Leanne Mya looked nervous as she stood at the microphone on Britain’s Got Talent. She was 31, and the judges gently told her there was no need to be nervous.
When asked why she had come, she said the last 19 months had been really difficult. She explained very briefly that she was a survivor of the Grenfell Tower fire, and that she had made a decision to try to make something positive out of something negative. Her family, she said, was okay.
Then she sang a soulful song about missing someone, and the theater went completely still. Every word seemed to carry her story 💔.
David said it was very rare to see a singer so committed to meaning every single word. Another judge praised her quiet confidence and the beautiful atmosphere she created in the room. Then the votes came in, and Leanne left the stage with four yeses ✨.
