Britain’s Got Talent viewers have taken Olivia Lynes to their hearts (Picture: Dymond/Thames/Shutterstock)
Olivia Lynes is one of this year’s Britain’s Got Talent finalists, having faced stiff competition in the semi-finals to now be in with a chance of scooping the £250,000 prize.
This weekend, she’ll compete against the likes of Musa Motha, Viggo Venn, Ghetto Kids, and also a wildcard act, all hoping to be crowned the next BGT champion.
The young singer stole everyone’s hearts from the off with her incredible audition, which saw judge Amanda Holden surprise her and invite her to perform.
Ahead of this year’s final, let’s refresh our memory on who Olivia is…
How old is Olivia Lynes?
The 11-year-old received Amanda Holden’s golden buzzer (Picture: ITV)
She may have a mighty powerful voice, but Olivia is actually only 11 years of age!
This makes her one of the youngest finalists, with only some members of Ghetto kids younger than her (the group ranges from ages 5-13).
Kids have dominated series 16 of BGT, with Musa, Ghetto Kids, Malakai Bayoh, Lillianna Clifton, and Cillian O’Connor also all making it to the grand final.
Where is Olivia Lynes from?
She sailed through to the final with her performance of Into The Unknown from Frozen II (Picture: Dymond/Thames/Shutterstock)
Olivia hails from Bath.
For her first audition, judge Amanda, 52, surprised her at the theatre while her and her mum were getting tickets for Matilda The Musical.
The TV personality explained to the very stunned youngster how her mum had reached out to the show, hoping to encourage her to audition.
‘I wanted to ask you whether you might like to come down to Britain’s Got Talent and meet the other judges and come and sing for us as an audition?’, Amanda asked Olivia.
Olivia replied excitedly: ‘Yes please.’
She then wowed everyone with her rendition of Defying Gravity from Wicked and earned herself a golden buzzer.
What did Olivia Lynes sing in the semi-final?
Olivia gave another stellar performance in the semi-final.
She covered Into The Unknown from Frozen II, originally sung by Idina Menzel as Elsa.
There wasn’t a dry eye in the house and, after comedian Viggo won the semi-final, Olivia ended up in the top three, alongside John’s Boys.
When it came down to the judges’ votes, Bruno Tonioli opted to put the choir through, while the other three saved Olivia.
The schoolgirl became very emotional with her mum going on stage to give her a hug.
‘I feel speechless,’ Olivia said.
Britain’s Got Talent final airs Sunday at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
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