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