paragraph_text: Australia's Got Talent is an Australian reality television show, based on the original UK series, claiming to find new talent. The fifth season premiered on the Seven Network on 3 May 2011 and ended on 2 August 2011, where singer Jack Vidgen was crowned the winner of Australia's Got Talent, while illusionist Cosentino became runner - up. Judges Dannii Minogue, Kyle Sandilands, and Brian McFadden returned for the series, as well as host Grant Denyer.

paragraph_text: This is the fifth season in a row to feature a female winner (last season to feature a male winner was in season 12, by Scott Commings). The winner is Michelle Tribble, who previously landed in third place in Season 14.

paragraph_text: True Talent was a singing talent show that was broadcast on TV3 in Sweden. The first and only season of the show premiered on August 23, 2011 and ended on November 27, 2011. Judges were Danny Saucedo, Pernilla Andersson and Tommy Körberg. The host for season one was Ola Selmén. Sweden was the first country to broadcast the talent series "True Talent". The winner of the first and only season was Dimitri Keiski. After the first season, TV3 put the show on indefinite hiatus.

paragraph_text: The fourth season of America's Got Talent, an American television reality show talent competition, premiered on the NBC network on June 23, 2009. Country singer Kevin Skinner was named the winner on September 16, 2009. This season is the first season to be broadcast in high definition.

paragraph_text: America's Got Talent Season 10 Broadcast from May 26 -- September 16, 2015 Judges Howie Mandel Howard Stern Mel B Heidi Klum Host (s) Nick Cannon Broadcaster NBC Winner Paul Zerdin Origin London, England Genre (s) Ventriloquist Runner - up Drew Lynch Chronology ◀ 2015 ▶

paragraph_text: Colin Dayan (also known as Joan Dayan), is the Robert Penn Warren Professor in the Humanities at Vanderbilt University, where she teaches American Studies, comparative literature, and the religious and legal history of the Americas. She has written extensively on prison law and torture, Caribbean culture and literary history, as well as on Haitian poetics, Edgar Allan Poe, and the history of slavery. After receiving her Ph.D. from the City University of New York Graduate Center in 1980, she taught at Princeton University, Yale University, the City University of New York, the University of Arizona, and the University of Pennsylvania.

paragraph_text: This is the fifth season in a row to feature a female winner (last season to feature a male winner was in season 12, by Scott Commings). The winner is Michelle Tribble, who previously ended in third place in Season 14.

paragraph_text: Bianca Taylor Ryan (born September 1, 1994) is an American singer - songwriter, musician and actress from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ryan was the first winner of NBC's America's Got Talent at the age of eleven. She auditioned for Talent in 2006 and amazed the judges with her big voice. Singing two Broadway show tunes along the way, Ryan was announced as the winner of season one on August 17. Her self - titled first album was released later in 2006, followed by two Christmas albums. Two singles followed in 2007 and 2010.

paragraph_text: Inspire is the second studio album by Australian recording artist Jack Vidgen, also the winner of the fifth season of "Australia's Got Talent". It was released on 27 April 2012. Vidgen's voice had also broken in the time between his debut album and "Inspire", making it sound noticeably deeper.

paragraph_text: The first season of America's Got Talent premiered on June 21, 2006 and concluded on August 17, 2006. The audition tour took place in April 2006, stopping at Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago. Regis Philbin was the host for this season. David Hasselhoff, Brandy Norwood, and Piers Morgan were the judges. This season's winner was Bianca Ryan.

paragraph_text: Britain's Got Talent Series 8 Broadcast from 12 April (2014 - 04 - 12) -- 7 June 2014 (2014 - 06 - 07) Judges Simon Cowell Amanda Holden Alesha Dixon David Walliams Ant & Dec (guests) Presenter (s) Anthony McPartlin (ITV) Declan Donnelly (ITV) Co-presenter (s) Stephen Mulhern (ITV2) Broadcaster ITV ITV2 (BGMT) Winner Collabro Origin Leeds, England Song ``Bring Him Home ''Genre (s) Musical theatre Runner - up Lucy Kay Chronology ◀ 2014 ▶

paragraph_text: America's Got Talent Promotional poster for the season. Season 13 Broadcast from May 29 (2018 - 05 - 29) -- September 19, 2018 (2018 - 09 - 19) Judges Howie Mandel Mel B Heidi Klum Simon Cowell Host (s) Tyra Banks Broadcaster NBC Winner Shin Lim Origin Boston, Massachusetts Genre (s) Magician Runner - up Zurcaroh Chronology ◀ 2018

paragraph_text: The first season of The Voice, the Australian reality talent show, premiered on 15 April 2012 and concluded on 18 June 2012, with Karise Eden being crowned as the winner. This was the first and only season to have Keith Urban as a coach.

paragraph_text: The second season of The Voice, the Indian reality talent show, premiered on 10 December 2016 and concluded on 12 March 2017, with Farhan Sabir being crowned as the winner. The reality series is produced by Urban Brew Studios for &TV.

paragraph_text: Last Comic Standing was an American reality television talent competition show on NBC that aired from 2003 to 2010, then again in 2014 and 2015. The goal of the program was to select a comedian from an initially large group of hopefuls. For the first seven seasons, the winner received a cash prize and a television special; for season eight in 2014, the winner won a cash prize, a talent deal with NBC, and a half-hour scripted project developed by Universal Television.

paragraph_text: Terry Wayne Fator (/ ˈfeɪtər /; born June 10, 1965) is a ventriloquist, impressionist, comedian, and singer from Dallas, Texas. Fator does ventriloquial impersonations, and uses 15 different puppets in his act. He was the winner of season two of America's Got Talent, and received the million dollar prize. The following year, he was signed on as the headliner at The Mirage hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada with a five - year, $100 million contract.

paragraph_text: Mat Franco (born May 10, 1988) is an American magician and the winner of the ninth season of America's Got Talent. Franco rose above hundreds of thousands of acts to become the first magician in history to win, including the $1 million prize. Best known for his personality - driven, sleight - of - hand style of magic, Mat Franco's TV specials marked the first time NBC produced a spin - off show around their AGT winner. Franco is currently headlining in at The LINQ Hotel and Casino at the Mat Franco Theater in Las Vegas.

paragraph_text: Season six of America's Got Talent, a reality television series, premiered on May 31, 2011, on NBC. The show was hosted by Nick Cannon, while Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel returned as judges. On September 14, 2011, Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. was announced as the winner of season six. This season was the last with Morgan as a judge, as he did not return for season 7, where Howard Stern replaced him.

paragraph_text: Darci Lynne Farmer was named the winner on the season finale, September 20, 2017. She was the third ventriloquist, third child and third female to win a season of America's Got Talent. 10 - year - old singer Angelica Hale placed second, and glow light dance troupe Light Balance came in third. Farmer won the show's prize of $1 million and a headlining performance in Las Vegas.

paragraph_text: The fifth season of America's Got Talent, an American television reality show talent competition, premiered in the United States on the NBC network and on Canada's Global on June 1, 2010. Soul singer Michael Grimm was named the winner on September 15, 2010, beating 10 - year - old classical crossover singer Jackie Evancho. Piers Morgan and Sharon Osbourne returned as judges. After four seasons on the show, David Hasselhoff left to host a new show and was replaced by Howie Mandel.

Question: Who was the winner of season 12 of the talent show serving the continent which is a facet of American studies?
Answer: Darci Lynne Farmer