Sydnie Christmas wants to record a duet with Celine Dion.
The 29-year-old star sang for King Charles at the Royal Variety after winning ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ in 2024 and went on to perform at the prestigious Hollywood Bowl in LA but revealed during her show at The Glasshouse in Gateshead on Wednesday (19.02.25) that she wants to work with the ‘My Heart Will Go On’ legend.
During a Q+A section with the audience, she was asked which artist she would most like to team up with and replied: “Oh I know that. Celine Dion!”
The aspiring West End actress arrived in the Tyne and Wear city with her ‘My Way’ tour and after ‘BGT’ judge Amanda Holden welcomed the audience to the show via a recorded message, she took to the stage with a medley of ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ and ‘Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend’.
Sydnie then worked her way through a selection of classics including ‘Tomorrow’ from ‘Annie’ – which earned her the Golden Buzzer during her initial audition on the ITV talent show – and her version of the Judy Garland classic ‘Over the Rainbow’, which became her winning performance.
Other highlights include a rendition of the emotionally-charged ‘She Used to Be Mine’ from ‘Waitress’, and the title track from ‘Starlight Express’, all of which made it onto her debut album last year.
Since finding fame, Sydnie has had the chance to work with music industry giants like Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Foster and spoke of her shock at such achievements.
At one point, she enlisted the help of students of SA Performing Arts and they all performed a rousing rendition of ‘This Is Me’ from the Hugh Jackman film ‘The Greatest Showman’.
Sydnie has made her big-band version of Frank Sinatra’s ‘My Way’ into her signature track since she performed it in the semi-final of ‘BGT’.
Just before bringing the evening to a close, she returned to the stage to give a barnstorming rendition of the song.
As she introduced the number, she told the audience:”You have made my dreams come true.”
The ’My Way’ tour continues in Cambridge and London before wrapping up at the Birmingham Symphony Hall on Monday 24 February.
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