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America's Got Talent singer Nightbirde, 31, dies following cancer battle
Former America's Got Talent singer Jane 'Nightbirde' Marczewski has sadly passed away at the age of 31, just six months after her cancer battle forced her to withdraw from the singing competition.
According to TMZ, a source revealed the singer died on Sunday following months of treatment after the disease spread to her lungs, spine and liver.
Nightbirde wowed the judges on AGT when she performed an original song 'It's Okay' for her audition in June, even earning a Golden Buzzer from Simon Cowell, meaning she went straight to the quarter-finals.
Less than two months later, the singer shocked everyone when she announced she would have to pull out of the competition because her cancer had "taken a turn for the worse".
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AGT judge Howie Mandel took to Twitter to pay tribute to Nightbirde, writing, "@_nightbirde was such a bright inspirational light in all our lives.we must continue to live and learn from her words and lyrics. As much as I feel horribly about her passing I feel lucky to to have met, heard and known her."
Host Terry Crews also shared a tribute, writing on Instagram: "We are saddened to learn about @_nightbirde's Passing. Our Condolences goes to her Closest Family & Friends in such of This difficult time. We Love you, Nightbirde."
Heidi Klum, who is also a judge on the show, shared a tribute, taking to her Instagram Stories to write, "We love you. Rest In Peace @_nightbirde."
Jane was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017 and was in remission when it returned in 2019 with a doctor giving her only a two per cent chance of survival.
She beat the odds and was in remission when the cancer returned in 2021 for the third time.
She appeared on CNN in August after leaving the show, telling host Chris Cuomo that her liver was "more cancer than liver" at that point, adding it had been a "bad, bad month".
Despite this, she was still remaining positive and said she avoided feeling "bitter" thanks to her "rebellious hope".
"It's been really pretty devastating," she said. "I'm not a quitter, so it was really really hard for me to say that I couldn't finish the show."
She admitted that while it was difficult to take the "shocking news" that the cancer had taken over her lungs and liver, she remained optimistic.
"But, like I said, I'm planning my future, not my legacy. And some people would call that blind denial but I prefer to call that rebellious hope. And I'm not stopping any time soon," she said.
"When we're going through stuff like this where, really, the pain is too much to bear sometimes, it makes no sense at all. If we can hold onto a dream for the future, sometimes that's all we need to get through.
"And I believe in dreams for all of our lives that originated in the imagination of God. And just think about, 'Don't you wanna see what happens if you don't give up? Don't you wanna see what happens?' That's what I keep saying to myself," she said.
"When you're faced with so many blows to the gut in a row — like I have over the past several years — you find out what you're made of, in a sense. And you're given the opportunity to choose what you want to become."
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