Grace VanderWaal Made My Brain Soft (YouTube Did This)

3:30 AM

Maybe you know—maybe you don’t.

But I’m in love with Grace VanderWaal.

Who isn’t?

I didn’t even catch her on America’s Got Talent live; YouTube threw her into my recommends and I clicked like a polite victim.

I expected “cute.”

I got voice + pen + presence.

Why She Hooked Me in 12 Seconds

That tone: husky-bright, a little raspy, instantly recognizable.

Songwriting: melodies that stick without shouting; lyrics that feel like she read my notes app and behaved.

Stage presence at twelve (twelve?!): grounded, weirdly calm, not trying too hard. Which is how you know it’s talent, not panic.

Favorite Things (so far)

The way she phrases lines, tiny rhythm tilts that make a simple melody feel new.
How her voice sits in the mix like a warm light. No wrestling, just there.
Her ukulele era proving you don’t need a wall of sound to make a room listen.

Consequences of Being a Fan

My playlists now have “Grace, then everyone else.”
I keep saying “I’m just watching one video,” then suddenly it’s three hours later and I’ve learned nothing except joy.
I would like to see her on my TV someday
(or, manifesting, meet her)
and pretend I’m normal about it. :P

I’m officially a big fan. If you need me, I’ll be in a YouTube tunnel, smiling like someone who just found an old diary and it sings.

Ikkel

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