Singing Sensation Jessica Sanchez Gives Birth to Daughter Eliana

On October 13, 2025, singer Jessica Sanchez, the recent winner of America's Got Talent, has given birth to her daughter Eliana Mae Gallardo. Sanchez, who is a writer at Entertainment Weekly, told PEOPLE that the moment she held her newborn daughter, "everything around me just stopped. It's the kind of love you can't explain -- that fills every part of you all at once."

Throughout the AGT season, Sanchez had spoken about feeling a special connection with her unborn baby, saying she felt the baby was "performing" with her. During the competition, Sanchez received rave reviews from the judges, including winning Sofia Vergara's Golden Buzzer for her emotional take on "Beautiful Things" by Benson Boone. In the quarterfinals, Sanchez dedicated her performance of Alex Warren's "Ordinary" to her daughter, with Vergara praising her for delivering a "spectacular" show despite the challenges of her pregnancy.

Now, as a new mother, Sanchez is describing her first few days with Eliana as "emotional, sleepless, beautiful...everything I dreamed of and more." She added, "My heart has never been this full."