"America's Got Talent" was on its sixth week of auditions when 5-year-old Heavenly Joy Jerkins performed "In Summer," a song many young kids will identify as Olaf's song from the Disney film "Frozen." Not only was her performance astounding to the judges, her response when they interacted with the young singer was admired as well.
Jerkins' performance of the song alone garnered all four "yes" votes from judges Heidi Klum, Mel B, Howie Mendel, and Howard Stern. Her performance reminded Stern of famous actress and singer Shirley Temple who made it big back when she was just a child star for "Curly Top" and "Heidi."
"You would have been a terrific Spice Girl. Kid, you're going places. I'm telling you," Howard told Jerkins. "When I was young, I used to watch Shirley Temple movies on TV. I think Shirley Temple is living somewhere inside of you."
To this, she responded, "Not Shirley Temple. Jesus!"
Apparently, the young girl is gifted not just with an amazing singing voice and her capability to hold her own onstage, in front of a live audience and world-famous judges, but also with an intense understanding of charity and being a good neighbor to those around her.
In the interview, Stern asked what she would do if she were to win the show's grand prize of $1 million. Without hesitation, Jerkins said she would share the money.
"I wanna give them all over the world cause some people don't have any clothes, so I'll give some clothes to them," she said.
According to a report from the Huffington Post, her performance has garnered 160,00 views on YouTube as of July 2 but as of the time of writing, this has grown to well over 1.5 million views.
Other notable performances of the night include co-ed bluegrass band Mountain Faith and 15-year old stand-up comedian/ singer Leo Lytel.
