Courtney Hadwin is returning to AGT (Picture: Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic)

America’s Got Talent favourite Courtney Hadwin has been added to the line-up of America’s Got Talent: The Champions.

The 14-year-old singer, who was born in Durham before heading to the US, will be competing against a number of other fan faves including the legendary Susan Boyle for another crack at Stateside fame.

Courtney became a shock elimination on the show during cycle 13 of the talent competition this year, with magician Shin Lim eventually taking home the win.

The 14-year-old was left stunned by the strong response to her singing (Picture: Netflix)

Now, she’s going to give it her all once again, and will even go head-to-head with Shin Lim once again as he’s also signed on to appear on the show.




AGT: The Champions will unite a whole host of stars that have been created through the Got Talent franchise – including those from Britain’s Got Talent, which kicked the whole thing off.

Speaking at the time, Courtney told People that the show was the ‘best experience of her life’ and her impressive vocals made her a strong contender.

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Over the course of her time on the show, she performed a series of soul classics including River Deep, Mountain High by Tina Turner, and James Brown’s Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag.

Other Brits heading to the US for the show include: Susan Boyle, Paul Potts, shadow theatre group Attraction, illusionist Darcy Oake, teen magician Issy Simpson, and the Lost Voice Guy.

America’s Got Talent: The Champions kicks off next year on NBC. A UK launch date is yet to be announced.

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