Simon Cowell helps cancer survivor,11, send message to bullies with golden buzzer

14 Jun 2019

Simon Cowell helps cancer survivor,11, send message to bullies with golden buzzer

Simon Cowell helps cancer survivor,11, send message to bullies with golden buzzerTyler Butler-Figueroa is an 11-year-old cancer survivor from  North Carolina, US.

He played the violin with such flourish* at America's Got Talent (AGT) that judge Simon Cowell gave him the golden buzzer.

Tyler has been playing the violin since he was 7. He practised by himself and got very good at it.

Tyler got blood cancer when he was 4 and had to go through chemotherapy* which made his hair fall out.
 	He was being bullied and made fun of in school for looking different.
 	Playing the violin helped him forget about all the bad stuff happening at school.

Tyler has been free from Cancer for 4 years now and is very proud of his achievement.

Each judge on America's Got Talent gets only one golden buzzer per season. This sends the contestant straight to the live shows.

AGT judge Simon Cowell is famous for being a very strict judge.

*Flourish: bold and impressive.

*Chemotherapy: Treatment for cancer

Image Credits: Twitter @Tyler Butler-Figueroa, Violinist

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