"When I was 16, I saved up enough money to buy my first plane ticket out to L.A. When I was eight years old my dad actually sat me down and taught me how to write a song."īailey has released several original songs, including one inspired by her home state, "Wisconsin," that came out last summer. "I grew up with music all around me in my childhood," Bailey said on Tuesday's episode.
She's quick to cover hot new hits - she just posted a version of Ed Sheeran's new single "Bad Habits" - along with songs from superstars like Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish and Panic! At the Disco. All of those songs have been seen at least 1 million times on YouTube, with one video getting more than 23 million hits.įirst posting covers to YouTube 11 years ago, she's amassed 1.1 billion YouTube views for her videos, including an acoustic rendition of EDM artist David Guetta's "Titanium" that's been seen nearly 115 million times. Klum, however, was on the fence, saying the performance was "so-so." But with some encouragement from Mandel, she decided to join the other judges in giving Bailey a "yes" to advance to the next round.īailey actually has multiple original songs using only social media comments - including hateful and creepy ones - on her YouTube page. "I just like hearing someone like you who has a great talent, and Madilyn, you have a great talent," Cowell said. "I can't wait to see what the future brings for you." "I love that it was so unexpected," Vergara said. "I love what you stand for, and you're a good singer, you're really good," Mandel told her. The result is unexpected, and ultimately empowering. Subjected to dozens of cruel and sexist comments on her YouTube page - comments like "Just stop, quit YouTube," "They hauled the song away in a bodybag" and "Eat a burger" - Bailey used them as lyrics for a catchy original folk pop song. "The dream for me is to sing songs that I’ve written that I love and get it out to as many people as possible," Bailey told judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara and Howie Mandel ahead of her audition.įor her audition, Bailey performed an original song with unlikely help - from several internet trolls. It's already been seen 2.5 million times on YouTube. Now she's bound to get a big new wave of fans, thanks to "America's Got Talent."īailey appears on Tuesday's episode of the hit competition series, but NBC released footage from her audition ahead of the show.
Singer-songwriter Madilyn Bailey went from growing up in Boyceville, Wisconsin - population 1,086, about 38 miles northwest of Eau Claire - to getting 13.5 million subscribers on YouTube, Facebook, TikTok and Instagram for her clever original tunes and covers.
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