Picking up a Whitney Houston song is a risky move for any artist, but he paid Tuesday for the candidate "America's Got Talent" Glennis Grace.

The 39-year-old impressed the AGT judges and the studio audience with a moving interpretation of Houston's legendary "Run to You".

"Since I was a little kid, I knew I had to sing for many, many more people, I'm a little nervous just to sing for you guys and you," she said. to play, making a gesture to the judges and the public.

Seconds later, the Dutchman ordered the scene with a fresh and confident air. She won the four judges' votes, getting a rare smile from the demanding judge Simon Cowell and a standing ovation from the remaining judges and the theater audience.

"I'm just sitting here thinking that you look amazing, you look amazing," Cowell said. "I already have the impression of looking at a star."

Judge Mel B seconded Cowell's praise, but pushed Grace to go further: "It's almost as if you sounded exactly like Whitney Houston. I want you to take Whitney Houston, embody it, but then I want to see more of you.

Grace said that she was lacking in confidence as a child and struggled watching the stony marriage of her parents. Now she has an 11 year old son.

"The only reason you are not a star yet, is because we did not see you and we did not hear you," Judge Howie Mandel said. "How lucky are we to see you explode on this stage tonight?" Not only did you make yourself proud, but you made your son proud.

Grace said her son was the reason she stood on the NBC talent competition scene.

"He believes so much in me that he inspired me to do 'AGT'," she said. "It's the most important thing to have his support – otherwise, I would not do that.I want to show my son that you must always go for your goals and dreams, because dreams become reality. "

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