Darci Lynne Farmer

I like to watch 'America's Got Talent' every Tuesday just to scout out the competition so I can see what I'm up against.

AGT' was so much fun because I feel like the best part was meeting all of the contestants because everyone there was never mean, never competition - except for Preacher. But I'm kidding. He would just mess around and be like, 'I'm gonna beat you.' Everybody there was just really nice, and I got to be friends with mostly everyone there.

I do get recognized a lot in public. And that's just kind of weird to me.

We filmed part of it here at the Alex Theatre in Los Angeles, and then we filmed the other part of it in Oklahoma because that's where I live. It's called 'Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas.' We wanted to incorporate that I celebrate Christmas just like any other kid.

What has been so great out of all of the success is that I inspired so many people to take up ventriloquism, especially little kids.

During the week, I'm a normal kid, and then on the weekends, I go out and perform to thousands of people.

I usually hold a puppet and play with different voices until something happens and the right voice just hits me. Then, I'll pick a name that just seems to fit the character that naturally comes out.

I just really like performing for different crowds and seeing different places.

First, I am definitely going to give some money to my mission program at church, and then I have to get my mom a dishwasher.

We always go to downtown Oklahoma City to look at all the Christmas lights that have been put up... We go to the Christmas Eve service at church, and we always beg my parents to open a present - just one present - on Christmas Eve. We get them to cave.

Being on 'America's Got Talent' has really helped me expand my self-confidence on the stage and anywhere - I'm more comfortable, and it's just really helped, and I'm glad about that.

I had to keep up with my schoolwork so I could keep up my grades. That was tough to balance both being a superstar onstage but being a normal kid trying to get her math homework done.