Photo: Ron Batzdorff/NBCIf you’ve recognizedCourtney Hadwinbefore, it’s becauseAmerica’s Got Talentis not her first reality singing competition.Afterwowing viewers with her soulful renditionof James Brown‘s “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” on Tuesday, the 14-year-old season 13 quarterfinalist faced backlash on social media after fans discovered that the NBC show had not completely disclosed Hadwin’s previous music stints.Introduced during theAGTauditions as an extremely shy teenager from County Durham, England, Courtney performed Otis Redding’s “Hard to Handle” before judge Howie Mandel named her his golden buzzer winner.Turns out, just last year, she made the top six on U.K.’sThe Voice Kids, even playing young Cosette inLes Miserablesin her home country.“Courtney Hadwin got pretty far in theVoicekids [but] now she’s a golden buzzer onAGT!?!?! Ummm,” onewroteon Twitter.“Courtney Hadwin was on Britain’sThe Voice Kidslast year … Why wasn’t that mentioned, especially since it comes up when you google her,” anothercommented.“@howiemandel Courtney Hadwin said she’d never performed B4 an audience that big & she & her dad acted like they didn’t know if she could perform cuz she’s so shy. But she was a finalist inThe Voice UK! So act is fake! U shudnt B allowed 2 compete if Uve been on other shows!” a viewertweeted.Hadwin’s grandfather defended her,tellingtheDaily Mail: “We always believed she would do well in the U.S.A. We knew they would get it in a way that the U.K. didn’t. We knew she would go down a storm over there.”Despite the backlash on social media, Hadwin is technically not breakingAGTrules.“International acts are eligible to participate in the initialAGTauditions on visitor visas. If selected to proceed to the program live shows, AGT works with acts to secure appropriate performer visas which give acts authorization to perform throughout the series,” a spokesperson for the show toldGood Housekeeping.ActressSharon Stonetweetedher support for Hadwin on Wednesday, calling her a “wunderkind.”America’s Got Talentairs Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
Photo: Ron Batzdorff/NBC
If you’ve recognizedCourtney Hadwinbefore, it’s becauseAmerica’s Got Talentis not her first reality singing competition.Afterwowing viewers with her soulful renditionof James Brown‘s “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” on Tuesday, the 14-year-old season 13 quarterfinalist faced backlash on social media after fans discovered that the NBC show had not completely disclosed Hadwin’s previous music stints.Introduced during theAGTauditions as an extremely shy teenager from County Durham, England, Courtney performed Otis Redding’s “Hard to Handle” before judge Howie Mandel named her his golden buzzer winner.Turns out, just last year, she made the top six on U.K.’sThe Voice Kids, even playing young Cosette inLes Miserablesin her home country.“Courtney Hadwin got pretty far in theVoicekids [but] now she’s a golden buzzer onAGT!?!?! Ummm,” onewroteon Twitter.“Courtney Hadwin was on Britain’sThe Voice Kidslast year … Why wasn’t that mentioned, especially since it comes up when you google her,” anothercommented.“@howiemandel Courtney Hadwin said she’d never performed B4 an audience that big & she & her dad acted like they didn’t know if she could perform cuz she’s so shy. But she was a finalist inThe Voice UK! So act is fake! U shudnt B allowed 2 compete if Uve been on other shows!” a viewertweeted.Hadwin’s grandfather defended her,tellingtheDaily Mail: “We always believed she would do well in the U.S.A. We knew they would get it in a way that the U.K. didn’t. We knew she would go down a storm over there.”Despite the backlash on social media, Hadwin is technically not breakingAGTrules.“International acts are eligible to participate in the initialAGTauditions on visitor visas. If selected to proceed to the program live shows, AGT works with acts to secure appropriate performer visas which give acts authorization to perform throughout the series,” a spokesperson for the show toldGood Housekeeping.ActressSharon Stonetweetedher support for Hadwin on Wednesday, calling her a “wunderkind.”America’s Got Talentairs Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
If you’ve recognizedCourtney Hadwinbefore, it’s becauseAmerica’s Got Talentis not her first reality singing competition.
Afterwowing viewers with her soulful renditionof James Brown‘s “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” on Tuesday, the 14-year-old season 13 quarterfinalist faced backlash on social media after fans discovered that the NBC show had not completely disclosed Hadwin’s previous music stints.
Introduced during theAGTauditions as an extremely shy teenager from County Durham, England, Courtney performed Otis Redding’s “Hard to Handle” before judge Howie Mandel named her his golden buzzer winner.
Turns out, just last year, she made the top six on U.K.’sThe Voice Kids, even playing young Cosette inLes Miserablesin her home country.
“Courtney Hadwin got pretty far in theVoicekids [but] now she’s a golden buzzer onAGT!?!?! Ummm,” onewroteon Twitter.
“Courtney Hadwin was on Britain’sThe Voice Kidslast year … Why wasn’t that mentioned, especially since it comes up when you google her,” anothercommented.
“@howiemandel Courtney Hadwin said she’d never performed B4 an audience that big & she & her dad acted like they didn’t know if she could perform cuz she’s so shy. But she was a finalist inThe Voice UK! So act is fake! U shudnt B allowed 2 compete if Uve been on other shows!” a viewertweeted.
Hadwin’s grandfather defended her,tellingtheDaily Mail: “We always believed she would do well in the U.S.A. We knew they would get it in a way that the U.K. didn’t. We knew she would go down a storm over there.”
Despite the backlash on social media, Hadwin is technically not breakingAGTrules.
“International acts are eligible to participate in the initialAGTauditions on visitor visas. If selected to proceed to the program live shows, AGT works with acts to secure appropriate performer visas which give acts authorization to perform throughout the series,” a spokesperson for the show toldGood Housekeeping.
ActressSharon Stonetweetedher support for Hadwin on Wednesday, calling her a “wunderkind.”
America’s Got Talentairs Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
source: people.com
