America’s Bought Expertise star Jane ‘Nightbirde’ Marczewski has died aged 31.
The gifted musician, who got here to fame on season 16 of the expertise present, died on Sunday after a battle with most cancers.
A supply advised TMZ of the unhappy information, and defined that she was receiving remedy for most cancers, which had unfold to her lungs, backbone and liver.
Howie Mandel led tributes to the late contestant on Twitter.
He wrote: ‘@_nightbirde was such a shiny inspirational mild in all our lives. We should proceed to stay and study from her phrases and lyrics.
‘As a lot as I really feel horribly about her passing I really feel fortunate to to have met, heard and recognized her.’
‘We're saddened to find out about @_nightbirde’s Passing,’ AGT host Terry Crews shared on Instagram.
‘Our Condolences goes to her Closest Household & Associates in such of This tough time. We Love you, Nightbirde.’
Nightbirde made headlines along with her gorgeous America’s Bought Expertise audition final 12 months, with Simon Cowell hitting the golden buzzer after her mesmerising efficiency.
She sang an authentic track, titled It’s Okay, about her most cancers battle – and the observe rapidly soared up the iTunes charts.
‘Final time I checked, I had some most cancers in my lungs, backbone and my liver,’ she advised the panel on the time.
‘It’s vital that everybody is aware of I’m a lot greater than the dangerous issues that occurred to me.
‘I've a 2% probability of survival however 2% just isn't 0% – 2% is one thing and I want individuals knew how wonderful it's.’
Chatting with about her time on the present, the singer defined that she was initially reluctant to inform the judges about her well being points.
‘First off, I completely hate the sob story. Partly simply due to the way in which I used to be raised and simply the way in which I'm,’ she advised us.
‘I don’t really feel sorry for myself. I'm no a whiner or a complainer so I don’t ever get pleasure from that form of consideration in any respect.
‘They really needed to minimize issues brief for the episode however they really needed to ask a number of extra questions for lots longer earlier than I'd reveal that I had most cancers.
‘I used to be doing my greatest to not point out it as a result of I needed to know that I’m adequate to be right here.’
She continued: ‘To know that my track can stand by itself two toes, that I can stand alone two toes. I approached the audition like, “I’m not right here for individuals to really feel sorry for me. I’m right here to sing.” Clearly it did come up however I needed to verify I wasn’t doing the sob story factor.
‘I’ve at all times hated the concept of being nothing greater than the unhappy story that I’ve had alone during the last 12 months as a result of I’ve needed a lot for my life.
‘Now I’m being checked out like this hero that overcomes tragedy, however that’s it.’
Sadly, Nightbirde was later pressured to drop out from the sequence as her well being took a flip for the more severe.
‘Since my audition, my well being has taken a flip for the more severe and the struggle with most cancers is demanding all of my power and a spotlight,’ she wrote on social media on the time.
‘I'm so unhappy to announce that I received’t be capable of proceed ahead on this season of AGT.
‘Life doesn’t at all times give breaks to those who deserve it—however we knew that already.’
The late star took outing from the highlight to cope with her well being points, however made a uncommon look on CNN in November to supply an replace on how she was doing.
She advised host Chris Cuomo: ‘It’s rather a lot to course of the best highs and the bottom lows of my life all taking place on the identical time.
‘And all of this taking part in out in entrance of hundreds of thousands of individuals is actually – it’s rather a lot to hold.
‘Nevertheless it’s additionally such an honour as a result of the entire world is carrying their very own weight, and we get to discover ways to do that collectively.’
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