The 12-year-old singer-songwriter, who judge Simon Cowell called “the next Taylor Swift” during her first audition, received an oversize bouquet of flowers from the “Shake It Off” singer, 26, following her epic win on Wednesday night’s season finale.
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When she auditioned for America’s Got Talent, 12-year-old singer songwriter Grave VanderWaal was dubbed “the next Taylor Swift” by judge Simon Cowell – a compliment she called “truly wonderful”.
The pre-teen expressed her glee with the surprise in a video posted on her twitter. “SOOOOOOO MUCH!” she tweeted with the video on Friday.
Taylor was not the only celeb who congratulated the young ukulele player. In fact, she’s a big fan of Swift’s friend-turned-rivalKaty Perry.
Grace VanderWaal is having the time of her life right now.
Congrats to the “Clay” singer on a job well done and the start of an exciting new chapter in her just-gettin’-started career. “Protect it and keep ing and ✏️ing…it will always serve you ❤️” Perry wrote.
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She was showered with love from the likes of Ellen DeGeneres, Reese Witherspoon, Jason Mraz and Henry Winkler.
