Arts & Entertainment

Danville Girl Wows 'America's Got Talent' Judges

Sophie Pecora won hearts as a guest on NBC's hit show "America's Got Talent."

DANVILLE, CA — Sophie Pecora, 15, is a freshman at Venture Independent Study in San Ramon who has big aspirations and a huge audience. Tuesday night the Danville resident won hearts as a guest on NBC's hit show "America's Got Talent." She performed her original song "7th Grade," which is about her past battles with bullies. All four of the show's judges gave Pecora a resounding thumbs up, with Simon Cowell saying, "You were telling something from the heart, and I could feel how much this means to you."

Watch the attached video to see Pecora tell her backstory and perform her song on "America's Got Talent."

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