Grace VanderWaal, 20, Shows Off Sexy Side as She Sings About Breakup in New Video for ‘What’s Left of Me’

Grace VanderWaal is teasing a new era!

The 20-year-old singer and actress — who rose to fame when she won America’s Got Talent in 2016 at age 12 — showed off her sexy side as she dropped her new music video for breakup track “What’s Left Of Me” on Wednesday, Sept. 18.

The singer donned multiple outfits in the clip, singing to the camera while wearing a red corset-style number and multiple necklaces at one point, surrounded by fruit while posing in front of a red backdrop. She finished off the look with a scarlet lip and some matching eyeshadow.

She also wore a chainmail-style ensemble teamed with a matching hooded shawl and a metallic boot covering her entire left leg in further scenes, paying tribute to Joan of Arc, as well as sitting on a bed wearing a black lace-up corset and angel wings.

“Eight months since I saw you / but I’m still in your bedroom / on my skin I can feel you,” the musician croons in the emotional track, later singing, “Took what I had and then you left me for dead / Now I’m on my knees and I’m just trying to forget.”

“‘What’s Left of Me’ is a track about feeling as though you’re a breathing legacy of a fallen relationship. Everything about me is in some way directly or indirectly caused by you. An in-escapable touch, acid burned kiss, I’ll never be the girl I was before. It’s a robbery of identity,” VanderWaal said of the song in a press release obtained by PEOPLE. 

The musician, whose latest release comes after she dropped her “Call It What You Want” music video a month ago, has been teasing the premiere all week.

Katy Perry — whom VanderWaal has voiced her love for through the years, as well as covering her songs on YouTube — was among those commenting on a teaser post on Instagram on Tuesday, writing, “Ready for this evolution ♥️”

VanderWaal’s “evolution” comes after she spoke about her “biggest struggle” while rising to fame on season 11 of America’s Got Talent as a young girl.

During an appearance in TikToker David Carmi’s Confidence Heist videos last month, she said, “I honestly felt like it helped me as a person because it threw me into scrutiny. And just kinda forced me to sink or swim.”

“Just accept who you are… ew, that’s so corny but it’s true,” she said while discussing her secret to becoming a more confident person, insisting that people should focus on their “strengths.”

The singer — who has also starred in multiple movies including the 2020 Disney+ film, Stargirl, and then its sequel, Hollywood Stargirl, in 2022 — said of the advice she’d give her younger self, “Don’t trust everyone.”