British finalist on America's Got Talent reveals she has some VERY famous fans
She won the Golden Buzzer
Courtney Hadwin
Published 2nd Aug 2018 Last updated 2nd Aug 2018
Earlier this year, the America's Got Talent judges were wowed by the amazing voice from British teenager Courtney Hadwin, and now, as the final of the show approaches she's revealed she now has some VERY famous fans.
Courtney, who is from Hartlepool, told Christine Lampard on Lorraine that her influences include, "Janis Joplin, James Brown, Mick Jagger, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner", before going on to reveal that in addition to the famous judges on the show, she has another very famous fan, 'Lullaby' singer, Paloma Faith!
Courtney revealed to Christine, "Paloma Faith tweeted me! She really liked me."
Courtney's dad then went on to explain, "It’s just been amazing. The support she’s had afterwards. We knew it was going to be big over there but we didn’t expect it to hit over here the way it has."
Christine then asked Courtney about her decision to sign up for America's Got Talent, after she appeared on The Voice UK, and she explained why saying, "It’s where all my idols are from. It’s the biggest show in the world."
In June, Courtney became an Internet sensation after she astounded the America's Got Talent judges and even won the Golden Buzzer from Howie Mandel, who told Courtney she wasn't 'from this era', before explaining the story how Janis Joplin was first signed.
Howie excitedly continued, "I'm Howie Mandel and I can't sign you to a record deal, the only thing I can do for you young lady is give you..." before leaning over the other judges to hit the Golden Buzzer.
Watch Courtney's performance on America's Got Talent below...
Soon after Courtney's performance was shown in the US, it was uploaded to YouTube on the 12th June, and went viral. The video has now had a massive 43 million views, and hundreds of comments have been left by fans praising her amazing voice.
Courtney received a lot of praise since, with fans on YouTube leaving comments such as, 'WOW 😱😱😱', 'she’s so winning' and 'This season's AGT winner, everybody.'
America's Got Talent is the US version of the popular Britain's Got Talent. This year's Britain's Got Talent saw Lee Ridley, AKA Lost Voice Guy win the 2018 series.
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Paul Potts won the very first show in 2007 with his hugely impressive singing abilities.
George Sampson
Break dancer George Sampson won the show in 2008 at the age of just 14-years-old.
Diversity
Dance group Diversity won the show in 2009, with Ashley Banjo going on to become a TV presenter.
Spellbound
The 2010 series also saw a dance group win in the form of Spellbound, pictured here performing with singer Katherine Jenkins that year.
Jai McDowall
Singer Jai McDowall won the show in 2011.
Ashleigh and Pudsey
Dog performing act Ashleigh and Pudsey were winners of the 2012 series. However, Pudsey sadly passed away in July 2017.
Attraction
Another dance group won over the public in 2013, as Attraction used shadows and puppets to create beautiful spectacles - pictured here with Terry Crews.
Collabro
Singing group Collabro wowed viewers in 2014 with their performances of musical theatre songs.
Jules and Matisse
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Richard Jones
Magician Richard Jones won the hearts of the nation in 2016.
Tokio Myers
Pianist and music producer Tokio Myers won the show in 2017, pictured here with BGT judge Amanda Holden.
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Courtney is now preparing to return to the US for the final of America's Got Talent.
