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Darci Lynne Farmer, the ventriloquist prodigy who won hearts and the championship title on America’s Got Talent at just 12 years old,

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Farmer’s 19 now, and in her return she wanted to make a couple of things clear: She’s not the little girl she was when she first competed on the show, and she’s more than a ventriloquist.

Darci Lynne Farmer and her rabbit puppet, Petunia, appear on “AGT: Fantasy League.” Trae Patton, NBC

Lottie Elizabeth Johnson covers entertainment for the Deseret News, with a particular focus on reality competition shows, music and “Jeopardy!”

It’s been seven years since Darci Lynne Farmer made her “America’s Got Talent” debut singing George Gershwin’s “Summertime” — with the help of her sassy rabbit puppet named Petunia.

That audition racked up 67 million views on YouTube, and solidified the ventriloquist as the “AGT” contestant to beat that season. Farmer ended up winning the competition at the age of 12 — the youngest winner in the show’s history.

Farmer’s 19 now, and in her return to the “AGT” franchise, competing on the spinoff “Fantasy League,” she wanted to make a couple of things clear: She’s not the little girl she was when she first competed on the show, and she’s more than a ventriloquist.

“I think people have frozen me at 12,” Farmer recently told The Oklahoman. “So, I’m trying to kind of break out of that.”

It’s an effort that got mixed results from the judges on “AGT: Fantasy League.” Although Farmer got enough audience votes to secure the last remaining spot in the semifinals, her time in the competition ended following her semifinal appearance Monday night — a surprising performance that saw her completely abandon her puppet Petunia.

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