Sydnie Christmas

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Sydnie Christmas
Born (1995-07-18) 18 July 1995 (age 28)
Gravesend, Kent, England
Genres Pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • actress
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2016–present

Sydnie Christmas (born 18 July 1995) is an English singer and actress. After beginning a career in musical theatre and appearing in various productions, she went on to win the seventeenth series of Britain's Got Talent in 2024.

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Life and career

Christmas was born in Gravesham in Kent and studied at the D&B Academy of Performing Arts. After graduating in 2014, [1] she went on to make her stage debut in the West End production of the jukebox musical Lazarus . [2] She later went on to perform on cruise ships including Independence of the Seas and Quantum of the Seas where she appeared in productions including Grease and Starlight Express . [3] She also appeared in Stage School [4] and took a zero-hour contract at a local gym. [5]

After finding that her career was struggling, she auditioned for the seventeenth series of Britain's Got Talent. [6] At her audition, which was broadcast in 2024, she sang "Tomorrow" from the musical Annie after which she received the Golden Buzzer from Amanda Holden and advanced straight to the semi-finals. [7] Christmas sang Frank Sinatra's "My Way" in the third semi-final, which she won with 37.9% of the public vote. [8] She was the bookies clear favourite in the final, despite "fix claims" regarding her previous professional experience. [9] She closed the show, singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz , and was subsequently declared the winner with 27.2% of the vote. [8] Christmas became the first woman singer to win the show, as well as the first solo woman in the show's history to win who was not part of a dog act. [10]

Filmography

As herself
YearTitleRoleRef.
2016–2017 Stage School Participant; 6 episodes [4]
2024 Britain's Got Talent Winner; series 17 [11]
2024 Lorraine Guest; 1 episode [12]
2024 This Morning Guest; 1 episode [13]

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenueRef.
2016–2017 Lazarus Teenage Girl #3King's Cross Theatre [14]

Discography

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Heal Me" [15] 2020Non-album singles
"One Night Only" [16]
(with DeFreyne)

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  16. ↑ "One Night Only – Single by Sydnie Christmas on iTunes". Apple Music . 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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