NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Grace VanderWaal about her new album, "Childstar." Now 21, she won "America's Got Talent" at age 12.

GRACE VANDERWAAL: (Singing) Humble child, promise I'll be small. I won't take up space at all. Remember, gratitude. You tell me I'm great when I don't cry, and I never ask for nothing. Ground ...

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Grace VanderWaal's new album is a haunting reminiscence of her past. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "PROUD") GRACE VANDERWAAL: (Singing) Humble child, promise I'll be small. I won't take up space at all.