Victory Brinker

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Victory Brinker
Born (2012-02-04) February 4, 2012 (age 12)
Latrobe, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Origin Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals

Victory Brinker (born February 4, 2012) is an American singer and performer specializing in classical music and live covers of arias. [1] She performed on season 16 of America's Got Talent . [2]

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Biography

Victory was an early talker, [3] and memorized albums and got into opera music at age of 6. [4] She went to church and memorized hymns. [5]

She began singing opera for large audiences by performing at sporting events across the country after winning 12 talent shows. [6]

She performed on NBC’s Little Big Shots at age 7. She then competed on season 16 of America's Got Talent when she was 9, [7] and made it to the finals with the “golden buzzer”. [8] [9]

In 2022, she was awarded the Guinness World Record for the world's youngest opera singer based on her first professional contracts at age 7 , when starring in Pittsburgh Public Theater’s Lights and Legends . [10] [11] Later that year around Christmas, she performed all over New York City, [12] and The Palace with Latshaw Pops. [13] She released a Christmas EP titled The Wonder of Christmas [14] despite being eliminated from America's Got Talent. [15]

Discography

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 America's Got Talent Herself Season 16 contestant
2024 The Tiny Chef Show HerselfEpisode: "Opera Cake"

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