Jane Marczewski, the America’s Got Talent contestant known by her artist name “Nightbirde,” died Saturday after four years of living with breast cancer.
She was 31. Marczewski inspired audiences around the world last year when she performed an original song during an audition for the America’s Got Talent judges in June.
An emotional Simon Cowell gave her the coveted “Golden Buzzer” for her performance, and she told him: “You can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore before you decide to be happy.” She continued: “I have a two per cent chance of survival, but two per cent is not zero per cent.
Two per cent is something, and I wish people knew how amazing it is.” Obtaining the Golden Buzzer vaulted Nightbirde straight into the live show performances and her original song, It’s Okay, garnered millions of views on YouTube and streaming clicks on music platforms.