Who is Lavender Darcangelo – the blind & autistic singer on AGT?

18th AGT finalist – who is Lavender Darcangelo?

Lavender Darcangelo is one of the AGT season 18 contestants, and her incredible performance got everyone’s attention.

She sang ‘Out Here On My Own‘ by Irena Cara, to which Heidi Klum gave a golden buzzer sending her straight to the live shows.

And now, she is in the ‘AGT’ 2023 finale.

We know about her singing, and about her ADS, but what about other hidden information?

Let’s find out!

Who is Lavender Darcangelo?

Lavender is a blind and autistic singer from Massachusetts, United States.

She was born in 1996 and is currently 27 years old.

She is also a disability advocate.

Lavender has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

ASD is a developmental disability caused by differences in the brain, and people with ASD have problems with social interaction.

Darcangelo is autistic.

Opening up with GMA in 2019, she said,

“I felt like I was lonely in my life because I have multiple disabilities in my life being blind and autistic.”

She continued,

“Sometimes having more than one disability can make you feel like you have a foot in all these different worlds, but you don’t feel like you have a home in them completely.”

Lavender is a singer

The sensational singer went viral back in 2019, for her performance, ‘Part of Your World‘ during an LGBTQ cabaret.

Rufus Gifford took it to his Twitter and posted the video, which gained a good amount of engagement.

A young woman comes on stage today in Fitchburg. Introduces herself as Lavender. Tells us that she blind and autistic and wants to sing a song in honor of LGBT Pride.

She sings one of my favorite songs and brings us tears. pic.twitter.com/cYWJNxJDNY

— Rufus Gifford (@rufusgifford) June 23, 2019

Talking with GMA, she said,

“When I was alone at night in my room, I would daydream about singing on TV. [These daydreams] were like a coping mechanism, I guess, and I just loved doing it.”

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Debut solo album Mosaic

According to Lavender’s personal website, she is currently working on her solo album Mosaic.

Further, the album will feature a wide variety of songs and musical styles.

This album also may include an original song, ‘Will I Ever,’ which she sang in October 2020, in a virtual concert, AP reports.

Lavender was adopted

Lavender was adopted in 2017 by Wil Darcangelo and his husband, Jamie.

It happened after she joined a mentorship program by Wil and Jamie.

Wil became her singing coach and went on to adopt her.

Talking with GMA, she said,

“They’ve taught me unconditional love and that there’s always a light at the end of the tunnel.”

Is she dating someone?

As Lavender has yet to disclose most of her information, we don’t know if she is dating someone or not.

But, she mentioned the ‘boyfriend’ term in one of her Instagram posts.

 

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A post shared by Lavender Darcangelo (@lavenderdarcangelo)

She wrote, ‘Ice cream with my boyfriend!’ and posted a photo on July 1, 2023.