Grace, you know what I predict for you?
Cowell said on the Tuesday broadcast.
I think you are the next Taylor Swift.
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This girl is amazing.
tweeted Reese Witherspoon about VanderWaal.
What a great performance!
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How did it make you feel when Simon said you were like Taylor Swift?
GRACE VANDERWAAL:The only word I could I think of is honored.
I think he meant the success.
Everyone knows who Taylor Swift is.
Shes extremely successful as a singer/songwriter and to be compared to that is just unbelievable.
Are you a fan?
I was a really hardcore fan of her when she was in her country days.
I definitely do listen to her when shes on the radio, so yeah.
Do you have a favorite artist?
As a person, Katy Perry, because shes always stayed true to herself.
Shes always been her and shes never let anyone change that.
I think thats a really good thing to live up to and remember.
At least thats what I think.
Are there any singers or bands that have influenced the music youve written?
Also all over the Internet Im being compared to him and thats been crazy too.
Especially since theyre my favorite band.
I play the ukulele, piano, and the saxophone.
How is the rest of theAmericas Got Talentcompetition going to work for you?
Were you nervous performing in front of so many people?
It was really the bang out of nerves youd expect.
I thought it was going to be the butterfly nerves, but I got those backstage.
Once I was on stage I was kind of in shock.
I couldnt really think straight.
Well we couldnt tell because you were very confident.
Well, thank you.
I practiced in the mirror the night before so many times so Im glad it showed.
Have you performed live in front of audiences before?
Ive really only done it in small coffee shops, nothing as big as that!
After all of this, I am so much happier.
That voice is dead in my head now.
Its changed my life doing that.
