Britain's Got Talent act AmaSing underwent a significant transformation before securing a spot in this year's semi-finals. The children's singing group, which now comprises 134 members, originally applied with a choir of 1,000 children.
Organiser Rachel Borman, director of the Cheshire-based arts organisation and charity, told The Mirror that the initial application was made years ago. 'We tried years and years ago, but we actually had 1,000 children singing,' she said. 'I thought I'll get them all in the school hall, and we sang one of the songs that we'd created. But obviously it was 1,000 children, so I think at that time, Britain's Got Talent were like 'oh my god that might be a bit tricky'.'
The current group, aged seven to 13 from 30 primary schools across Cheshire and North Wales, performs songs they created at AmaSing workshops. 'It's just about bringing everybody together just to have fun,' Borman added. The act has already impressed judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli, and has received backing from actor Ryan Reynolds.
Borman, a teacher of 27 years, said the experience has been 'life changing'. 'We just thought it would be a fun thing to do, but we never thought it would go this far,' she said. 'I'm just really passionate about music and the arts, and the power it can hold for supporting young people's mental health and well being.'
