She has 2 high selling, commercially successful albums. Realist! She is a prodigy of a lifetime and I feel honored to listen to her music. A mere 7% of AGT: The Champions viewers were pleased that the dance group V. Unbeatable won the show. Well for all those doubters she packs them i and has does a great job interacting with her audience. Upcoming tour in Japan. does not give the right to say such bad things about you. After finishing her performance, judge Heidi Klum said, You make your Golden Buzzer mama so proud, I have to say, referring to Jordan's performance of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" last month, which moved Klum to send the teen on to the next round via the show's Golden Buzzer. The winner gets $25,000 a year for 40 years or if you choose the lump sum option you get $200,000 after taxes? Did you ever watch her Las Vegas show? Who knows what kind of niche Grace or Brian will fill. The winner a few seasons back who had puppets and could sing not only got the prize of a year in Vegas but it was extended way beyond and have the room named for him. Given that the median individual annual income in the U.S. two years ago (the last time I could find stats on this) was $28,851 (meaning half of us make more than that, and half of us make less than that), you can see why Nick Cannon shouts out that the winner gets $1 million, instead of shouting out that the winner gets $25,000 a year for 40 years.. The album has sold over 30 million copies around the globe. Her Music is Ageless, just like other enduring legends. Yep, no talent. So in the real world that is a three way tie! Just give her time to get sweet. I think it is ludicrous that children can win this contest. And it's not everyday you sing an iconic song so well that you get a standing ovation, but that's exactly what happened to Johan, 11, when he sang 'Someone Like You' by Adele on The Voice Kids, France. As far as Vegas goes.. Look what she did. She is a Prolific Composer. if you dont play by the rules of the game, that must mean that you really are in touch with yourself and therefore you must know your name. Well, maybe not all pop only 80%. & you know who you are..Jealousy & envy shine through your distasteful and rather childish comments like a neon sign. She even works the crowd like someone who has been doing it for many years. Pig ignorant? You Americans? You must be one of those know-it-all pedantic Canadian shits or some kind of eurotrash snob. What a waste. It was the majority of AMERICA. This is a generational talent that does not come along very often. Variety listed her in its Young Hollywood Impact Report 2017. In just 2 years : Its okay to have a favorite, but youre just pissed because a more talented, absolute beginner blew you popera singer off the stage. Nothing but love to Grace and her family ?, IntereIve read a few interesting comments here about Graces singing. No, why would I. but Brian and Laura especially along with every other singer on that show were 1000 better and IN TUNE. That is what is wrong with America today. I mean, we're seeing it right in front of our eyes. And, she has a rare ability to bring common, yet hard to express feelings to song. You take an article about talent and, without warning or need, turn this into a criticism of the payouts. Sour grapes?. Cant u just enjoy a brilliant young singer.. If you have true emotion and believe in the words you write it will not matter who came before you, although you may be compared to them, but if its good music then that should not matter. I, too, was very surprised that Grace won and was surprised and impressed that the judges targeted her as a likely winner early on. The bottom line is: she makes everyone feel good, laugh and cry with joy at the same time. Her voice is decent; some words are hard to hear. From Beautiful Thing on AGT, which made me choke up at the end of the song as she took a second to compose herself, to the latest listen to Darkness Keeps Chasing Me where she pulls existential lamentation to a whole new electrifying level, to her brilliant miming of a hostess Can I help you with anything? on the YouTube video titled, I Want Strawberries, Grace Vanderwaal has truly left her dumb detractors so friggen far in the dust that they have been reduced to dark little mutterings among themselves. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. I was so happy, and kind of surprised actually, to see so many people agree, and appreciate that particular element. I must say the song that Grace sang in her audition wasnt that good to me but she got the golden buzzer. It obviously meant something to him in a deep way. Not that you need someone like me from anywhere to tell you that, Its people like you, Isabella that inspire me, And for everyone who decided to hop on the hate band wagon who thought i wouldnt see your comments i hope you all feel like idiots, Like some people have said its a tv show and no one is forcing you to watch me. Right now, she in Kenya going humanitarian work with the Starkey Foundation. On her tour I saw so many people ligning up just to see her be amazing!! fat middle class Americans. Like Mitchell, I just dont see Grace VanderWaal as a Vegas act, playing Caesars as a regular gig, a la Celine Dion, Elton John or Bette Midler. Today. They turn a few minutes of shaky performance into hour-long shows crammed with self-promotion. Thats right, Joey. The voice fits her songs and isnt unpleasant for some, whereas it is for others. Grace will out do All of your critical judgemental lame opinions! However, it is a well written start to a fruitful discussion. Laura Bretan isnt doing much of anything. The very concept of this article is profoundly stupid Grace was chosen by a vote tally, not an executive decision, so its meaningless to say that the choice was wrong. Shes young, talented, and has a very likeable personality. "But you made it sound current, relevant. "Bohemian Rhapsody" is the same songAdam Lambertsang for hisAmerican Idolaudition, which eventually earned him a spot fronting the band. Just look what shes done in 3 years. Songs that have also evolved way beyond the same old melody that Taylor keeps writing over and over. The fact is she can do or be anything. 4. she has poor technique, not only that damaging technique and all taht will cause her career to due quickly because of her voice dying. Is Grace a Vegas act, no but I will tell you something, she is going to be HUGE in the music industry! Youre a bunch of closed minded buffoons that wouldnt understand talent if it bit you in the arse. Oh geeze. People are watching and loving it. Grace Vanderwahl deserves all the praise that comes her way. Of course it is true that she is not a Vegas act. so far, the evidence is overwhelming. She is a great original artist and the miracle she was called. America loves her, thats why she won. But in real life, singing off key like that would bar her from even being in a glee club. In the same breath, i find utterly EMBARRASSING to read some of the comments made by so called adults! What makes her even more likeable is the fact that she isnt out of this world. In the best possible way, of course. America voted. Howie, who gave her that gold button, is tone deaf. There were more than a few people on AGT last night who only tuned in because of Grace. Her personality, croaky voice and so natural style got me and my wife from the beginning and were some decades away from being teenagers. Insane. Writing her own lyrics were obviously from her own experiences! She wasnt the age to participate in American Idol (I guess its 15 yrs min) so AGT was open since they allowed less age, and she decided to go for it. If you write your own music but are mad because someone beat you to it then that is all on you. They added an extra show in Vegas, she was exceedingly well received by the fans and critics, and now her EP is #1 preorder on ITunes. There were many talented people in the season she won, and many of them will go on to successful careers, but none of them had the broad range of talents and mass appeal that Grace Vanderwaal has in truckloads. By her late teens, she could have her own 24 hours a day Music Channel, just like the Beetles or Paul McCartney. I can appreciate her and her individuality in her creations and artworks but shes definitely not the first choice id go for in my most general of moods. oh. And she knows how to use it in just the right way for every song. If Avenue Q can continue to draw crowds in Las Vegas they can certainly figure out how to build a show with Grace. Its her style of singing that grabbed my attention. Now, she's taking part in the America's Got Talent: The Champions competition where she's shocking a whole new fan base with her amazing voice. I just see it as someone expressing what they like and dislike, just as I see you as projecting an assumption of an emotion onto the person who stated they . Grace won at least in part because she is charming and disarming .. we know that wont last or at least have legs to carry a career. So you were one of the millions who watched and voted for someone, not Grace Vanderwaal. If the surrender charge is, say %15, that amounts to a lump sum of $850,000. I dont hate Grace. I just LOVE HER So to each his own, but I called her as the winner the first time I heard her sing. Dylan, Doors, Beatles, Stones, Elton, Elvis, Cocker, Joplin, Rod Stewart, James Taylor and many others all wrote their own songs and it really didnt matter if you could understand every word they were singing. Its Only a TV show and people need to keep their negative comments to themselves. we see her ability to master both a softer, vowel-breaking folk tone as well as push through a serious power-ballad by the end. Yeah.. thats stuff that 20 somethings spend years trying to fake. If Grace were a 20 something singing exactly the same way with similar brilliant songs, I doubt she would have won as the standards of acceptable for singing are higher for adults than for children. Are you happy that V. Unbeatable were the winners of season 2 of AGT: The Champions? Grow up already and find something positive to do with your lives. Could listen to her all day. They have a divine gift. Grace will always, be Grace. Not to be a regular. Maybe they need to re-think rules or something but it isnt the 1st time there have been mistakes. But then you Americans cannot appreciate or even BEGIN to understand Grand Opera. Whether in music, or any other endeavor, keep creating, loving, thinking, rebelling, and keep the infectious and gorgeous smile (unless scoffing is called for of course). I grew up in the late 50s and throughout the 60s when the True artists, Dont shoot me, Im just the messenger. She held Americas heartstrings from the beginning and I for one cant get enough!!!! Opened for Imagine Dragons And in an even more extraordinary turn of events, Queen then reportedly gave Angelina her blessing to record and release her own version of the song by giving her the copyright to do so. 16M views, 3.1K likes, 1.3K loves, 139 comments, 607 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from AGT Auditions: Angelina Jordan's voice is out of this world! I dont normally commen on this like this but you all were starting to bug me. Oh Ive started a poem, but i wont tread thereFor the world has become a place where no one cares.Food for thoughtTake a good look at yourself.. I cried almost every time she sang. Numerous Awards, from Billboard, Disney, etc If you take a minute on YouTube and do the following search Grace Vanderwaal Reaction videos you may be surprised to the diversity of her audience and how young and old react to her songs, performance etc. I write songs for those who do. Nominated MTV Music Awards Best Push Artist Condolences that the Rock genre died right around the time of your comment. Graces voice just makes me cringe. The millions and millions they pay the judges and they cant pay a full 1 million to the winner? All the acts in the Top 10 were tremendous, so sit back and enjoy.