'America's Got Talent' Season 17: Ventriloquist Celia Munoz is winner of 'Got Talent Spain'

A trained lyrical soprano and ventriloquist, Celia Muñoz is here to vow the audiences of 'AGT'
PUBLISHED MAY 31, 2022
Celia Munoz on 'America's Got Talent' (Trae Patton, NBC)
Celia Munoz on 'America's Got Talent' (Trae Patton, NBC)

If you've been waiting eagerly for the latest season of 'America's Got Talent', brace yourself because this season features some real heavy hitters! As per the current season's synopsis, "The 17th season of "America's Got Talent" returns with a new set of aspiring performers looking to compete for the ultimate $1 million prize. Executive producer Simon Cowell returns to the star-studded judging panel with global fashion icon Heidi Klum, fan-favorite comedian Howie Mandel and acclaimed actress and international superstar Sofia Vergara. The dynamic Terry Crews returns as host. This season promises to deliver some of the wildest acts to ever grace the "AGT" stage."

Love reality shows where people flex their talent? You might want to check out 'American Song Contest', 'American Idol' and 'So You Think You Can Dance'.

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Who is Celia Muñoz?

Celia Muñoz is a ventriloquist and the winner of 'Got Talent Spain' Season 6. Muñoz began her career as an actress and worked with the theatre company La Espada de Madera. She is a trained lyrical soprano and graduated from the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. Muñoz combines musical training with her ventriloquist act, thus creating a unique performance. She has trained under Gary Owen and Javi Jiménez, the doll manipulation director of the program "Los Guiñoles de Canal Plus". Her unique style of ventriloquism is what led her to win Season 6 of the Spanish edition of 'AGT', seeing that she sang an entire aria without moving her mouth.



 

Is Muñoz on social media?

You can find Muñoz on Instagram, where she goes by @celiamunoz_artist_. 



 

Celia Muñoz on 'America's Got Talent' Season 17

Muñoza act was nothing short of impressive -- she showed the judges 'how ventriloquists got ready' for a show, singing and making sound effects while brushing her teeth, doing her makeup and even drinking water. Her performance earned her a standing ovation and fans were just as thrilled. "When she drinks that water whist singing and not moving her lips, that there takes real talent. She’s probably the best ventriloquist I’ve ever seen on Got Talent." wrote a fan. "This is actually really cool, most ventriquilists I see use puppets so its really surprising for me on what she performed instead" added another. "Probably one of the most ingenious ventriloquist acts I've ever seen. Whole new level of illusion,brilliant! So abstract I would have never thought of this!!!" said another.



 

'America's Got Talent' Season 17 premieres on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at 8 pm on NBC. Following the show's premiere you can catch all-new episodes every Tuesday from 8 to 10 pm ET/PT. For viewers who wish to tune in to the show without cable, they can do so using any of the following streaming services: Sling TV, fuboTV, Hulu With Live TV, AT&T TV or YouTube TV. 

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