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Grace VanderWaal Sings Original Song On AGT
They didn't know what to expect when she said she would sing an original song. But when she started to sing, she brought everyone to their feet.
D.G. Sciortino
08.08.17

An amazingly talented and original songstress has captured America’s heart… and she’s only 13-years-old.

Since Grace VanderWaal’s big break as the youngest winner of America’s Got Talent in 1o years, she’s gone on to land a record deal with Columbia Records, released her first EP Perfectly Imperfect, is coming out with a full-length album this fall and was named as the 2017 Radio Disney Music Award winner for Best New Artist.

She was also named on Billboard’s 21 Under 21 list of music’s hottest young stars in 2017, according to her Billboard.

She also just released her first music video for her song “Moonlight” which is the summer anthem of all summer anthems.

“Moonlight’s is about somebody you know very well changing unnaturally over time right in front of you and pushing you away, so you want to help bring them back to their original self,” she said.

VanderWaal and her music are wise beyond her years.

“To be writing and performing music of this caliber at any age is remarkable,” says Jake Udell, who is the founder of TH3RD BRAIN which is VanderWaal’s management firm. “Grace is a transcendent talent, and we are honored to have this opportunity at TH3RD BRAIN to share her powerful voice and vision with the world.”

Like we said, the world is in love with her and if you listen to her music and see her perform, you’ll know why.

The world’s adoration for her all started at her first audition for AGT when she was just 12-years old.

VanderWaal, who is originally from Kansas and now lives in New York, shocked the judges when she told them that she was going to perform an original song that she wrote.

She explained that she found her interest in music after she was bored one day.

When judge Simon Cowell asked if she believed she could win singing an original song she said, “Well, miracles can happen so possibly.”

Her song, “I Don’t Know My Name,” made the judges leap to the feet to applaud her. The entire crowd gave her a standing ovation. Her whole family ran out on stage to embrace her as the judge Howie Mandel sounded the golden buzzer and sent her to the next round.

Cowell told her that she was going to be the next Taylor Swift.

VanderWaal went on to win Season 11 of AGT and we can’t wait to see what she does next. Her audition video received more than 67 million views on YouTube. You can watch it above and fall in love with her for yourself!

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