Norwich church worship leader wows BGT judges 

Norwich church worship leader Emma Nuule wowed judges – including Simon Cowell – with an audition on Britain’s Got Talent last weekend – gaining a standing ovation and four yesses from the judges.

Emma, 38, won over the judges and audience with her operatic performance of Nessun Dorma the well-known an aria by Giacomo Puccini.

Emma, who is a music leader at The Redeemed Christian Church of God, The Chapel Outreach, Norwich, works as a special educational needs support teacher but regularly performs around the city, including busking on the street.

The soprano singer performed a rendition of Nessun Dorma - an aria from Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot which was popularised by Luciano Pavarotti - for judges Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and new permanent judge KSI.

In the past, Emma has performed at events such as National Film Awards, the British Restaurant Awards and the Golden Lion Awards.

Emma’s Christian faith is very important to her. She said: “Before I go on stage I pray for God to take control, to give me strength. On BGT especially, I was praying for him to shine through me.  I have been praying for a very long time to be on such a big stage on TV to get my dreams across. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

"People in the audience were standing up and cheering. It was so emotional to get such a powerful response from people."

She added how incredible the feedback from the judges felt.

Simon Cowell, who has been a judge on the show for almost 20 years said: "Normally with that song, I prefer guys when they sing it, but I have to say you did a really really good job. A seriously good job"
 
Musician and YouTuber KSI gave her high praise saying: "I felt it down my spine, it was so good."

Hosts Ant and Dec also joined in calling her "special" and complimenting her singing.

Emma gained all four 'yesses' from the judges, meaning she will go through to the next round of the talent show.
 
She said: "It went incredibly and I was very much in shock and overwhelmed."

Her audition featured in Britain's Got Talent: Unseen, which is available on ITVX and was shown on ITV2 on Sunday evening.

Article extracts from EDP24

Pictured above is Emma Nuule appearing on BGT last Sunday. Picture by Talkback Thames / ITV.