Grace Vanderwaal Bio – Net Worth, Sister, Parents, Family, Height

Grace Vanderwaal is a child star, singer, songwriter, ukulele player and winner of Season 11 of America’s Got Talent Show. A striking asset of this young actor is the unique flavor and originality she brings to modern music.

Vanderwaal’s popularity skyrocketed with her win at America’s Got Talent. Since then, she has been making waves with her talent and musical skills.

Biography, Family – Parents and Sister

Born on January 15, 2004, Grace Avery Vanderwaal is the second daughter and youngest child of Tina and Dave VanderWaal. She has two older siblings, Olivia and Jakob Vanderwaal. The American singer is originally from Suffern, New York, but grew up in Kansas. As her name ‘Vanderwaal’ suggests, she has Dutch ancestry.

Grace ventured into stardom without drama and made an enviable ease. The young woman at a fairly tender age had begun to show her talents as a singer and ukulele player. She taught herself to play the musical instrument through various YouTube videos. She is a firm believer in dreams coming true and is a fan of sincere endeavors. She is a star to watch in the near future.

Grace has an older sister, Olivia. Although Grace’s fame has touched her own, 4-year-old Olivia is a social media personality herself. Passionate about fashion and style, she showcases trendy pieces and accessories on her Instagram account with over 50,000 followers.

Grace dedicated the song Beautiful Thing which she performed in the AGT Quarterfinals against her sister Olivia. She also revealed that she plans to use part of her prize money to buy a tree house for Olivia and herself.

Grace Vanderwaal Facts

Before his big break, Vanderwaal started out with amateur open mic performances. Thanks to the internet, Grace also started uploading her songs and covers to YouTube. She says her favorite artists are Katy Perry, Jason Mraz and Twenty One Pilots. She also plays the saxophone and is interested in cinema.

Grace, who writes her own music, entered the 2016 America’s Got Talent at age 12. It would be the first time the beautiful star and unique singer would perform on a big stage. Grace wowed the judges and audience with her own song, I Don’t Know My Name.

Stunned by her performance, judge Howie Mandel presented her with the special Golden Buzzer. In other words, Grace had the privilege of going straight to the shows.

She proceeded to the quarter-finals and subsequent levels, emerging the winner of the contest. Grace won a million dollars with a number three night at an AGT show in Las Vegas. His victory made a series of records in the history of the prestigious competition. Grace is the youngest to win AGT in a decade. She is also the second female winner and second child winner in the history of the America’s Got Talent Show. Her clip at the auditions became one of the most-watched videos on the show; making it the 5th trending video of 2016 on YouTube.

Later that year, Vanderwaal recorded Perfectly Imperfect under Columbia Records. After her win, she signed a deal with Simon Cowell’s company, Syco. She eventually released her album titled Just the Beginning

The “younger version of Taylor Swift” as SimonCowell suggests she is currently on a solo concert tour. In the meantime, she has become one of the biggest YouTube sensations of our time, resulting in her YouTube channel having over a million subscribers and over 175 million views.

Grace Vanderwaal is the winner of the 2017 Teen Choice Award. Billboard magazine lists her as one of Music’s Hottest Young Stars Under 21. She also received a lot of accolades and appeared on top shows like Ellen and Wendy Williams’s Shows.

The multiple award winner has performed in international shows and programs including the 2017 Special Olympics World Games.

Vanderwaal Height and Net Worth

Since his musical win in 2016, both physical and metrics and the popular child star’s net worth have progressed. Grace has been to different heights since her first appearance at the AGT auditions. At the time, she was a skinny girl with brown hair, 1.50m tall and weighing 42kg. Her body stats in 2017 showed that the millionaire is 5ft 3in tall and weighs 45kg.

In terms of net worth, Vanderwaal went from $1 million to a total of $2 million. 2017 was a busy and successful year for the teenage star. It therefore brings in an annual income of $800,000. For the past few years, she has been busy writing and recording her songs, performing, and attending business and other deals.

Although there are no traces of extravagance yet, Grace is gradually getting a taste of the luxurious lifestyle. Sources say she recently bought a Ford car and a Mini Copper at a joint cost of $130,000; as well as a new $500,000 house.

Sweet and charming Grace Vanderwaal also has a place for charity in her newfound wealth.