1. Courtney Hadwin rose to fame by competing prominently on the first season of ITV's The Voice Kids UK 2017 and the 13th season of the NBC competition show America's Got Talent the next year.
26 Facts About Courtney Hadwin
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Courtney Hadwin's parents are Paul and Ann-Marie Hadwin, nee Storey.
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Courtney Hadwin attended Hesleden Primary School and until autumn 2018 studied at The Academy at Shotton Hall in Peterlee.
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Courtney Hadwin has trained at Shotton Hall Theatre School at TASH in Peterlee, Peanuts Master Classes, Kate Sirs School of Music, and Julie Miles' Vocal Ovation.
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Courtney Hadwin was a 2018 finalist on TV's America's Got Talent.
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Courtney Hadwin gained notice when she was filmed performing Great Big World and Christina Aguilera's soaring duet "Say Something" in September 2015 during lunchtime at her school.
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Courtney Hadwin was the opening act for Sister Sledge at a South Tyneside Festival concert in July 2017, where she sang for more than 18,000 people.
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Courtney Hadwin performed Tina Turner's "Nutbush City Limits" in a blind audition for The Voice Kids UK.
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Courtney Hadwin was picked by judge Danny Jones, who became her mentor on the show.
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Courtney Hadwin appeared a bit shy or bashful as she walked onstage talked before singing and dancing wildly, getting the audience up on their feet.
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Courtney Hadwin was the first to weigh in on Hadwin's performance.
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Courtney Hadwin's performance inspired Mandel to give her a Golden Buzzer, sending her directly to the live shows.
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Courtney Hadwin returned for AGT's quarter-finals on 14 August 2018, singing "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" by James Brown.
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Considerable controversy arose on the Internet about Courtney Hadwin's "hidden" prior experience on The Voice Kids UK in 2017, and about whether or not Courtney Hadwin was as shy and bashful as she first appeared at her audition.
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Courtney Hadwin's grandfather spoke about how she is painfully shy and has sung in her sleep.
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In December 2018, Courtney Hadwin signed a record deal with Syco Music and Arista Records.
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Courtney Hadwin has been named as one of the 50 top contestants in all the AGT shows across 194 countries.
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Courtney Hadwin was slated to perform at the Woodstock 50 music festival which was planned for the 50th anniversary weekend of the original Woodstock Music and Art Fair.
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Courtney Hadwin was signed to perform at the FM4 Frequency Festival music festival in 2021.
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On 24 February 2023, Courtney Hadwin released her new original single, "Breakable," on both YouTube and on music streaming services.
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Courtney Hadwin wrote the song with producer Kevin Bowe, who works with her.
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On 29 September, 2023, Courtney Hadwin released her 4th original single of the year, a hard-rocking tale appropriate for the Halloween season, titled "Monsters".
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On 24 November 2023, Courtney Hadwin released her fifth new original single of the year, a fun, fast, hard-rocking upbeat Christmas song titled "Christmas Rocks" to both YouTube and streaming services.
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On 30 April 2024, Courtney Hadwin performed for Clive Davis at New York Pops' 41st Birthday Gala in his honor, On 29 October 2024, Courtney Hadwin recorded all her songs live at Metropolis Studios.
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Courtney Hadwin has shared a music video for her pop-punk influenced single 'Spellbound'.
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Courtney Hadwin has shared a music video for her classic blues single 'You Only Love Me When I Lie'.