Emanne Beasha

Emanne Beasha
Emanne Beasha in 2019
Background information
Born	(2008-09-18)18 September 2008 Amman,Jordan
Genres	Opera,Classical-crossover,pop,operatic pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	2015–present
Website	www.emannebeasha.com

Emanne Beasha(Arabic:إيمان بيشة;Circassian: Иман Биша; born 18 September 2008)is Jordanian/American classically-trained singer ofCircassiandescent. She is the winner of the fifth season of the programArabs Got Talentand finished in 9th place onfourteenth SeasonofAmerica's Got Talent.

Biography

Beasha was born inAmmanto a Jordanian father of Circassian descent and an American mother. Beasha started to singoperain Italianfrom the age of six. Her parents discovered her talent as a two-year-old in Jordan.

Beasha auditioned for Season 5 ofArabs Got Talentin 2017, at age eight, and received the Golden Buzzer. On 20 May she won the final with a cover of "Time to Say Goodbye"and received prize money of $130,000.

In recognition of her win, Beasha received the King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein Medal of Merit (Gold) fromKing Abdullah IIduring Independence Day celebrations inRaghadan Palaceon 25 May 2017, becoming the medal's youngest recipient in history.

Beasha auditioned forSeason 14ofAmerica's Got Talentin 2019, for which she sang "Nessun Dorma."The performance was favorably received, andSimon Cowellsaid of Emanne, "You are absolutely fantastic". She received four yesses from the judges to advance to the Judge Cuts round.

On August 6, 2019, Beasha appeared on the fourth episode of America's Got Talent's Judge Cuts with guest judgeJay Leno.She performed the opera-style song "Caruso"by Italian pop singerLucio Dallaand received Leno's Golden Buzzer, becoming the only individual act to receive the buzzer in different global versions of the 'Got Talent' franchise. (The groupZurcarohhad also won it twice.) This qualified her to move on to the quarter-finals live shows.

On August 27, 2019, Beasha sang "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana" ( "Well then? I'll Go Far away" ) from the operaLa Wallyfor her appearance in the Quarter Finals of America's Got Talent. America voted, and Emanne moved to the semifinals.In the semifinals, she performed an Italian version of "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"byBryan Adams,received favorable reviews from the judges, and advanced to the finals in the Judges' Choice.In the finals, she sang "La mamma morta"fromUmberto Giordano's operaAndrea Chénier.On the night that the results were announced, she performedAndrea Bocelli's "Time to Say Goodbye"alongside pianistLang Lang.At the end, she was not in the Top 5 acts and finished in 9th place. Beasha joinedAndré Rieuon the North American leg of his world tour in Tampa on 11 March 2020, but the rest of the tour was cancelled or postponed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. As of January 2024, Beasha had accumulated over 410,000 followers on social media.