Family’s delight at record deal
The mum of America’s Got Talent star Courtney Hadwin has spoken of her pride after seeing her talented daughter land a record deal.
Teenage singing sensation Courtney announced this week that she has signed a deal with Simon Cowell’s record label Syco.
The 14-year-old, from Hesleden, has secured the deal after blowing away judges and winning fans around the world when she appeared on the hit American TV show earlier this year. Since then she has continued
It’sbeenanincredibleyear to live her dream, for Courtney who first travelledtoLAwithdadPaulHadwinbackinMarchtoaudition taking part in a number of performances with other stars from the show in Las for America’s Got Talent. Vegas, and securing a place
During her audition on show America’s Got Talent: Courtney blew away The Champions. celebrity judges – Simon The programme, starting Cowell, Mel B, Heidi Klum in January, will see her perform and Howie Mandel – when alongside Got Talent she sang Otis Redding classic greats such as Susan Boyle, Hard to Handle. as Got Talent winners and
She was given the Golden the most famous stars compete Buzzer by judge Howie to win. Mandel to signal that she Courtney broke the news had made through to the live of the record deal on Twitter shows in the competition. saying: “So excited to finally
Her powerful voice and say that I have signed a lively performances saw the record deal with @syco & @ teenager make it to the last aristarecords. stages of the competition, “Thank you so much but she narrowly missed out this wouldn’t be possible on winning, coming sixth without all your support overall. #dreamsdocometrue. Now let’s make music.”
MumAnnemarieHadwin said: “Courtney has worked so hard over the past few years and she deserves everything that comes her way.
“We love her so much and we are all so incredibly proud of her!”
Courtney was until recently a pupil at The Academy at Shotton Hall. Commenting on her record deal, Dan Robson, Courtney’s former music teacher said: “We are incredibly proud of Courtney and her achievements and are not surprised she has been offered this deal.
“She is a very talented young woman and deserves to be hugely successful.
“We will really miss having her in our music classes.”