As a part-time voice teacher in Fort Worth, Texas, Lachuné has made it her job to encourage her students to take chances whenever they can. After a while, however, she made a realization so many of us do at some point in our lives: She wasn’t taking her own advice.

Although Lachuné grew up in what she calls a “singing family,” she mainly kept to the side, observing. Even as she started to pursue music more, she never put herself out there as much as she really wanted… that is until she took the spotlight on the “America’s Got Talent” stage!

“I am here because I’m taking my own advice,” Lachuné told the judges. “As a teacher you’re always sitting on the opposite side of the piano and you’re always pouring into them and saying, ‘Yay! Take the initiative. Don’t get too comfortable. Go for it. Be yourself. And after a while, I started to get a little convicted about it. Because I was like, well, am I doing the same thing? And so today is about coming out here, taking initiative, and being along with my students.”

Lachuné sang “Yellow” by Coldplay, a song that perfectly showcases her beautiful yet powerful vocals. The audience was so captivated, you could hear just how silent they were in the moment between her song ending and the second they erupted into cheers.

Watch Lachuné’s captivating performance in the video below.

Good question: Simon said that Lachuné had a ‘beautiful voice’ and asked how she would judge herself as a voice coach

Great answer: ‘Well, ok, if I was my student, I would be clapping for them right now,’ Lachuné answered

Singing family: ‘I grew up in a singing family. I spent most of my years observing them do it. I just never pictured myself actually having the moment to be onstage and things like that. And so that held me back. But I started teaching because I learned that if I can’t do the thing, try to work close to it,’ Lachune said after Simon asked why it took her so long to pursue singing herself and if something held her back

Coldplay cover: Lachuné advanced after singing a unique rendition of Coldplay’s song Yellow