Watch Jayna Brown's Incredible Performance of 'Rise' By Katy Perry on America's Got Talent

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This season may be one of the toughest ones for America's Got Talent contestants as the level of talent is incredible.

Jayna Brown is one of those contestants who just simply bursts with talent. She crushed her semi-final performance of Katy Perry's "Rise" shocking the judges.

Brown has very pure ambitions in the competition. After she and her mom didn't have a place to stay in the past, the Baltimore, Maryland native and her mom moved in with her grandmother and she was accepted into a performance arts high school.

Her hope is to continue to blossom out of her shell and get the opportunity to buy her mom a house. She sees a bright future ahead and said she doesn't want to let her dream go.

From the moment she began singing, you could tell the performance would be something epic and special. It was just that. Brown would definitely make Katy Perry proud with the powerful performance she delivered.

When it was all over, judge Simon Cowell gave fans a little scare. He first stated that it wasn't great which sent a shocked reaction through the crowd and Brown. However, he followed it up by saying it was incredible.

He is known as one of the toughest judges and said that it was one of Brown's best performances by a mile. You can check out Jayna Brown's performance of Katy Perry's "Rise" in the video below.

Watch Jayna Brown's Incredible Performance of "Rise" By Katy Perry on America's Got Talent