Grace VanderWaal

Grace VanderWaal is a singer/ukulelist act from Season 11 of America's Got Talent.

Background
Grace VanderWaal was born on January 15, 2004 and is from Suffern, New York. She lives with her mother, father, her older sister by three years (and best friend) Olivia, and two dogs. Grace started writing music at the age of three, making up songs with her wireless microphone. Before her audition, she had never sung in front of very large crowds.

Audition
Grace VanderWaal's audition in Episode 1102 consisted of singing her original song "I Don't Know My Name," a song about finding who you are and where you fit in, while playing the ukulele. Moved by her performance, Howie Mandel pressed his Golden Buzzer to send Grace straight to the Quarterfinals. Simon Cowell even said that he thought that she could be the next Taylor Swift.