PHOTOS: America's Got Talent Winner Grace VanderWaal on Her Childhood – and Plans for the Future

A STAR IS BORN

Last week, 12-year-old Grace VanderWaal became the second female act to win America's Got Talent in 11 seasons. "It feels amazing," she tells PEOPLE. "It has been really crazy and really hectic [since then], but it's all been super-duper positive. I get recognized a lot and it feels amazing every single time!"