BGUK_2143871 - Los Angeles, CA - Simon Cowell presses the Golden Buzzer for singer suffering from cancer on latest episode of America's Got Talent. Cowell dropped the golden confetti on songstress Nightbirde at the end of the second night of auditions. At the age of 30, Nightbirde - real name Jane Marczewski. from Ohio - wrote the original song It’s Okay about 'the last year of my life' which has been characterized by her battle with cancer currently residing in her lungs, spine and liver. By the end of her segment, Jane commented that though she’s only been given a 2% chance of survival that 'is not 0%' and she: "Wishes people knew how amazing it is that the 2% is something." Ahead of her performance, Jane told the judges: "It’s important that everyone knows I’m so much more than the bad things that happen to me.†Through the song’s lyrics, she paints the picture of a person trying to escape pain through changing their name and location, but realizing that it’s okay to feel lost and deciding that the path forward is still open to them. With a voice like that of singer songwriter Lykke Li and the sentimental structure of Taylor Swift, Nightbirde moved the judges in ways that Sofia Vergara called 'powerful and heartfelt'. Though Howie Mandel is notoriously anti-original songs on the show, he found the song striking in its authenticity. Heidi got chills and told her that she has a voice that is 'so beautiful to listen to'. But as is always the case with singers, all eyes were on Cowell and what kind of critique he’d give the song. He immediately called it 'stunning' and agreed with Howie’s label of it as authentic. As he told her how powerful it was for her to 'casually tell us what you’re going through' via the song, he got choked up. It was clear that he was remembering his own health scare of the last year and that the lyrics to the song had spoken directly to him. Nightbirde added: “You can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore to decide to be happy.†In the end, he told Jane that he was not going to give her a yes, but instead give her 'something else'. And that’s when he hit the Golden Buzzer, before heading up on stage to give her a huge hug. *BACKGRID DOES NOT CLAIM ANY COPYRIGHT OR LICENSE IN THE ATTACHED MATERIAL. ANY DOWNLOADING FEES CHARGED BY BACKGRID ARE FOR BACKGRID'S SERVICES ONLY, AND DO NOT, NOR ARE THEY INTENDED TO, CONVEY TO THE USER ANY COPYRIGHT OR LICENSE IN THE MATERIAL. BY PUBLISHING THIS MATERIAL , THE USER EXPRESSLY AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND TO HOLD Pictured: Nightbirde AKA Jane Marczewski BACKGRID UK 8 JUNE 2021 BYLINE MUST READ: NBC / BACKGRID *BACKGRID DOES NOT CLAIM ANY COPYRIGHT OR LICENSE IN THE ATTACHED MATERIAL. ANY DOWNLOADING FEES CHARGED BY BACKGRID ARE FOR BACKGRID'S SERVICES ONLY, AND DO NOT, NOR ARE THEY INTENDED TO, CONVEY TO THE USER ANY COPYRIGHT OR LICENSE IN THE MATERIAL. BY PUBLISHING THIS MATERIAL , THE USER EXPRESSLY AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND TO HOLD BACKGRID HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIMS, DEMANDS, OR CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED IN ANY WAY WITH USER'S PUBLICATION OF THE MATERIAL* UK: +44 208 344 2007 / [email protected] USA: +1 310 798 9111 / [email protected] *UK Clients - Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*

Mucho antes de adoptar el nombre de Nightbirde, Jane Marczewski soñaba con convertirse en cantante. Creció en Zanesville, Ohio. Fue diagnosticada con la terrible enfermedad hace unos cuatro años.

Debido a que el tumor se había extendido por sus pulmones, hígado y espina dorsal, los médicos calculaban solo seis meses de vida.

No perdió las esperanzas. Dejó Ohio y marchó a California para aplicarse un nuevo tratamiento, que funcionó por un tiempo. El cáncer se había extendido a otras partes de su cuerpo.

Compitió en la temporada 16 de American´s Got Talent (AGT). Impactó por su talento en el canto y por su determinación a sobrevivir. Capturó los corazones de los espectadores con su historia y con su canción original, «It’s OK».

Se fue convirtiendo en la favorita del público y los jueces. Recibió un Golden Buzzer del juez de AGT, Simon Cowell, que le daba acceso directo a la semifinal.

Cuando todo marchaba maravillosamente en la vida profesional de la joven, se vio obligada a revelar que su cáncer había empeorado considerablemente.

“Compartir mi corazón con el mundo ha sido un honor y un sueño hecho realidad. Mi punto de vista este verano ha sido asombroso. Que milagro que el dolor por el que he pasado pueda transformarse en una belleza que hace que la gente de todo el mundo abra los ojos”, dijo la cantante en agosto de 2021 al anunciar su retiro de la competencia.

Este 21 de febrero, en un comunicado para la NBC, la familia anunciaba el fallecimiento de la joven que contaba solo 31 años de edad.

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