There are times when one wishes there was no winner. Both Skinner and Barbara are beyond contests of any sort, having everything a real performer needs to have. So I consider WE were the real winners after watching and listening to them. Thanks to both.
Wow, her outfit plus her looks, I thought she was a Hollywood A list actress, but once the voice came out, I started picturing her standing in front of those classic stages, and people throwing red roses at her....she is an opera diva!
I just wanted you to know that I am fighting for my life and listening to you gives me a great feeling of inspiration and hope. I know that you will have a great life and a great career. God bless you and your family. John from Buffalo,NY
Barbara. God has plan for everyone and he has a better plan for you. Your appearance in AGT is just to tell the world there is a GREAT lady called barbara who can really sing. Please forgive the voters because most of them don't know how to appreciate real music. They grow up listening to Pop,Country etc. only. YOU ARE ACTUALLY THE REAL WINNER IN THIS CONTEST. I am pretty sure you will have a bright future. Please don't give up because chances are waiting for you.
BOTH these finalists DESERVED too win a lovelly mix of the both ends of the musical spectrum WELL DONE BOTH of these great singers,and may they go far in their perspective fields
i dont speak italian by nature.. but.. the way she sings.. i totally sorta get the whole story! SHE'S AWESOME!!!! felt d emotion in evry melody~ she might nt win d competition.. but she has won millions of hearts!
WOW to hear that woman voice ..and been inspire by us ..and she is still believe .in spite of a lot healthy people lost it..WOW im on tears now..may god protect you from the cancer and keep you life for your little sweet girls...
I read down through a lot of these comments It brings back a lot of memories and warm feelings. She moved people back then and she continues to impress, astound and heal people with her voice and her story. Thanks to AGT for introducing her to the world.
what a beautiful voice, and a beautiful woman. God gave her everything, i am jealous. God, please don't take her away from us, i want to listen to her beautiful voice again and again.
She deserves more than winning that contest. She is way too good! She deserves to be performing in the most important theathers around the world, she deserves The Madison Square Garden or The Vaticano, I mean, the whole world must listen this magnificent voice. It must be like hearing an angel singing. Goosebumps again!
What a fantastic voice and a talented and beautiful lady - Barbara is sooooo perfect !! Thanks for sharing this talented woman with us ..... what a joy!! ( Jackie Evancho is pretty good - give her a few years to develop her voice/talent - she has a good role model in Barbara Padilla)
I remember seeing you last year and hearing your magnificent voice. It is like feeling the most profound love,almost impossible to describe as a human being.It is like the love I felt when I had a after life experience. If you have ever had one, you know what I mean.I am fighting for my life and your voice, heart and soul is a great inspiration. I know in my heart that you will have a magnificent career. God bless You and your family, John from Buffalo, NY
Dear Barbara, winning the contest or not shouldn't even be the least of your concern coz in countless many of our hearts YOU HAVE LONG WON --- You have won with the first note you sang!!! Most importantly though, You Are A Real Fighter and A Winner in Life and you deserve to live healthily and happily till kingdom comes! May God Bless You and STAY HEALTHY, keep singing, And Singing Strong! :-)
You were and are the most talented of the ten! My jaw dropped when they announced that Kevin had won. You are waaaaaaaaaay too good for Vegas! You belong at the Met! Please make a CD soon. God bless!!!
I wanted Barbara to sing "Nessun Dorma" for this final performance. It's one of my favorite arias and one of the most beloved arias ever. If she would have sang it she would have won this competition, it never fails to impress.
People that don't like her singing have no respect or understanding for true music and talent. Opera is the hardest kind of music anyone could ever sing, she had the greatest talent that i have ever seen on this show.
sometimes I don't understand how public make decisions, this respectful woman outperform anyone I've ever seen. The world need her talent not only America. We American don't know and value real art, this lady must travel to Europe where people live only for art and not for dollars. I pray for this lady, she is very very very talented. Go to Roma, to Paris, to UK, to London, to Brussels.. you will get what you deserve.
Amen. Barbara really should have won. There are far more people that could sing country as well as or better than Kevin, and far less that could sing opera like Barbara. So much for a TALENT competition.
Some of the comments here seem to express bitterness that she did not "win" AGT. I do not share that sentiment. She is more beautiful in many ways that words cannot express. She will have a brilliant career in music and I wish her all the beautiful blessings that can possibly come to her.
You forgot to mention her WIDE vocal range...her rendition of "Ave Maria" in the semifinal round left me completely stunned!! Especially when she hit that high B#/Cb note towards the end of that aria. What a vocal powerhouse!! I think Barbara is going to become very famous...like Sarah Brightman, Maria Callas, Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, Paul Potts, and Charlotte Church.
Admiro las grandes voces, esta es extraordinaria, tiene como caracteristíca que no solo canta bien sino que pone gran sentimiento en su interpretación, la acabo de descubrir, pero sino ganó no importa ella ya es una estrella.
I have enjoyed watching the America Got Talent it is very intesting there way how to do it all and the jugeds too Sharon Piers and David amazing show I think this pragamme should be the winner at 2011 to vote for this a pragamme because its the juged and I have loving it for the show as I am the biggest fans with it Sharon is my favent the most of all she is brilliant
in my opinion i think she should of won. i know kevin and barbra sing two different styles but barbra has an amazing voice. kevin has an ok voice to me.
this is the most beautiful singing i've seen in a long time, almost made me cry as a grown man. my fuckin god this is good, give the woman a career cause she freakin owns
Barbara didn't win because she has a talent that alot of other people have. Kevin's talent is very rare. When he sings, it goes straight into your heart and you just can't help but feel the emotion that he brings out in songs. Barbara's singing does give me the chills, but Kevin's singing is so much more captivating. It's no wonder why the judges and most of America preferred him over Barbara.
I hope that she never realizes how amazing she is. She needs to leave that to us. LOL I love that she gives glory to the God who heals. Keep her healthy Lord.
My God - how did this beautiful, stirring voice not WIN!! Please tell her to come to the UK to audition in our Britain's Got Talent !! lol The winner was a nice guy with a nice voice but that's about it. Really strange....
haters will hate. Kevin is a humble singer.. He has Americans at his back! Its the way he takes everyone breathe away with his humble and genuine country singing. Americans had chose their winner. stop complaining. =P
And for those that don't know, The University of Guadalajara is an older university of the Americas since 1792 (when my mother was still in diapers) and one of the most prestigious schools in Mexico, just behind Chilangolandia's UNAM.
She sounds like Maria Callas in her lower vocal registers, and then she sounds like Sarah Brightman when she sings higher. Barbara Padilla has a great future ahead of her!!
barbara did not win this Game but she could make more then ONE million with her voice goooooooooooooo barbara Dont stop I would pay any price to hear your voice again not matter where GOOOOOO BARBARA YOU ARE SUCH AN ANGEL VOICE
I think there's something to it....I do believe in some way the voting is fixed...but to Adam, Susan and Barbara's advantage...they aren't locked into any stupid contracts for gigs that are below the standards of their talents....they will go further than the winners....and you are right about Adam...I am a 62 year old Grandmother...but I still know talent and Adam is AMAZING...I'm just waiting for November when his album comes out...
Expressiveness is part of singing and requires talent too. Music is more than "beautiful noise", a singer in all genres has to express what he or she sings about. It is especially true for opera arias when the singer is supposed to act roles with the voice. BTW in documentary "The Audition" about finals of a prestigious opera competition - Met Council Auditions - one of the judges said "if they sing well but are boring we are not interested. It's about communication as much as singing".
I liked both Kevin and Barbara but only one could win the contest, that doesn't mean that the runner-up was any less talented. If you've got what it takes to sell CDs, you'll sell them regardless--all you need is the exposure that a highly-rated show can give you. Kevin & Barbara are 2 completely different singers but both are wonderful and I hope they sell tons of CDs.
Live in UK and didn't know til now she didn't win!! What a shame, Kevin is a lovely guy...but she is so much more talented!! That performance gave me goosepimples!
@hac2011 True, plus the technique and voice control are way superior, as Barbara has a singing background. Doesn't matter if she sings it a whole tone lower or higher as long as she sings it better. Barbara definitely can sing!!
@matbolabc I like to hear your comment. After seeing Brandy being elimitanted from Dancing w/ the stars and seing David Cook win over David Archuleta, this doesn't really amazes me. We know deep inside who really won this competition. Barbara won our hearts with her singing. That's what matters the most.
@cbstodomingo I definitely understand your point of view. Sometimes it is the artist itself and not so much his/her talent what really moves us inside.
Look Sharon said it, we all know Kevin doesn't have the greatest voice! but like Johnny cash his voice has soul, hurt, truth! You can feel the anguish, love, struggle, and hope literally flow through that unpolished raw voice. He wasn't meant to be a falsetto singer or a virtuoso, NO, the man was meant to inspire a nation of unemployed struggling lower class families who have nothing but their hope, dreams, and the loved ones that still believe in them! His talent is moving a nation not singing!
I agree with you...I am skeptical of the voting...Adam Lambert was and still is my favorite...Susan Boyle is tremendous...so I'm sure all good things will happen for Barbara
the most beautiful woman+the most amazing voice+the most amazing story=how the hell did she not win
There are times when one wishes there was no winner. Both Skinner and Barbara are beyond contests of any sort, having everything a real performer needs to have. So I consider WE were the real winners after watching and listening to them. Thanks to both.
For me, She´s the Winner always, incredible voice, she´s my HERO
I Agree Completely with what you have stated here! Bravo to Barbara!! One Amazing Soul Indeed!!
My husband and I love Barbara Paddilla.
Wow, her outfit plus her looks, I thought she was a Hollywood A list actress, but once the voice came out, I started picturing her standing in front of those classic stages, and people throwing red roses at her....she is an opera diva!
I just wanted you to know that I am fighting for my life and listening to you gives me a great feeling of inspiration and hope. I know that you will have a great life and a great career. God bless you and your family. John from Buffalo,NY
What an overwhelming beautiful voice! I had goosebumps the whole time watching this.
Barbara. God has plan for everyone and he has a better plan for you. Your appearance in AGT is just to tell the world there is a GREAT lady called barbara who can really sing. Please forgive the voters because most of them don't know how to appreciate real music. They grow up listening to Pop,Country etc. only. YOU ARE ACTUALLY THE REAL WINNER IN THIS CONTEST. I am pretty sure you will have a bright future. Please don't give up because chances are waiting for you.
BOTH these finalists DESERVED too win a lovelly mix of the both ends of the musical spectrum WELL DONE BOTH of these great singers,and may they go far in their perspective fields
I can NOT wait for her to release an album. She was the reason why I watched this season of AGT. I
i dont speak italian by nature.. but.. the way she sings.. i totally sorta get the whole story! SHE'S AWESOME!!!! felt d emotion in evry melody~ she might nt win d competition.. but she has won millions of hearts!
WOW to hear that woman voice ..and been inspire by us ..and she is still believe .in spite of a lot healthy people lost it..WOW im on tears now..may god protect you from the cancer and keep you life for your little sweet girls...
I read down through a lot of these comments It brings back a lot of memories and warm feelings. She moved people back then and she continues to impress, astound and heal people with her voice and her story. Thanks to AGT for introducing her to the world.
what a beautiful voice, and a beautiful woman. God gave her everything, i am jealous. God, please don't take her away from us, i want to listen to her beautiful voice again and again.
Barbara definitivamente eres espectacular - los angeles te escuchan y serenata eres para ellos y para la eternidad.
She deserves more than winning that contest. She is way too good! She deserves to be performing in the most important theathers around the world, she deserves The Madison Square Garden or The Vaticano, I mean, the whole world must listen this magnificent voice. It must be like hearing an angel singing. Goosebumps again!
Even if she lost, she would have so many doors open for her dreams. I just love her, she is a STAR!
México Bárbara de Guadalajara Jalisco hermosa y canta precioso eres un orgullo.
What a voice, so rich, so melodic, a truly beautiful!!
she is still the winner for me.
What a fantastic voice and a talented and beautiful lady - Barbara is sooooo perfect !! Thanks for sharing this talented woman with us ..... what a joy!! ( Jackie Evancho is pretty good - give her a few years to develop her voice/talent - she has a good role model in Barbara Padilla)
Amen Musclebound46 - God bless you and Barbara....thanks for sharing Barbara with the world
Barbara sos divina. simplemente divina. No comprendo como no ganaste!.
I remember seeing you last year and hearing your magnificent voice. It is like feeling the most profound love,almost impossible to describe as a human being.It is like the love I felt when I had a after life experience. If you have ever had one, you know what I mean.I am fighting for my life and your voice, heart and soul is a great inspiration. I know in my heart that you will have a magnificent career. God bless You and your family, John from Buffalo, NY
GOD BLESS YOU!!!! You deserve to WIN this Contest..becausem there is no comparassion OPERA with Country Musica...YOU ARE A Winner!!!!
Dear Barbara, winning the contest or not shouldn't even be the least of your concern coz in countless many of our hearts YOU HAVE LONG WON --- You have won with the first note you sang!!! Most importantly though, You Are A Real Fighter and A Winner in Life and you deserve to live healthily and happily till kingdom comes! May God Bless You and STAY HEALTHY, keep singing, And Singing Strong! :-)
You were and are the most talented of the ten! My jaw dropped when they announced that Kevin had won. You are waaaaaaaaaay too good for Vegas! You belong at the Met! Please make a CD soon. God bless!!!
I wanted Barbara to sing "Nessun Dorma" for this final performance. It's one of my favorite arias and one of the most beloved arias ever. If she would have sang it she would have won this competition, it never fails to impress.
WOW WOW WOW WOW, FROM HEAVEN. PURE LOVE, AND A VOICE OF A ANGLE.
People that don't like her singing have no respect or understanding for true music and talent. Opera is the hardest kind of music anyone could ever sing, she had the greatest talent that i have ever seen on this show.
I sang this many years ago in high school and it's one of my favorite arias. Ms. Padilla is wonderfully talented and I wish her much success !!!!!!
Fantastic creation of a supreme creator WOW,Outstanding
Flawless! That's all I can say, flawless! May luck find you soon Miss Barbara
Stunning
i was moved to tears.....bravo xxxx
sometimes I don't understand how public make decisions, this respectful woman outperform anyone I've ever seen.
The world need her talent not only America. We American don't know and value real art, this lady must travel to Europe where people live only for art and not for dollars.
I pray for this lady, she is very very very talented.
Go to Roma, to Paris, to UK, to London, to Brussels.. you will get what you deserve.
Amen. Barbara really should have won. There are far more people that could sing country as well as or better than Kevin, and far less that could sing opera like Barbara. So much for a TALENT competition.
GREAT!!! TOUCHED MY HEART!!!
The woman with this level of talent need't even win this competition! Just show her talent!
Effortless, breathtaking, beautiful.
Some of the comments here seem to express bitterness that she did not "win" AGT. I do not share that sentiment. She is more beautiful in many ways that words cannot express. She will have a brilliant career in music and I wish her all the beautiful blessings that can possibly come to her.
You forgot to mention her WIDE vocal range...her rendition of "Ave Maria" in the semifinal round left me completely stunned!! Especially when she hit that high B#/Cb note towards the end of that aria. What a vocal powerhouse!!
I think Barbara is going to become very famous...like Sarah Brightman, Maria Callas, Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, Paul Potts, and Charlotte Church.
OMG i am buying her cd..i dont care..she is wonderful, im speechless!
Admiro las grandes voces, esta es extraordinaria, tiene como caracteristíca que no solo canta bien sino que pone gran sentimiento en su interpretación, la acabo de descubrir, pero sino ganó no importa ella ya es una estrella.
This gives me goose bump.
ella canta geniall una vez fui a un conciertho de ella.. wow... te pone la piel chinita ... es geniall
Felicidades Bárbara!!
Wonderful voice, I like it very much! God Bless her!
viva mexicoooooooooooo viva barbara dejas arriva a mexico thanks barbara
what a beautiful beautiful singer and lady
in my eyes she won!! that is a voice from the heavens !!!!!!
A very beautiful lady with a beautiful voice.
When she sing you know that this woman has a classic trained vioce no fake opera like a lot of other vontestants. Brava
wow..she improved so much after the first audition, and she was great from the start!
I just love to hear her
I have enjoyed watching the America Got Talent it is very intesting there way how to do it all and the jugeds too Sharon Piers and David amazing show I think this pragamme should be the winner at 2011 to vote for this a pragamme because its the juged and I have loving it for the show as I am the biggest fans with it Sharon is my favent the most of all she is brilliant
Amazing vocie....
Bravo!!beatiful voice
in my opinion i think she should of won. i know kevin and barbra sing two different styles but barbra has an amazing voice. kevin has an ok voice to me.
No wonder she is so good, she is from my hometown!!!!
this is the most beautiful singing i've seen in a long time, almost made me cry as a grown man. my fuckin god this is good, give the woman a career cause she freakin owns
Barbara didn't win because she has a talent that alot of other people have. Kevin's talent is very rare. When he sings, it goes straight into your heart and you just can't help but feel the emotion that he brings out in songs. Barbara's singing does give me the chills, but Kevin's singing is so much more captivating. It's no wonder why the judges and most of America preferred him over Barbara.
I love how Piers smiles after every single one of her performances =)
I hope that she never realizes how amazing she is. She needs to leave that to us. LOL I love that she gives glory to the God who heals. Keep her healthy Lord.
Bello!
wonderful
My God - how did this beautiful, stirring voice not WIN!! Please tell her to come to the UK to audition in our Britain's Got Talent !! lol
The winner was a nice guy with a nice voice but that's about it. Really strange....
Me 2! But I'll be the 1st to buy her debut album, LOL. I've talked to Barbara herself on Facebook, she's on my friends list.
at the end, no matter what TALENT u have, a SINGER definately a winner of AGT..hurm
the song is O Mio Bambino Caro....you can get it on itunes..don't know if they have it with her singing...
I wish she comes next year and she finishes by winning.. :D
umm you are an amazing singer,. congratulations! for me you´re the winner
haters will hate. Kevin is a humble singer.. He has Americans at his back! Its the way he takes everyone breathe away with his humble and genuine country singing. Americans had chose their winner. stop complaining. =P
nick pronunciation at the beginning is almost as memorable as her amazing talent
And for those that don't know, The University of Guadalajara is an older university of the Americas since 1792 (when my mother was still in diapers) and one of the most prestigious schools in Mexico, just behind Chilangolandia's UNAM.
She sounds like Maria Callas in her lower vocal registers, and then she sounds like Sarah Brightman when she sings higher. Barbara Padilla has a great future ahead of her!!
barbara did not win this Game but she could make more then ONE million with her voice goooooooooooooo barbara Dont stop I would pay any price to hear your voice again not matter where GOOOOOO BARBARA YOU ARE SUCH AN ANGEL VOICE
WOW BRAVO!!!!!
i am still stunned it pisses me off on a daily basis, opera is one of the hardest mediums to master and she makes it look effertless
I think there's something to it....I do believe in some way the voting is fixed...but to Adam, Susan and Barbara's advantage...they aren't locked into any stupid contracts for gigs that are below the standards of their talents....they will go further than the winners....and you are right about Adam...I am a 62 year old Grandmother...but I still know talent and Adam is AMAZING...I'm just waiting for November when his album comes out...
I would pay to see her sing!
Expressiveness is part of singing and requires talent too. Music is more than "beautiful noise", a singer in all genres has to express what he or she sings about. It is especially true for opera arias when the singer is supposed to act roles with the voice. BTW in documentary "The Audition" about finals of a prestigious opera competition - Met Council Auditions - one of the judges said "if they sing well but are boring we are not interested. It's about communication as much as singing".
perfect italian diction and interpretation. no wonder hispanic opera singer's italian really good,
I liked both Kevin and Barbara but only one could win the contest, that doesn't mean that the runner-up was any less talented. If you've got what it takes to sell CDs, you'll sell them regardless--all you need is the exposure that a highly-rated show can give you. Kevin & Barbara are 2 completely different singers but both are wonderful and I hope they sell tons of CDs.
If she has a CD coming out, I
she shold have won
Live in UK and didn't know til now she didn't win!! What a shame, Kevin is a lovely guy...but she is so much more talented!! That performance gave me goosepimples!
Does anyone know how on earth can I get an album of her singing?!?! Her voice can really touch the soul.
@hac2011 True, plus the technique and voice control are way superior, as Barbara has a singing background. Doesn't matter if she sings it a whole tone lower or higher as long as she sings it better. Barbara definitely can sing!!
@matbolabc I like to hear your comment. After seeing Brandy being elimitanted from Dancing w/ the stars and seing David Cook win over David Archuleta, this doesn't really amazes me. We know deep inside who really won this competition. Barbara won our hearts with her singing. That's what matters the most.
I have to agree with the Hoff. She's much too good for Vegas. I look forward to hearing a lot from this talented beauty!
wow......................................
follow her on facebook she posts stuff all the time of what she is doing. she is still doing concerts with americas got talent.
Hoff said it best! "Forget Vegas - you will play bigger halls - the world is your stage"!
AND SHES PROUDLY FROM MEXICO! SO IM I!
I totally agree!
what a great voice!
@cbstodomingo I definitely understand your point of view. Sometimes it is the artist itself and not so much his/her talent what really moves us inside.
Look Sharon said it, we all know Kevin doesn't have the greatest voice! but like Johnny cash his voice has soul, hurt, truth! You can feel the anguish, love, struggle, and hope literally flow through that unpolished raw voice. He wasn't meant to be a falsetto singer or a virtuoso, NO, the man was meant to inspire a nation of unemployed struggling lower class families who have nothing but their hope, dreams, and the loved ones that still believe in them! His talent is moving a nation not singing!
I agree with you...I am skeptical of the voting...Adam Lambert was and still is my favorite...Susan Boyle is tremendous...so I'm sure all good things will happen for Barbara