‘America’s Got Talent 2016’ Grace VanderWaal’s ‘Beautiful Thing’ earns praises from judges
The 12-year-old singer-songwriter could be the next Taylor Swift or even better.
“America’s Got Talent 2016” contender Grace VanderWaal sang another original composition that got the judges on their feet during the live show on Tuesday. The 12-year-old performed her song, “Beautiful Thing,” and the judges showered the young singer with praises.
“You are my golden buzzer in life,” AGT judge Howie Mandell stated. “I predict that you’re bigger than Taylor Swift.”
It’s not the first time Grace Vanderwaal was compared to pop star Taylor Swift. During her first audition, Vanderwaal also wowed the judges when she performed her original song, “I Don’t Know My Name.” Judge Simon Cowell was the first to comment and compare the ukulele player to the “Shake It Off” songstress. Now, Mandel took a step further in his praises, predicting Vanderwaal as a future star bigger than Swift.
"I predict you are the biggest star to ever come out of this show," Mandel added breathlessly.
Cowell also didn’t miss the chance to show his approval of Vanderwaal’s talent. At first he pointed out some points for improvement but all the same, admired the singing prowess of the tween contestant.
"Some of the stuff you were playing, maybe the notes were wrong, the voice is a bit croaky at times,” Cowell commented. “But that is what makes you perfect. There's something so sweet and so charming about you and so real."
Cowell also threw in his own predictions of the star-to-be. “I am going to predict we're all going to remember the moment in years to come when we saw Grace sing live for the first time."
Meanwhile, the two female judges, Mel B and Heidi Klum, also gave their commendations to Vanderwaal, with Klum simply calling the 12-year-old talent a "one in a million."
Vanderwaal sang her original song, “Beautiful Thing,” which she said was written for her best friend, her sister. She was the last to perform during “America’s Got Talent” live performance on Tuesday. Now she’s making her way to the semi-finals of the NBC talent competition.
The results of America’s vote will be announced Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. on NBC in the US.
WATCH Grace Vanderwaal perform her original song, “Beautiful Thing”
