# Grace VanderWaal's America's Got Talent Audition

> A 12-year-old’s original song audition spread from NBC to Facebook and YouTube.

- Owner: Grace VanderWaal / America’s Got Talent
- Kind: Creator moment
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2016-06-07
- Peak date: Week of Sep 21, 2016
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 47 (Notable, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Underdog, Maker origin, Response chain, Platform jump, Press loop

## Summary

NBC aired VanderWaal’s original-song audition and celebrity judges endorsed it. The clip spread on Facebook and YouTube, drew fan art and reactions, and ranked fifth in YouTube’s year-end list. She won AGT, then the recorded song entered a US sales chart.

## Timeline

- 2016-06-07 — America’s Got Talent / NBC (TV) — NBC aired VanderWaal’s audition of her original song “I Don’t Know My Name”.
- 2016-06-08 — NBC (Facebook) — NBC posted the audition on Facebook.
- Week of Jun 8, 2016 — @GraceVanderWaal (X) — VanderWaal thanked viewers on June 8 and shared fans’ audition art on June 9.

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Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Grace VanderWaal's America's Got Talent Audition.” Case HIS-00191. Spread Score v1.2: 47/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00191