Britain’s Got Talent: Claire Morton The Singing Nurse

First up to see the Judges on tomorrow night’s Britain’s Got Talent show, is 49 year old nurse Claire Morton from London, Claire has been a nurse for 30 years and nothing makes her happier than when she is singing to her patients, “Sometimes a patient may ask you to sing to them and I think this helps them be a little brighter and cheerful.” Claire is hoping this will be the opportunity to take her voice from the wards of the hospital and on the Royal Variety stage and fulfil her dream of being number 1 in the charts.
Claire has chosen to sing Fame, and as the music kicks in its not just her vocal talents on display it’s also her dance moves as Claire energetically throws herself around the stage with her own unique dance steps. And she seems so lost in the music she forgets the opening bar of the song, and then fails to sing the key lyric throughout her whole performance, the chorus of “fame”. Although the Judges look slightly bemused and embarrassed by her performance, the 4000 strong audience at Hammersmith Apollo are on their feet dancing along with her.
Amanda applauds Claire for her “amazing guts and determination to stand there”, but advises that her act may need a “little more work” if she wants to impress the Royal Family. But Claire is not going to take the comments lying down and she is quick to point out that “well I did notice that the audience thought it was tremendous”, but Simon points out that “this is not the most discerning audience we have ever had”.
It really isn’t looking good for Claire but will the love from the audience win the Judges over or is it back to the day job?
