A SINGING sensation from the North-East will find out her fate in the finals of America's Got Talent tonight.
Fourteen-year-old Courtney Hadwin, of Hesleden, near Peterlee, went viral with her cover version of Otis Redding’s Hard To Handle in the audition rounds.
It won her a ‘golden buzzer’ from show host Howie Mandel in the audition round and her all-action performance of Steppenwolf’s Born To Be Wild secured her spot in the final.
All ten finalists performed last night with the grand finale due to be aired on the NBC channel at 8pm tonight - 1am on Thursday, in Britain.
Fans will have to wait until 8am tomorrow to watch it in full on Netflix.
Courtney, who attends The Academy at Shotton Hall school, is a favourite to take the title.
Talking about the experience on her Facebook page, said: "Wow can not believe the final is tomorrow I have had an amazing time through out the competition been to some amazing places I never thought I would get the chance to see thank you so much for all the support you guys have given me really excited to get on that stage tomorow #agt."
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