Grace Vanderwaal

Who are Grace Vanderwaal parents?

Tina Armstrong-VanderWaal (mother)

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Date of birth: February 22, 1972

Tina gained international fame as a mother of a talented singer Grace VanderWaal. We know, that behind each genius there’s a mother, who was the first to discover his/her talent and helped to develop it. Tina wasn’t that kind of a parent at first, because she refused to buy a ukulele for little Grace on her 10th birthday. The woman thought that her daughter treats the musical instrument just as a toy, and decided not to spend the solid amount of money for that.

But Grace collected the cash she was given for various holidays and bought the ukulele by herself. Then she taught herself to play it through YouTube videos, and that convinced her mother, she is really skilled as a musician.

Now Tina is one of the biggest supporters of Grace and one of her closest friends. The girl congratulates her mom on each occasion through social media, while Tina promotes each event her beloved daughter Grace takes part in.

Mrs. VanderWaal joins it with caring about her husband and two older children. She makes a career, too. Tina works at Big Stick Marketing as a President.

David VanderWaal (father)

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Date of birth: November 20, 1957

The other greatest fan of Grace’s talent is her father David. He devotes long posts to his youngest daughter on Twitter and other social media platforms.

Currently, he resides with his wife and kids in Suffern, NY. David is a hard-working and successful person. He is an experienced and talented marketer. After getting his degree at The University of Illinois, he moved on and achieved massive career success. Nowadays, Mr. Vanderwaal serves as a Vice President of Marketing at LG Electronics. Not long ago his name was added to the Advertising Hall of Fame.

Grace Vanderwaal siblings

Jakob VanderWaal (older brother)

Date of birth: circa 1999

Grace is close with her only brother Jakob, but the siblings see each other not so often. The reason is Jakob’s studying. The boy left his parent’s home in the New York area and moved to South Carolina at the age of 15 to attend Camden Military Academy. In spite of the fact, that he couldn’t stay by his sister’s side during her competition at “America’s Got Talent” show, he watched her performances on TV and returned home for the weekend to celebrate her victory.

Olivia VanderWaal (older sister)

Date of birth: September 20, 2000

Olivia, or Liv, as friends name her, is Grace’s Fan Number One. She supported her sister from the very beginning – when her star was just appearing on the Music Olympus, and she promotes Grace’s each project now. Grace loves her sister Liv with the whole heart. She devoted to her older sibling a song “Beautiful Thing” and used some part of her prize money to buy a tree house for both of them.

Liv is a student as of now. She studies at Senior High School in Suffern, NY. The girl is a social media celebrity, too, and not just as Grace’s sister, but also as a young fashionista, who impresses the followers by her interesting original looks. Obviously, Liv is talented as an artist, because it was she, who decorated the cover of her sister’s debut set of songs.

Bio

Grace VanderWaal is an American singer, songwriter and actor born on January 15, 2004, in Kansas. She gained national attention at age 12 by winning the eleventh season of “America’s Got Talent” with original songs performed on ukulele.

VanderWaal released the EP “Perfectly Imperfect,” the album “Just the Beginning” and later expanded into acting with Disney’s “Stargirl” and “Hollywood Stargirl.” Her second studio album, “Childstar,” was released in April 2025 with an accompanying short film and tour. The project reflects on growing up in public and her transition into an adult artist. Her relationship status is private, and she has no children.