In what could have been a disastrous turn of events, a 12-year-old girl from Easley, South Carolina, turned a disrupted audition on “America’s Got Talent” into an unforgettable moment for both the judges and the audience.

As Ansley began singing Aretha Franklin’s “Think,” judge Simon Cowell unexpectedly stopped her mid-performance, criticizing the background music and calling it «horrible, horrible.»