Britain’s Got Talent judges wowed by St Patrick’s school choir

The principal of the Co. Down primary school whose choir got a standing ovation from the judges on Britain’s Got Talent at the weekend, has said the school is “overawed by the reaction that the children received”.

Mrs Sorcha Lyness told The Irish Catholic that “to see everyone on their feet was just phenomenal and the support we have received from everyone following our appearance has been tremendous”.

“I can’t say how proud we are of these young children who went out and represented our school, sang so amazingly well and looked fantastic. It’s just unbelievable. It was a very emotional experience for us,” Mrs Lyness said.

“We are delighted we were given the opportunity to be a part of it. It has given us all such fantastic memories to treasure forever and I know the children will too. The performance was truly beautiful and they couldn’t have done any better.”

Auditions

The latest auditions for the TV talent show saw the choir from St Patrick’s Primary School of Drumgreenagh, near Rathfriland, perform Keane’s ‘Somewhere Only We Know’. The 39 children, aged eight to 12, received a standing ovation from the audience and judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, David Walliams and Alesha Dixon.

“Loved it, loved it, loved it…I am thrilled to start off this off with a ‘yes’,” Mr Cowell told the children.

Mrs Lyness said the school’s social media has “gone crazy”. Their Twitter account was inundated with praise over the weekend, including from X Factor winner Sam Bailey who said the performance “gave me chills”. “It is very encouraging to receive all those messages of support from people throughout the whole of Ireland and beyond,” Mrs Lyness said.

After receiving four yeses from the judges the choir moves to the next stage of the competition. Auditions will be shown for another two weeks, before viewers get to find out who has made the live semi-finals.