In a potentially calamitous moment, a 12-year-old girl from Easley, South Carolina, transformed an interrupted audition on โAmericaโs Got Talentโ into an indelible experience for both the judges and the audience.
As Ansley embarked on her rendition of Aretha Franklinโs โThink,โ judge Simon Cowell unexpectedly halted her performance. He expressed disdain for the background music, deeming it โhorrible, horrible.โ