Simon Cowell couldn’t believe his ears and asked the beautiful girl to sing a cappella. After she sang, Simon was in shock.

In a potentially calamitous moment, a 12-year-old girl from Easley, South Carolina, transformed an interrupted audition on “America’s Got Talent” into an indelible experience for both the judges and the audience.

As Ansley embarked on her rendition of Aretha Franklin’s “Think,” judge Simon Cowell unexpectedly halted her performance. He expressed disdain for the background music, deeming it “horrible, horrible.”