'America's Got Talent' Singer Nightbirde Dead At 31 Following Cancer Battle

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has died after a years-long battle with cancer. She was 31.«We, her family, are devastated by her passing and unimaginable loss,» Marczewski's family shared in a statement to . «Those who knew her enjoyed her larger-than-life personality and sense of humor.

She had a witty joke for every occasion -- even if the joke was on her.»Marczewski gained fame on when she earned the Golden Buzzer from Simon Cowell during the second night of season 16 auditions, with an original tune titled «It's Okay.»She also revealed at the time that she was still fighting cancer, and had been given a two percent chance of survival.She wowed the judges with the original, uplifting tune, which detailed the past year of her life — including her battle with cancer, and her realization that it's important for people to know that «we're so much more than the bad things that happen to us.»However, she was unable to continue in the season and withdrew from competition to focus on her health and her efforts to beat cancer.She took to Instagram on Aug.

2 to reveal that she chose to step down from the season and that her health had «taken a turn for the worse.»«Sharing my heart with the world on has been an honor and a dream come true.

My point of view this summer has been astounding,» she shared in her post, alongside a somber black-and-white snapshot of herself sitting in her bed. «What a miracle that the pain I’ve walked through can be reworked into beauty that makes people all over the world open their eyes wider.»«Since my audition, my health has taken a turn for the worse and the fight with cancer is demanding all of my energy and attention,» she continued. «I am so sad to announce that I won’t be able to continue forward on this season of .