June 9, 2021 : By Jacob Couch - Office of Communications & Public Engagement
On Tuesday night, Liberty University alumna Jane Marczewski (’13), who goes by her stage name “Nightbirde,” was awarded the Golden Buzzer after singing her original song, “It’s OK” on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.”
The Golden Buzzer, which automatically sends Nightbirde to the live shows, brought the crowd and every judge to their feet in a standing ovation.
“That felt like the most authentic thing I’ve heard this season,” “America’s Got Talent” television host Howie Mandel said following Marczewski’s performance.
Despite battling cancer off and on since 2017 and having been out of work for the last several years due to her health, Marczewski has not allowed her tragedy to become her identity.