Jane Marczewski, better known by the stage name Nightbirde, announced on Monday that she is pulling out of America’s Got Talent Season 16 to focus on her battle with cancer.
The inspirational singer-songwriter, who earned Simon Cowell’s Golden Buzzer in June after performing an original song titled “It’s OK,” told the judges that she had cancer in her lung, spine and liver, but clarified, “I’m so much more than the bad things that happen to me.” (Click here to watch her audition.).
“Sharing my heart with the world on AGT has been an honor and a dream come true,” the singer wrote in an Instagram post on Monday.
She continued, “Since my audition, my health has taken a turn for the worse and the fight with cancer is demanding all of my energy and attention.
Check out Nightbirde’s full Instagram post below:
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America’s Got Talent wrapped its Season 16 auditions on July 20, at which point the judges had to narrow their 150+ approved acts to just 36
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