Do you ever have a revelatory insight that you feel compelled to share with the world after a good night's sleep? Grace Vanderwaal awoke the other day with an essential message for fans, proving that this happens to everyone. "People, I had a nice night's sleep on something that's been bugging me for a while," she says in a video posted to Instagram by the 12-year-old winner of America's Got Talent's 11th season.
She had clearly just woken up, as evidenced by her gorgeous bed-head and half-open eyes as she sat in her Hello Kitty-decorated room, which just adds to our affection for her. "I ain't tryin' to be Sia, I ain't tryin' to be Melanie Martinez," she added in the video, "I ain't tryin' to be Sia, I ain't tryin' to be Melanie Martinez." I have no desire to be Taylor Swift. Please don't compare me to anyone else; I just want to be myself."
Grace has her own ideas, so no hard feelings toward Sia, Melanie Martinez, or T-Swift. This young lady appears to know how to use her voice not only to shout out ballads, but also to declare her individuality.
What a boss!
Vanderwaal emphasized her argument in the post, adding, "I simply want to say something that's been bothering me for a while, and it's that I just want to be grace!" I'm not being compared to Taylor Swift, Melanie, or anyone else! I appreciate it and consider it a huge compliment, but I'm simply trying to be myself.
Yes, Vanderwaal has been compared to other musicians since her audition for America's Got Talent, when Simon Cowell labeled her "the next Taylor Swift." As flattering as it is — and certainly, that may be the nicest thing Cowell has ever said — it still indicates something that Vanderwaal is capable of detecting: that a girl's identity must be an archetype.
Sure, Cowell could have been referring to Vanderwaal's status as a promising singer-songwriter, similar to Swift's, but Vanderwaal is clearly more interested in forging her own path. That is something we wholeheartedly support.
Vanderwaal is correct, too, because her voice is unlike any other we've heard. Simply listen to her sing the song SHE WROTE:
"I don't play by the rules of the game," Grace says in her wonderful song about self-exploration, and this has shown to be true with her refusal to accept confining comparisons to other female artists.
Keep doing you, Grace, because you're one-of-a-kind.
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