America’s Got Talent crowns its 12 years old winner!

Host Nick Cannon asked VanDerWaal, who will headline her own Las Vegas show as the newest AGT winner, if they were tears of joy, and she responded, voice cracking, “Yes, of course!”

Judge Howie Mandel immediately ran up onstage to praise VanDerWaal’s impressive achievement.

“You sang that every person is a shining, you are a shooting star, you are on your way. I love you. You are so special,” Mandel told VanDerWaal.

Awww! If that doesn’t make your heart burst, we don’t know what will.

At only 12 years old, VanDerWaal performed several original songs throughout the competition and captured the hearts of America. Here’s a beautiful performance of one of her originals, “Clay.”

The day before the finale, VanDerWaal took a moment to be thankful for her time on the reality competition show.

“Thank you @nbcagt for this amazing experience and for everyone who supported me,” she wrote on Twitter. “I can’t be thankful enough.”