SINGER-SONGWRITER Nightbirde stole the hearts of America in 2021 after receiving the golden buzzer on America's Got Talent.

After being forced to leave the show due to her treatments for metastatic breast cancer, viewers were heartbroken.

Who was AGT star Nightbirde?

Nightbirde's real name was Jane Marczewski, and she sadly passed away in 2022 after losing her battle with cancer.

After sending in an audition tape to AGT the 31-year-old was invited to the show and wowed Simon Cowell and his fellow judges with her moving performance of an original song called It's Okay.

She instantly won over an emotional Simon who honored her with the coveted Golden Buzzer, while the other judges and the crowd gave her a standing ovation and rapturous applause.

The entertainer became an overnight sensation after her incredible audition, with a video of her performance racking up over 30 million views on YouTube.

Simon told ET that he thought Nightbirde would have made it all the way if she stayed in the competition.

The AGT judge said then: "Would she have won tonight? I think she probably would, actually.

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