When 18-year-old Marcin stepped onto the America’s Got Talent stage, few expected what came next. Soft-spoken, polite, and proudly Polish, he introduced himself with confidence and humility.
But the moment his fingers touched the guitar—everything changed.
“Marcin, that performance was out of this world,” one judge declared.
“Absolutely fantastic,” another added.
Even Simon Cowell was speechless: “You just showed us why the guitar was invented.”
A Humble Beginning, A Global Stage
Marcin, who recently turned 18 and hails from a small town in Poland, shared that he’s preparing to move to the U.S. for college. But before school starts, he decided to chase his dream—by performing on one of the world’s biggest talent stages.
“I don’t sing. I play guitar,” he explained simply. And that was all he needed.
A Performance That Rewrote the Rules
As he performed, the crowd sat in stunned silence, watching his virtuosic, high-energy, genre-bending style unfold. It wasn’t just guitar playing—it was guitar storytelling. The instrument didn’t just make sound—it spoke.
Simon admitted he once tried to learn guitar at Marcin’s age—only to fail miserably.
“I threw a toffee at my teacher, and he slapped me!” Simon joked.
“99% of people who walk on this stage with a guitar can’t play it. You just showed us why this instrument exists.”
“You Didn’t Play the Guitar… You Destroyed It” — Howie Mandel 💥🎸
Judge Howie Mandel took it to the next level:
“You didn’t play the guitar… you murdered it—in the best way.”
He praised not just Marcin’s technical brilliance but his raw passion and stage presence, saying:
“I think you’re going to be teaching that college—not learning from it.”
4 YESes and a Moment That Went Viral
It’s no surprise that Marcin walked away with 4 emphatic YESes, including an “absolutely 1,000,000% YES” from Sofia Vergara. The crowd erupted, and online? The video is already going viral, with viewers from Poland, the U.S., and beyond celebrating the young guitarist’s incredible journey.