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“America’s Got Talent” season 17 has reached the live rounds, and the performances are bigger and better than ever!

America's Got Talent and it appears that judge Simon Cowell already has his eye on one particular contestant.INSIDE: AGT judge Simon Cowell's $45million property portfolio will blow your mindOn Tuesday's episode, one of the contestants who took to the stage was 18-year-old Ava Swiss, who emotionally revealed that she survived the Oxford High School shooting, in which four people tragically lost their lives. The teenager then performed an incredible rendition of Remember and shared that the song helped her to find the good despite the hard times.WATCH: Find out what Simon Cowell has done to his teethFollowing her audition, she received unanimous praise from the judges, with Simon saying it was an audition he'd "never forget".MORE: Simon Cowell is snapped up by new talent agency after taking time offMORE: AGT judges left split over latest haunting auditionBut it turns out he had much more praise for Ava, as he later took to his Instagram page to share a black-and-white clip of her performing.In a heartfelt caption, he penned: "I have so much respect for you @avaswissmusic.

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Simon Cowell said he would never forget the audition of school shooting survivor Ava Swiss on Tuesday's episode of America's Got Talent on NBC.The 18-year-old singer from Oxford, Michigan, revealed to the judges that it had been hard coping after tragically losing four fellow high school students after a mass shooting in November 2021 at Oxford High School.'I remember my brother and I were talking to each other and we were like there is no way we were ever stepping foot back in the school, but we have actually been in person in the school for about two months now so things are getting better,' Ava said. Memorable audition:Simon Cowell said he would never forget the audition of school shooting survivor Ava Swiss on Tuesday's episode of America's Got Talent on NBCAva picked the song Remember by Lauren Daigle for her audition to inspire others to remember the good after the school shooting.'I chose the song because back on November 30th my brother and I were a part of the Oxford school shooting,' Ava said.

A teen touched by tragedy blows away the “America’s Got Talent” audience.