity to rebrand though.

I agree with the judges in that she came on stage under the umbrella of being a ventriloquist. Her singing is great but step out under the reality you are going to sing.

Love how she's showing them that she's not only a ventriloquist or a musician but also a great singer. Love all your performances and you my dear have a great career ahead of you. Keep on striving for higher heights and may God continue to richly bless you to archive all your future endeavours. Blessings. ❤❤❤

Seriously! She took her greatest decision

Looking forward to much more from Darci Lynne! Darci you are so talented and I have watched your excellence for quite some time now. You are awesome!

*Look, this girl can sing better than most people with her mouth closed, as Hedi has said in the past, now see her sing with her mouth open, and she's amazing!*

She doesn't want to do the puppet routine anymore,she wants people to recognize her for her singing and not for the puppets

I have to agree with what Mel B is saying. She should’ve come back to a normal season singing, this particular season was to bring back acts that the audience fell in love with. Obviously, I also understand her point of view, she wants to show she has more things to offer, it’s very understandable.

She is always improving and this is another improvement in her stage performance. She showed she can create new material and stand up to a large Audience showing confidence. Good performance.

Honestly she's already won a season before so why should she need to follow what she's always been doing? She's trying something new and I think she's just seeing this as an opportunity to exit her comfort zone. She's not here to win she's just here to have fun.

I think it's great! She is just as important as all her other chatacters. And it's a great song, and it was very entertaining

Thats what AGT about to stand in that stage and to follow your self, to get out in your comfort zone and to take a risk to become succesfull Artist Congrats Darci and thank you to remind all of us to follow our self ❤

Darci Lynne has performed live on AGT 15 times which make Darci one of the most popular personalities to have perform on AGT either as a contestant or guest. and I believe Darci Lynne hold the record for the most return engagement by any guest star on AGT 1) Audition with Petunia sings - Summertime 2) Quarterfinal with Oscar sings - Who Loving You 3) Semifinal with Edna Doorknocker sings - You Make Me Feel Like a Nature Women 4) Finale with Petunia and Oscar sings - With a Little Help From My Friends 5) Finale encore with Petunia, Terry Fator and Winston sings - Anything You Can Do 6) as a guest on season 13 with Petunia sings - Show Off 7) as a contestant on AGT The Champion week 2 with Oscar sings - Nutbush City Limits and Proud Mary 8) Finale with Petunia sings Italian Opera - O Mio Babbino Caro 9) Finale encore with Edna Doorknocker and Rowlf sings - Can't Smile Without You 10) as a guest on season 14 AGT with Petunia sings ~ It's a Man World 11) as a guest on season 15 with Ivan sings - Baby 12) as a guest on season 16 with Oscar sings - Let The Good Times Roll 13) as a guest on season 17 with Petunia, Terry Fator, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, Celia Muñoz, sings - Somewhere Over the Rainbow 14) as a contestant on AGT Fantasy League with Petunia sing - I've Got the Music in Me! 15) as a contestant on AGT Fantasy League Semi Finals sing - Push Our Luck

Darci Lynn is all grown up and is very very talented!!! I think her singing alone is great, sounds like Carrie Underwood but also sounds fantastic whennshe uses her puppets and does duo shows as well!! 🎉❤

I've got one thing to tell you darling, YOU'VE GOT BALLS! Proud of you Darcy! You're a fantastic singer, and you could do amazing as a singer (great song). Keep doing whatever you want, it's your life.

Feels weird seeing her do this! But it's a different Darci Lynn I like it

She's a fabulous singer. No doubt stems from her ability to USE her voice in Ventriloquism. But judges are right. Stepping out of the comfort zone and expanding one's own repertoire is a good choice. The judges were supportive adequately. Darci doesn't need their approval as much as how she feels she needs to grow.

She blew their socks off! You go girl❤❤❤

BEITYFULL AND THE MOTHER AND FATHER PROUD AD CAN BE THEY SHOULD BE.❤❤

Simon just realised Darci just released her first song on his show without his permission. Mel b is just jelous

Mel B had a great point at the very end. Its not why she was brought back. But she put herself out there as something else. Shes already known, so she's marketable and she CAN actually sing. Shes not gonna win this but guaranteed shes gonna get a deal due to it. Smart.

I love Simon. But that face 😂 he needs to get over it. Let Darcy grow

She isn't 12 anymore, folks. The puppet was awesome, but it was something she needed at that time. She's a 20 year old now and has different desires. I totally respect that and her voice is amazing. It can take her wherever she wants to go.

She took a risk and in my opinion it paid off completely. I love the song and I love her but most of all singing was the right choice and I can't wait to hear every song she releases.❤❤❤

I love what she's doing - growing, expanding, really comming to her own.

mad respect to her for doing what SHE wanted not just what’s going to get her the most votes

Usually almost 100% of the time, your personal decisions is what makes you successful. She has some good parents, teaching independence will get your child far! Darci is so darn cute, I'm praying and wishing her THE BEST. ♥️🙏

I'm glad she did this. She has a great voice! You can tell Simon doesn't like it.

Way to go Darci ! Stepping up and stepping out. You be you... your talent is endless. 😎👍

Hey Simon, let’s make a fantasy league show where champions come back and showcase their other talents which they are not know for. I’m sure that would just be so amazing…

I didn't know she was back on AGT. She doesn't need it. She's so talented. ♥️ Love her new song