Amira (10)

Is a soprano artist born on March 27 2004, in Nijmegen, Gelderland, the Netherlands, who gain fame and stardom winning Holland's Got Talent 2013. She performed in numerous concerts, in various countries. She moved in South Africa in January 2018. Amira has her own charity project, Stichting Gelukskinders (Lucky Children Foundation), to build playgrounds at schools near Potchefstroom, South Africa. Besides singing, Amira enjoys sports, animals and writing. Willighagen auditioned for Holland's Got Talent and so impressed the judging panel with her version of "O Mio Babbino Caro" from Puccini's opera Gianni Schicchi that within seconds the judges were staring in awe and disbelief. Her performance rapidly became a YouTube hit, with over 43 million views, as of August 2022. In the semi-finals, she performed Gounod's "Ave Maria". "You're a star who belongs on stage!", said Dan Karaty, one of the judges, after her performance in the semi-finals. In the final she sang "Nessun Dorma", from Puccini's opera Turandot. She won the competition with over 50% of the votes of the TV-viewers and audience.