This is the moment Cork woman Stephanie Rainey received a standing ovation following her emotional performance on America's Got Talent - with Simon Cowell among those to personally congratulate the singer . The Glanmire native had tears flowing through the audience and judging panel as she sang her original song Please Don't Go on Tuesday night's episode of the US talent TV show. Radio host Stephanie penned the tear-jerker when she was just 18, following a family tragedy, and had judges Sofia Vergara and Heidi Klum emotional during her touching tribute.
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"This song that I'm going to play has had a big moment in the past. We made it in a tiny room and put it up one Monday morning and by the end of the day it had a million views..
. I think I probably didn't fully know who I was when I signed (a record deal.) "The journey from then to now has been hard.
It's a tough industry, you have to be resilient.
