{"id":1332,"date":"2025-02-06T20:09:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T20:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/story15.com\/?p=1332"},"modified":"2025-02-06T20:09:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T20:09:23","slug":"fans-and-judges-call-courtney-hadwin-a-superstar-as-her-electrifying-tina-turner-cover-sets-the-agt-stage-on-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/story15.com\/?p=1332","title":{"rendered":"Fans and judges call Courtney Hadwin a \u201csuperstar\u201d as her electrifying Tina Turner cover sets the AGT stage on fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<p class=\"entry-title\">British schoolgirl Courtney Hadwin received a standing ovation from judges who declared her a \u2018superstar\u2019 following her\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">America\u2019s Got Talent<\/span>\u00a0final performance.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The singer, 14, from Hesleden, in County Durham, wowed with her rendition of Tina Turner\u2019s hit\u00a0River Deep, Mountain High on Tuesday night, in the first part of a two-night final.<\/p>\n<div class=\"UmQg4asP\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Courtney, wearing a chic printed suit and Ramones T-shirt, showed off her dance moves as she gave an energetic performance on the stage, described as \u2018wild\u2019 by judge Mel C.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The teenager is hotly tipped to take home the $1m prize in tonight\u2019s show, when the winner of the contest will be announced.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvMsSd7Y\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"lNDtCuDO\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a9aa7a0c3792a392\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1\/2018\/09\/19\/14\/4394074-6184853-image-m-10_1537362836032.jpg\" alt=\"Courtney Hadwin, 14,\u00a0wowed with her rendition of Tina Turner's hit River Deep, Mountain High during the America's Got Talent final on Tuesday night\" width=\"634\" height=\"394\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Courtney Hadwin, 14,\u00a0wowed with her rendition of Tina Turner\u2019s hit River Deep, Mountain High during the America\u2019s Got Talent final on Tuesday night<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ce760c916758b421\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1\/2018\/09\/19\/14\/4394032-6184853-image-m-3_1537362341244.jpg\" alt=\"The teenager,\u00a0from Hesleden, in County Durham, looked absolutely delighted following her energetic performance\u00a0\" width=\"634\" height=\"740\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ePzZOoxd\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mol-fe-related-replace ccox\" data-track-module=\"related-replace\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-articles\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-info\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-count-wrap\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-count wocc\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8eb238e11e69cb44\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1\/2018\/09\/19\/14\/4394384-6184853-All_four_judges_Howie_Mandel_Mel_C_Heidi_Klum_and_Simon_Cowell_g-a-2_1537364377605.jpg\" alt=\"All four judges - Howie Mandel, Mel C, Heidi Klum and Simon Cowell - gave Courtney a standing ovation following her impressive performance in Tuesday night's final\u00a0\" width=\"634\" height=\"377\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">All four judges \u2013 Howie Mandel, Mel C, Heidi Klum and Simon Cowell \u2013 gave Courtney a standing ovation following her impressive performance in Tuesday night\u2019s final<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Meanwhile, Heidi Klum declared Courtney could win the contest, pointing to the history of teenagers winning the series in the past.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And Mel C said the teenager had \u2018killed it\u2019, continuing: \u2018I just love you being like this, where you\u2019re a free bird, and you\u2019re wild and you\u2019re crazy.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Following her daughter\u2019s sensational performance, Courtney\u2019s mother Annmarie \u2013 who has stayed at home to look after the teenager\u2019s younger siblings, revealed that she would be wishing\u00a0her daughter good luck over FaceTime ahead of the live final.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018She\u2019s done amazing \u2013 I\u2019m really so proud of her. To me it doesn\u2019t matter where she comes \u2013 to make it to the final and perform there is fantastic,\u2019 she told the\u00a0Hartlepool Mail.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-89ad0f278db23636\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1\/2018\/09\/19\/14\/4394030-6184853-image-a-1_1537362334794.jpg\" alt=\"Courtney belted out the Tina Turner classic during Tuesday's final (above), winning high praise from the judges who declared she was a 'superstar'\u00a0\" width=\"634\" height=\"357\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-4c70d0fca9fc887a\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1\/2018\/09\/19\/14\/4394086-6184853-image-a-7_1537362440055.jpg\" alt=\"Courtney (above on the red carpet ahead of the show) opted for a stylish printed suit and a Ramones T-shirt for her performance in the final\u00a0\" width=\"634\" height=\"909\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Courtney (above on the red carpet ahead of the show) opted for a stylish printed suit and a Ramones T-shirt for her performance in the final<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018We never expected her to get a golden buzzer and then we never expected her to get through the quarter-finals or the semi-finals. She\u2019s done so well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018It\u2019s amazing really she\u2019s had loads of messages of support from the community and the school have been brilliant.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Courtney\u00a0became a viral sensation thanks to her powerful rendition of Otis Redding\u2019s Hard To Handle during in her initial audition in June, which propelled her to fame all over the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Following the audition, Simon Cowell said: \u2018Bloody hell Courtney.\u00a0You were this shy little thing when you came out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-94b290df9e69b1cc\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1\/2018\/09\/19\/14\/4394088-6184853-Courtney_became_a_viral_sensation_thanks_to_her_powerful_renditi-a-1_1537364282887.jpg\" alt=\"Courtney became a viral sensation thanks to her powerful rendition of Otis Redding's Hard To Handle during in her initial audition in June (above)\u00a0\" width=\"634\" height=\"733\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f88ffe27a15f677b\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1\/2018\/09\/19\/14\/4394090-6184853-The_teenager_wowed_judges_with_comedian_Howie_Mandel_giving_her_-a-1_1537364377602.jpg\" alt=\"The teenager wowed judges, with comedian\u00a0Howie Mandel giving her the Golden Buzzer to take her straight through to the live shows\u00a0\" width=\"634\" height=\"357\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British schoolgirl Courtney Hadwin received a standing ovation from judges who declared her a \u2018superstar\u2019 following her\u00a0America\u2019s Got Talent\u00a0final performance. 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