‘AGT’ Winner Jessica Sanchez Gives Birth to Baby Daughter
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America’s Got Talent Season 20 winner Jessica Sanchez has given birth to her first child with husband Rickie Gallardo, less than a month after the season wrapped up. Sanchez announced her pregnancy during her audition for the show.
AGT Winner Jessica Sanchez Gives Birth to Daughter
Jessica Sanchez and Rickie Gallardo announced the birth of their daughter Eliana Mae Gallardo on Instagram Friday, sharing that she was born on October 13. They included a few photos of Eliana. People magazine also shared a few snaps of the couple with their new bundle of joy.
“From one dream season to the next. This time, the most precious one yet,” Sanchez wrote in her post’s caption. “We are grateful beyond words for our baby girl, for the gift of motherhood, and for the love that grows deeper every day.”
Speaking to People, the singer described Eliana as “6 lbs., 12 oz. and 20.5 inches of pure love,” adding, “The moment I held her, everything around me just stopped. It’s the kind of love you can’t explain — that fills every part of you all at once.”
Sanchez Announced Her Pregnancy on the Show
Sanchez winning Season 20 of America’s Got Talent was a full-circle moment, since she previously competed on Season 1 of the show when she was just 10 years old. In her audition for the new season, Sanchez shared the exciting news that she was pregnant with her first child.
According to People, Sanchez and her husband dated for nine years before getting married in 2021. Last month, the singer released a new original single called “Two Lines,” in which she sings about anticipating the birth of her daughter.
Sanchez told the magazine that she and Gallardo chose their daughter’s name “because it means ‘God has answered,’ and that’s exactly how she feels.” She went on to share, “I’m healing, learning and soaking in every second with her. My heart has never been this full.”
