Charlotte was 13 years old when she stood on the America’s Got Talent stage. Simon asked what was the first thing in her head when she woke up on audition day. Without hesitating, she said meeting him, because he was her idol.
Simon smiled and asked what she would do with the million dollars if she won. Her answer made the whole room laugh. She would buy a guinea pig and call it Simon Cowell, and her sister would get one too, named Howie 😄.
Simon joked that no one had ever said that before and told her there was a guinea pig’s life at stake. Then he wished her good luck, and the music started.
Charlotte sang I Put a Spell on You, and the sweet young girl who had been joking a moment earlier suddenly sounded like a seasoned blues singer. Her voice was deep, powerful and full of attitude 🎶.
She held the last note, thanked the judges and smiled. For a 13-year-old on one of the biggest stages in the world, it was a performance nobody in the room expected ❤️.
