Amira Willighagen is a Dutch soprano who, at the age of nine, won the sixth season of Holland’s Got Talent in 2013. Willighagen auditioned for Holland’s Got Talent and wowed the panel of judges with her rendition of “O Mio Babbino Caro” from Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, leaving the judges speechless.
Her performance quickly became a YouTube sensation, garnering over 42 million views as of September 2021. She performed Gounod’s “Ave Maria” in the semi-finals. “You’re a star who belongs on stage!” “One of the judges, Dan Carati, said after her performance in the semi-finals of Nessun Dorma from Puccini’s Turandot.
She won the competition with more than half of the votes cast by viewers and viewers. Following the success of Holland’s Got Talent, Willighagen was invited to several TV shows in 2014, including Channel 24 in South Africa, Omroep Gelderland (Netherlands), and Life4You – Carlo & Irene on RTL 4. (Netherlands). Welcome to Carmen Nebel on ZDF (Germany), RTL (German TV channel) with a performance of “I Have a Dream” on August 20th at Susana Giménez on Telefe (Argentina), and Du coté de chez Dave on France 3 on December 21.
