Nightbirde wowed audiences all over the world when she sang an original tune for her America’s Got Talent audition. She inspired people when she told the judges that she has cancer that spread into her lungs, spine, and liver with a 2% chance of survival, but she was not going to let it stop her. Simon Cowell, Sofia Vergara, Heidi Klum, and Howie Mandel were amazed by her that Cowell even hit the Golden Buzzer, and that automatically put her through to the live shows.
Unfortunately, she hit a bump in the road. Last week, she announced that she was going to have to pull out of the competition because she had a setback in her cancer battle.
Yesterday, the singer appeared on the show remotely, and the King of Mean had a message for her. “You made the decision, rightly so, that your health is your priority right now, and I know the last time we spoke, you actually said that you feel like you let people down,” Cowell said. “On behalf of all of us, you haven’t let anyone down. Even though you haven’t competed, you’ve already won. As Terry [Crews] said, your clip has had such an impact on so many people. And your courage. Who you are. The most important thing is your well being and your health, and your recovery. On behalf of all of us here. We are sending you all of our love, our prayers, and we can’t wait to see you again soon. And thank you so much for auditioning on the show. And for singing such a beautiful song. And you know it was…” After that, he was so overcome with emotion; he could not go on.
Even though Nightbirde only gave us one performance, she really made an impact on people all over the World. I have a friend in Israel, who is going through a really awful time himself, and he sent me her audition. If that doesn’t tell you all you need to know about her and the power of this show, I don’t know what will.
