The 12-year-old starlet was one of five acts to make it to the finals of the NBC-TV prime-time show, "America's Got Talent" in fan voting results announced Wednesday.
VanderWaal literally became speechless when the news was delivered, at which point, judge Howie Mandel interjected, "Your world is never going to be the same."
Later, VanderWaal tweeted to her 123,000 followers, "I can't thank you enough. So happy right now."
The live final of "America's Got Talent" will air on Tuesday, Sept. 14.
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