Emanne Beasha
Emanne Beasha | |
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Background information | |
Born | Amman,Jordan | 18 September 2008
Genres | Opera,Classical-crossover,pop,operatic pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2015–present |
Website | www |
Emanne Beasha(Arabic:إيمان بيشة;Circassian: Иман Биша; born 18 September 2008)[1]is Jordanian/American classically-trained singer ofCircassiandescent. She is the winner of the fifth season of the programArabs Got Talent[2]and finished in 9th place onfourteenth SeasonofAmerica's Got Talent.[3][4]
Biography
[edit]Beasha was born inAmmanto a Jordanian father of Circassian descent and an American mother. Beasha started to singopera[5]in Italian[6]from the age of six. Her parents discovered her talent as a two-year-old in Jordan.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9]
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.[10]
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.[11]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.[3][4]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.[12] 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.[13]
References
[edit]- ^"Who is Emanne Beasha? Meet the 10-year-old opera singer on America's Got Talent".
- ^JT (21 May 2017)."8-year-old Jordanian Emanne Beasha wins Arabs Got Talent".The Jordan Times.
- ^abDixon, Marcus James (10 September 2019)."Angelic Emanne Beasha just gave 'America's Got Talent' viewers the Bryan Adams cover we didn't know we needed [WATCH]".Gold Derby.
- ^abHamer, Sian (12 September 2019)."10-year-old Emanne Beasha makes the America's Got Talent finals after Simon Cowell casts the deciding vote".Classic FM.
- ^*"إيمان بيشة تفوز بلقب الموسم الـ5 من Arabs Got Talent - العربية.نت | الصفحة الرئيسية"[Iman Bisha wins the title of Season 5 of Arabs Got Talent | the main page] (in Arabic). 20 May 2017. Archived fromthe originalon 31 July 2017.
- "الملكة رانيا تهنئ إيمان بيشه بفوزها بـ Arabs Got Talent"[Queen Rania congratulates Iman Bisha for winning Arabs Got Talent].MBC.net(in Arabic). 22 May 2017. Archived fromthe originalon 31 May 2017.Retrieved30 December2017.
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- "لحظة فوز إيمان بيشة بلقب الموسم الـ5 من Arabs Got Talent حديث مواقع التواصل.. بالفيديو والصور – لغة العصر".Aitmag.ahram.org.eg(in Arabic). 22 May 2017. Archived fromthe originalon 22 May 2017.
- "بيشة.. إبداع أوبرالي يتوجها بطلةأراب غوت تالنت".Alghad(in Arabic). 22 May 2017. Archived fromthe originalon 26 May 2017.
- "Arabs Got Talent: فوز إيمان بيشة ونجوى كرم تهديها فستانها | مجلة سيدتي".Sayidaty.net(in Arabic). 21 May 2017.
- ""إيمان بيشه" تحقق أمنية "أحمد حلمي" وهذه أول رسالة لها بعد حصولها على اللقب ترسلها لجميع متابعينها – نجوم مصرية ".Nogoom Masrya(in Arabic). 21 May 2017.
- "إيمان بيشة تفوز باللقب الخامس لـ" أراب جوت تالنت "".Masrawy(in Arabic). 21 May 2017.
- "إيمان بيشة.. أصغر متسابقة تفوز بلقب Arabs Got Talent 5 بصوتها الأوبرالي | في الفن".Filfan(in Arabic). 20 May 2017.
- ^Beck, Lauren Ashley (4 July 2019)."7 Facts About Emanne Beasha: From 'Arab's Got Talent' To 'America's Got Talent'".Talent Recap.Archived fromthe originalon 2 November 2019.Retrieved7 July2019.
- ^"King, Queen attend Independence Day national celebrations".The Jordan Times.26 May 2017.
- ^Dixon, Marcus James (25 June 2019)."'America's Got Talent': 10-year-old opera singer Emanne Beasha will give you goosebumps singing 'Nessun Dorma' [WATCH] ".Gold Derby.
- ^Henderson, Cydney (6 August 2019)."10-year-old opera singer Emanne Beasha stuns Jay Leno, wins Golden Buzzer".USA Today.
- ^Dixon, Marcus James (28 August 2019)."10-year-old Emanne Beasha just blew the roof off 'America's Got Talent' with 'mind-blowing' opera performance [WATCH]".Gold Derby.
- ^Geurts, Jimmy (19 September 2019)."Sarasota County opera singer Emanne Beasha ends 'America's Got Talent' run".Sarasota Herald-Tribune.Retrieved26 September2019.
- ^"Soundcharts".
- Child singers
- American child singers
- 21st-century American women singers
- 21st-century American singers
- Jordanian women singers
- American sopranos
- America's Got Talent contestants
- American people of Circassian descent
- Jordanian people of Circassian descent
- People from Amman
- 2008 births
- Living people
- Jordanian people of American descent