12-Year-Old Grace VanderWaal's Golden Buzzer Performance On America's Got Talent
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Every once-in-awhile we get a chance to witness a charming young artist who blows us away on shows like America's Got Talent.
Twelve-year-old Ukulele Player Grace VanderWaal is one of those talents and her performance of an original song gained her a Golden Buzzer.
Armed with her ukulele, Grace walked onto the America's Got Talent stage with charm and while she did appear to be nervous, those nerves seemed to disappear when she began playing her original song, "I Don't Know My Name." The song is about not knowing her name or who she is at first but by the end she did and so did the rest of the audience and the judges of America's Got Talent.
Grace's performance left all of the judges impressed and she received a standing ovation from Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, Mel B and even Simon Cowell. The performance moved Mandel so much that he pushed the Golden Buzzer sending her to the final show for certain.
Grace was overwhelmed with emotion and said she felt like she was daydreaming and is getting ready to wake up. Even Cowell later said that he is annoyed he didn't push the button.
You can watch 12-year-old Grace VanderWaal's ukulele performance of her original song from America's Got Talent in the video below.