00:00We wanted to audition for America's Got Talent just to people watch and you know
00:07be able to say we did it and then blink of an eye, I won it.
00:19I'm Grace VanderWaal, I'm 13 and I sing and play the ukulele.
00:25I've been singing my entire life.
00:27I got the ukulele when I was 11 on my birthday.
00:31When I started playing the ukulele I started writing songs and one thing led to another.
00:37I started singing at an open mic night at a coffee shop.
00:40I auditioned for America's Got Talent.
00:42It was I Don't Know My Name which was an original and went through the competition.
00:47I hate calling it a competition.
00:49I went through the show with only originals.
00:52I think it added that little sprinkle of uniqueness.
00:56I mean I'm not sure if I would have won if I would have done covers.
01:05Sweet.
01:06One thing that I was expecting being in this new world is performing is a lot more fun than I
01:15ever thought it would be.
01:16But it's a lot more work than people expect.
01:19Having so much energy throughout the entire day is exhausting.
01:24I don't want to sound like I'm complaining or anything but sometimes when I get home I'm just like I'm
01:30never smiling again.
01:33One thing that people probably wouldn't expect is I'm just like them completely normal.
01:38I'm not that interesting actually.
01:41What it means to be a part of Generation Z is that you're independent, powerful, and anyone can do anything.
01:53What it means to be a part of Generation Z is that you can change the way that it's been
02:04because that's not right.
02:06And I think my generation is kind of the heart of that.
02:09One piece of advice that I would like to say to my peers is that you can be kind and
02:16polite and still know what you want.
02:18People will try to tell you otherwise but always know that.
