{"id":18828,"date":"2026-08-25T06:32:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T06:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsusa33.com\/?p=18828"},"modified":"2026-08-25T06:32:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T06:32:03","slug":"she-was-shaking-with-nerves-then-sang-whitney-houston-and-brought-the-crowd-to-its-feet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsusa33.com\/?p=18828","title":{"rendered":"She Was Shaking With Nerves\u2026 Then Sang Whitney Houston and Brought the Crowd to Its Feet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyupdate.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/22.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-hitmag-featured size-hitmag-featured wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyupdate.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/22-576x400.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyupdate.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/22-576x400.jpg 576w, https:\/\/dailyupdate.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/22-135x93.jpg 135w\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Taking on a Whitney Houston classic is intimidating for any singer, but\u00a0<strong>Belinda Davids<\/strong>\u00a0had an even bigger challenge when she stepped onto the\u00a0<em>Britain\u2019s Got Talent<\/em> stage: controlling her nerves. The South African mother was visibly shaking as she introduced herself, but she explained that her children were a major reason she had decided to take this chance.<\/p>\n<p>For her audition, Belinda chose Whitney Houston\u2019s legendary\u00a0<strong>\u201cOne Moment in Time.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0The nervous contestant who had walked onto the stage seemed to disappear as soon as she began singing. Her powerful voice, impressive range, and commanding delivery immediately captured the audience\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-anno-skip google-anno-sc\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" aria-label=\"Singing lessons online\" data-google-vignette=\"false\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\">Singing lessons online<\/div>\n<p>Performing a Whitney song comes with enormous expectations, but Belinda showed exactly why she had spent years performing Houston\u2019s\u00a0<a class=\"google-anno\" href=\"https:\/\/healtimart.com\/2026\/08\/08\/she-was-shaking-with-nerves-then-sang-whitney-houston-and-brought-the-crowd-to-its-feet\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTqH3dwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMUJ2UGROWnE1UnZxZXZrc2hzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeWc3gA25Bff34bX667hG3LXrLTp5uCqoSclhF3d-r5AhthOJIjFu9oLAXhjY_aem_6FXTjmzGGdTRvHy9fZIJbA#\" data-google-vignette=\"false\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\">\u00a0<span class=\"google-anno-t\">music<\/span><\/a>. As the song reached its biggest moments, she delivered the soaring vocals with confidence, turning her nervous beginning into a triumphant performance.<\/p>\n<p>The audition impressed the judges and sent Belinda further into the competition. She later reached the semifinals, where she once again paid tribute to Whitney Houston with\u00a0<strong>\u201cI Have Nothing.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"She&amp;apos;s SHAKING Nervous But This South African Mom Sings Like Whitney Houston!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AV6VJRLRosg?feature=oembed\" width=\"735\" height=\"413\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Taking on a Whitney Houston classic is intimidating for any singer, but\u00a0Belinda Davids\u00a0had an even bigger challenge when she stepped onto the\u00a0Britain\u2019s Got Talent stage: controlling her nerves. 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