Musician Grace VanderWaal Photographed by Indira Cesarine, 2022 for The Untitled Magazine’s REBEL Issue

Grace VanderWaal is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her distinctive vocals and has often accompanied herself on the ukulele. VanderWaal began her musical career by posting videos of her original songs and covers on YouTube and performing at open mic nights. In September 2016, at age 12, she won America’s Got Talent, performing her original songs. In December 2016, with Columbia Records and Syco Music, she released her debut EP Perfectly Imperfect, which became the best-selling EP that year. Her first full-length studio album, Just the Beginning (2017), debuted at number 22 on the U.S. Billboard 200. She made her acting debut in 2020, starring as Susan “Stargirl” Caraway in the Disney+ musical drama film Stargirl, followed by its 2022 sequel Hollywood Stargirl.

Read the exclusive interview by Indira Cesarine with Nadya Tolokonnikova in The Untitled Magazine’s “The REBEL Issue”: “INTERVIEW: GRACE VANDERWAAL ON HER WHIRLWIND CHILD STARDOM”