Occupation(s) Singer Role Singer Years active 2013–present Genres Crossover music | Website Official Facebook page Albums Amira, Merry Christmas Name Amira Willighagen Siblings Fincent Willighagen | |
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Born March 27, 2004 (age 20) ( 2004-03-27 ) Parents Frieda Willighagen, Gerrit Willighagen Similar People Andre Rieu, Jackie Evancho, Maria Callas, Angelina Jordan, Susan Boyle Profiles | ||
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Amira Willighagen (born March 27, 2004) is a Dutch soprano singer who won the sixth season of Holland's Got Talent in 2013 at the age of 9.
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- Jackie evancho vs amira willighagen both sing o mio babbino caro at the age of 9
- Amira Willighagen O Mio Babbino Caro for English speaking viewers
- Hollands Got Talent
- Career
- References
Amira Willighagen - O Mio Babbino Caro - for English-speaking viewers
Holland's Got Talent
Willighagen auditioned for Holland's Got Talent and impressed the judging panel with her version of "O mio babbino caro" from Puccini's opera Gianni Schicchi; within seconds the judges were staring in awe and disbelief. Her performance rapidly became a YouTube hit with over 36 million viewers as of June 2015. In the semi-finals, she performed Gounod's "Ave Maria", and in the final, she sang "Nessun dorma" from Puccini's opera Turandot. She won the competition with over 50% of the viewer vote.
Career
In February 2014, Willighagen recorded her debut album, Amira. The album contains ten tracks including the songs she performed during Holland's Got Talent. The album was released in the Netherlands on March 28, reaching a Gold status only two weeks later. She later appeared with André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra in Maastricht during the recording of the album of Love in Venice after a member of his orchestra had showed her winning Holland's Got Talent on YouTube.
Willighagen's first international performances took place at the Starlight Classics Concerts in Somerset West, South Africa on February 28 and March 1, 2014. On April 30, Willighagen performed in Las Vegas as part of the prize she received when winning Holland's Got Talent'.
According to statements on her website, with half of the revenue she makes by performing and her album sales, Willighagen supports her own charity project to build playgrounds for poor children. In March 2014, she opened the first playground in Ikageng, a township near Potchefstroom, South Africa. To formalize development and maintenance of playgrounds, Willighagen's Gelukskinders foundation was established on November 1, 2014. On behalf of her foundation, Willighagen opened a second playground in Ikageng on August 1, 2016. She also mentioned plans to build a third playground before the end of that year. On November 8, 2014, Willighagen visited the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome to receive the International Giuseppe Sciacca Award 2014. In November 2015, Willighagen released her second album, Merry Christmas. Besides a selection of well-known noëls, the album contains various famous arias.
