Previously having released two EPs and several singles, Nightbirde auditioned on America's Got Talent in 2021, where she received a Golden Buzzer for her original song "It's OK".
[17] She returned to Ohio in 2014, and following her marriage, moved in 2015 to Nashville, Tennessee (where she later resumed performing under her married name, Jane Claudio, with her husband acting as her producer).
[18] Credited as Jane Marczewski-Claudio, she contributed music for the 2015 documentary film, Leonard Knight: A Man & His Mountain.
[19] Nightbirde adopted her professional stage name based on a recurring dream, in which birds sang outside her window at night in anticipation of the morning.
"[21] When asked the meaning behind her name by a fan on Instagram, Nightbirde responded: Woke up in the night three times, dreaming of birds singing in the dark.
[34][35] Nightbirde subsequently received a Golden Buzzer from Simon Cowell for her performance of her original song "It's OK".
"[40][41] She appeared via remote broadcast during the live quarterfinals of AGT to express gratitude, and gave an update about her health on August 11, 2021.
[44] In July 2022, Cowell ranked his favorite Top 15 Golden Buzzer moments in AGT history during season 17, and Nightbirde placed first.
[18] It was also during this period that cancer was first diagnosed and progressed, followed in turn by her husband's request for divorce and Nightbirde's move in 2020 to Los Angeles, California, to pursue clinical treatment while staying with one of her brothers.
[25][9] Prior to her America's Got Talent audition, Nightbirde was told that the cancer had metastasized to her lungs, spine and liver.
[61] The Marczewski family created the Nightbirde Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit that helps encourage and support women with breast cancer.
[63] Inspired by Nightbirde, the Lebanese female dance troupe The Mayyas honored her during the audition episode of AGT's season 17 on June 21, 2022.
[64] Nightbirde's song "It's OK" also played in the background during the beginning and ending of their performance; the Mayyas received the golden buzzer from Sofia Vergara.
Judge Simon Cowell and host Terry Crews featured their favorite Golden Buzzer winners, with Nightbirde being ranked the best moment (No.
The experience of both the young actors and their coach to affirm, like the singer, that things could be OK despite troubling challenges is recounted in a New York Times article, "For These Teenagers in Ukraine, Hope Arrived at the Stage Door.