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Ba´rbara Padilla is an award winning soprano that became a household name when she received outstanding reviews for her unforgettable performances on “America’s Got Talent (AGT),” achieving First Runner Up.

AGT judge, Piers Morgan stated that Barbara’s performance was “The single greatest vocal performance we’ve ever had on America’s Got Talent...”    

Ever since America’s Got Talent, Ba´rbara has enjoyed years of success performing with multi-Grammy Award-winning professionals such as David Foster, Juan Gabriel, Raul Di Blasio, Fernando De La Mora, Chris Botti and many more. Ba´rbara toured with Juan Gabriel as his featured soloist for the last two years of his life.

Ba´rbara is originally from Guadalajara, Mexico and is a cancer survivor; stage four Hodgkin’s disease. She regularly gives her life testimony at speaking engagements and performs at cancer fundraiser events. Ba´rbara earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Guadalajara and masters degree from the University of Houston Moores School of Music.

Ba´rbara continues to perform with prestigious symphonies and top music industry elite. She gives motivational speaking conferences and appears regularly on a variety of programs via TV, radio, podcasts, and live on stage. For more information and to view Barbara’s upcoming appearances please visit her website at www.barbarapadilla.com.

  • Barbara Padilla to perform with West Texas Symphony / OA online
    Posted At: September 25, 2024
    Barbara Padilla is an award winning soprano that became a household name when she received outstanding reviews for her unforgettable performances on “America’s Got Talent (AGT),” achieving First Runner Up.AGT judge, Piers Morgan stated that Ba´rbara’s performance was “The single greatest vocal performance we’ve ever had on America’s Got Talent...”    Ever since America’s Got Talent, Ba´rbara has e...

  • Barbara Padilla and guests pay tribute to Juan Gabriel at El Paso's Plaza Theatre / KRWG Public Media
    Posted At: August 26, 2024
    Ba´rbara Padilla is an award winning soprano that became a household name when she received outstanding reviews for her unforgettable performances on “America’s Got Talent (AGT),” achieving First Runner Up. AGT judge, Piers Morgan stated that Ba´rbara’s performance was “The single greatest vocal performance we’ve ever had on America’s Got Talent...”    Ever since America’s Got Talent, Ba´rbara has...

  • Barbara Padilla set to perform at Minot State University / Minot Daily News
    Posted At: October 1, 2023
    Ba´rbara Padilla is an award winning soprano that became a household name when she received outstanding reviews for her unforgettable performances on “America’s Got Talent (AGT),” achieving First Runner Up.AGT judge, Piers Morgan stated that Ba´rbara’s performance was “The single greatest vocal performance we’ve ever had on America’s Got Talent...”    Ever since America’s Got Talent, Ba´rbara has ...

  • Barbara Padilla set for Santa Fe's 'Lensic Performing Arts Center' / LOS ALAMOS DAILY POST
    Posted At: September 23, 2022
    Losita Productions presents Bárbara Padilla, at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 14 at the Lensic Performing Arts Center in Santa Fe.Vibrant classical crossover soprano Bárbara Padilla dazzles audiences with her powerful, transcendent voice and turns timeless songs into enchanting adventures that ignite the imagination, exhibit her extraordinary operatic technique and make joyful hearts dance. Celebrated globally as "A...

  • Barbara Padilla set for Santa Fe College concert / Alachua Chronicle
    Posted At: August 25, 2022
    Alachua Chronicle writes….Barbara Padilla, the Mexican-American soprano who was runner-up on “America’s Got Talent” in 2009, will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, in the Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall at the Northwest Campus of Santa Fe College (SF), 3000 NW 83rd Street, Gainesville. Padilla’s concert is a fundraising event for the Climb for Cancer Foundation and part of SF’s M...

  • Barbara Padilla set to perform at the Lensic in Santa Fe / Los Alamos Daily Post
    Posted At: December 14, 2021

    Los Alamos Daily Post - Chris Clark writes....Losita Productions Presents: Bárbara Padilla, 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022 at the Lensic Performing Arts Center in Santa Fe. Padilla is an award winning soprano that became a household name when she received outstanding reviews for her unforgettable performances on "America's Got Talent", achieving 1st Runner Up.   Ever since, Padil...

  • Barbara Padilla set for 'Santa Rosa de Lima' benefit / Las Cruces Sun-News
    Posted At: May 20, 2018

    The runner-up of "America's Got Talent" Season 4 will sing on the Plaza de Las Cruces on Thursday, May 24, to benefit a local church. Barbara Padilla, a Mexican-American operatic soprano who finished second on "America's Got Talent" in 2009, will perform a 12-piece concert along with the Las Cruces Symphony and conductor Lonnie Klein to raise funds for the Santa Rosa de Lima Catholic Church.  ...

  • Barbara Padilla is WHLI - Artist of the Week
    Posted At: March 16, 2015

    Vibrant classical crossover soprano Bárbara Padilla dazzles audiences with her powerful, transcendent voice and turns timeless songs into enchanting adventures that ignite the imagination, exhibit her extraordinary operatic technique and make joyful hearts dance. Celebrated globally as "America's Angel," her vocal performances resonate with the healing energy of music. Painting pictures of human r...

  • Barbara Padilla interview with Classic 107 Winnipeg
    Posted At: March 6, 2015

    Bárbara Padilla's has been characterized in the press as a "golden-voiced singer" by PEOPLE Magazine, "The greatest single vocal performance we've ever had on the show" said Piers Morgan as judge on 'America's Got Talent', and "Padilla is the best the show had to offer" – Entertainment Weekly. The Mexican singer recently released a collection of Spanis...

  • Barbara Padilla on Great Day Houston / Watch the Segment
    Posted At: February 15, 2015

    Bárbara Padilla's self-titled debut album is a collection of layered pieces of instrumental music mingled with lyrics and hints of some of Bárbara's favorite arias, classical compositions and pop songs. The album was recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios (with the London Symphony Orchestra) and famed Capitol Records studio in Los Angeles, California. The album is produced by ...

  • KPCC: Pasadena - Take Two / Tuesday Reviewsday: Barbara Padilla
    Posted At: January 28, 2015

    Classically trained soprano Bárbara Padilla was ready to conquer the musical world with her music. Then she was diagnosed with Stage-4 cancer/Hodgkin's Lymphoma. After recovering from chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant in the middle of finishing a graduate degree in music at the University of Houston's Moores School of Music, her family encouraged the songstress to audition for...

  • Barbara Padilla / Houston Chronicle feature
    Posted At: January 20, 2015

    Barbara Padilla finished as the Season 4 runner-up on "America's Got Talent," where fans connected as much with her operatic voice as her survival story. The fantastical sequence of life events seems ripe for a movie script or even a miniseries.  The classical crossover soprano was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in 1996 while attending the University of Guadalajara's School of Mus...

  • Barbara Padilla / Music Connection review
    Posted At: December 4, 2014

    In the spirit of Paul Potts and Susan Boyle, the miraculously voiced Mexican/American soprano Barbara Padilla-runner up on Season 4 of America's Got Talent-gives it a glorious go with a lushly produced debut that is equally artistic in its ambitions and accessible and infectious as an adult contemporary listening experience. With a top flight sound crew that includes the late Phil Ramone and Al Schm...
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