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==External links==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2qc1KM4zgRoOpysqVEaNbw VanderWaal's YouTube channel]
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2qc1KM4zgRoOpysqVEaNbw VanderWaal's YouTube channel]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNxO9MpQ2vA VanderWaal's audition on ''America's Got Talent'': "I Don't Know My Name"]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My_FR8MqWm4 VarnderWaal sings her song "Beautiful Thing" on ''America's Got Talent'']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SbLtb3vv2s VanderWaal's cover of "Ex's &Oh's"], by Elle King, on her YouTube channel
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5SzeY8PqFU VanderWaal sings her song "12 Stars" at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas]


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Grace VanderWaal
Birth nameGrace Avery VanderWaal
Born (2004-01-15) January 15, 2004 (age 20)
Kansas City metropolitan area, Kansas, U.S.
OriginSuffern, New York, U.S.
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instruments
LabelsColumbia

Grace Avery VanderWaal[1] (born January 15, 2004) is an American singer-songwriter and ukuleleist from Suffern, New York. In 2016, at 12 years of age, she won the eleventh season of the NBC TV competition show America's Got Talent.[2]

Early life and music

Grace VanderWaal was born on January 15, 2004, near Kansas City, Kansas; her parents, David and Tina VanderWaal, lived in Lenexa at the time. The family later moved to Suffern, New York.[3]

VanderWaal began composing her first songs at age three, using a wireless microphone.[4] As a preteen, she found songwriting inspiration by watching movies and trying to imagine what a character was feeling, and "what it would be like if I were them, and wrote a song."[5] She was inspired to learn the ukulele after watching a family friend play and seeing a Twenty One Pilots video on YouTube.[6] She then bought one, using money she had received for her 11th birthday, and watched more videos to teach herself how to play.[7][a] After learning to play the ukulele, VanderWaal began to perform during open mic events at small venues near her home.[4] In July 2016, after her audition on America's Got Talent, VanderWaal performed at the Lafayette Theatre in Suffern and at the Ramapo Summer Concert Series at Palisades Credit Union Park.[9]

VanderWaal has written original songs (including those she has sung in competition) and recorded them, accompanying herself on ukulele, for her YouTube channel, Oh Never mind it's just me.[10] She also sings and uploads covers of popular songs, including "Ex's & Oh's", "Pity Party", "Imagine", and "Breathe Me".[11] Her Instagram account has more than one million followers.[12]

She includes among her musical influences such artists as Jason Mraz, Twenty One Pilots, and Katy Perry.[13]

America's Got Talent

For the June 7, 2016, broadcast during the eleventh season of NBC's America's Got Talent, VanderWaal auditioned with her original song, "I Don't Know My Name", and was Howie Mandel's "golden buzzer" act.[14][10] Simon Cowell called VanderWaal "the next Taylor Swift."[15] Brittany Spanos, in Rolling Stone magazine, called the song an "emotional, catchy, quirky tune".[16] VanderWaal would continue to perform only original songs, including her next performance at the quarterfinals on August 23, 2016, titled "Beautiful Thing", a song written for her sister.[10] For the semifinals on August 30, she performed "Light the Sky",[10] and for the September 13 finals, she sang "Clay", a song about being bullied.[17]

VanderWaal again performed "I Don't Know My Name" for the September 14 finale episode, then introduced a performance by Stevie Nicks, her "true hero" and "inspiration". Afterward, Nicks said of VanderWaal, "she reminds me a lot of me ... she's got it. Whatever happens, Grace is going to the top."[18] At the end of the broadcast, VanderWaal was announced as the season 11 winner. She is the second female winner and second child act winner in the show's history.[15][b]

Post-America's Got Talent

Soon after winning AGT, VanderWaal appeared as a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Billboard magazine named her to its 2016 21 Under 21 list of "music's hottest young stars".[19] In September 2016, she signed a recording deal with Columbia Records.[20]

VanderWaal plans to use part of her winnings from America's Got Talent to make a donation to charity, and to buy a tree house for herself and her sister.[21] She headlined her first of four sold-out concerts at the PH Showroom in the Las Vegas Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in October 2016 as part of the America’s Got Talent Live Tour.[22][23]

Personal life

VanderWaal resides in Suffern, New York, with her mother, father, and older sister;[24] she also has an older brother.[4] Her father is a vice president of marketing at LG Electronics.[25]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ VanderWaal told Access Hollywood that she was hoping for a ukulele for her 11th birthday, "and I remember my mom did not buy me one, 'cause she thought I would never play it."[8]
  2. ^ Bianca Ryan was eleven years old when she took the top prize in season 1.[15]

References

  1. ^ VanderWaal, Grace (confirmed account) [@GraceVanderWaal] (June 22, 2016). "Avery" (Tweet). Retrieved September 15, 2016 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Amabile Angermiller, Michelle (15 September 2016). "America's Got Talent Winner Grace VanderWaal Books Vegas Concerts". Billboard. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  3. ^ Izadi, Elahe (September 16, 2016). "America's Got Talent winner Grace VanderWaal, 12, has Lenexa roots". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c John, Caroline (August 31, 2016). "Grace VanderWaal Family: 4 Things You Need To Know". Earn the Necklace. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  5. ^ Savayan, Tania (videojournalist) (September 15, 2016). "AGT star Grace VanderWaal calls herself 'pretty bland'" (video). USA Today (verified channel). Event occurs at 2:16–2:38. Retrieved September 18, 2016 – via YouTube. Most of my songs are written about ... if I had just watched a movie, I saw characters [and thought], 'I wonder what they're feeling right now.' And then I'll imagine what it would be like if I were them, and wrote a song. A lot of my songs are like that. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Sikorski, David (June 10, 2016). "Grace VanderWaal Reflects on Her Showstopping America's Got Talent Performance". The Daily Beast. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  7. ^ Petit, Stephanie (September 15, 2016). "5 Things to Know About America's Got Talent Winner Grace Vanderwaal". People. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  8. ^ VanderWaal, Grace (September 15, 2016). "AGT Winner Grace VanderWaal Sings For Natalie & Kit!" (video). Access Hollywood. Event occurs at 4:16–4:23. Retrieved September 18, 2016 – via YouTube (official channel).
  9. ^ Roberts, Karen. "Grace VanderWaal is in L.A. for her next AGT appearance", The Journal News, Lohud.com, September 9, 2016; and "AGT star Grace VanderWaal sings in Rockland", The Journal News, Lohud.com, July 11, 2016
  10. ^ a b c d Salazar, Hayley (September 6, 2016). "Artist to Watch: America's Got Talent's Grace VanderWaal". The Collegian. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  11. ^ VanderWaal, Grace. Oh Never mind it's just me – Videos (official channel). YouTube. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  12. ^ VanderWaal, Grace. "Grace VanderWaal (@grace_vanderwaal) (verified)". Instagram. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  13. ^ Grace VanderWaal Reflects on Her Showstopping ‘America’s Got Talent’ Performance. The Daily Beast. Retrieved on 2016-06-24.
  14. ^ Roberts, Karen; Rhodes, Sharon (September 15, 2016). "Grace VanderWaal wins AGT, will sing in Vegas". The Journal News. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  15. ^ a b c Izadi, Elahe (September 15, 2016). "'The next Taylor Swift' – Meet the 12-year-old singer-songwriter who won America's Got Talent". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  16. ^ Spanos, Brittany. "America's Got Talent Star Grace VanderWaal Talks Songwriting, Katy Perry", Rolling Stone magazine, June 9, 2016
  17. ^ Heldman, Breanne L. (September 14, 2016). "America's Got Talent: Grace VanderWaal wows with original song about bullies". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  18. ^ Amabile Angermiller, Michele (September 14, 2016). "Stevie Nicks Praises Grace VanderWaal on America's Got Talent: 'She's Got It'". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  19. ^ Staff (September 29, 2016). "21 Under 21 2016: Music's Hottest Young Stars". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  20. ^ Amabile Angermiller, Michelle (September 20, 2016). "America's Got Talent Winner Grace VanderWaal Joins Adele, Beyonce at Columbia Records". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  21. ^ Haas, Mariah; Petit, Stephanie (September 15, 2016). "America's Got Talent Winner Grace Vanderwaal, 12, Reveals What She's Going to Do with Her $1 Million Prize". People. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  22. ^ Elizabeth, De. "Grace VanderWaal’s First Headlining Show Was Flawless", Teen Vogue, October 29, 2016; and "America's Got Talent winner, Suffern native VanderWaal plays sold-out Vegas show", News12.com, October 28, 2016 (subscription required)
  23. ^ Leach, Robin. "Grace VanderWaal, The Clairvoyants and Tape Face of AGT headline at Planet Hollywood", Las Vegas Review-Journal, October 26, 2016; and Muppala, Savitha. "Grace VanderWaal's Popularity Creates Record Ticket Sales for AGT Show at Planet Hollywood", Movie News Guide, October 28, 2016
  24. ^ Rao, Naveen (September 15, 2016). "Grace VanderWaal Family: Things To Know About AGT 2016 Winner's Parents". Earn the Necklace. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  25. ^ Wolf, Alan (September 15, 2016). "She Did It: Industry Daughter Grace VanderWaal Wins Top Prize on America's Got Talent". Twice. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
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