Stephanie Rainey is a 36-year-old vocalist, guitarist and composer from Cork, Ireland. She has been making music since 2015, and her credits include the song “Please Don’t Go”, which was very well received in her country.
Released 8 years ago on YouTube, the song currently has 2 million views. However, despite the huge potential, Rainey’s career did not go as she expected. She also told the judges about it “I have a talent”who were amazed and saddened by her story.
“I’ve been doing this since I was 18. This is my first time on a show like this. My career has been full of ups and downs. The song I’m going to play for you today had its 5 minutes. We recorded it in a small room and when we released it, it had a million views in one day. Then I signed a contract. But I didn’t know who I really was. The journey from then to now has been tough. It’s a tough industry. You have to be resilient and you have to have the strength to rise from failure. And that’s how I ended up here,” she said, and an awkward silence fell on the audience.
Then the artist said that the song “Please Don’t Go” tells the story of the death of her nephew, who died before his first birthday.
“I wanted to quit music and at the very end I wanted to do something that I believe in. This song means so much to me that I can’t even describe it,” she said.
Rainey moved many in the audience to tears during her performance of her original song. Sofia Vergarawhich at some point completely fell apart.
“It was a beautiful, moving song. You tell us what you went through. It was simple and perfect,” said the juror.
“There are only a few performances that move people so deeply. This is one of the most moving moments of the season. Thank you for that,” he added. Howie Mandel.
“It was a special moment,” she admitted. Heidi Klum“It’s the best song I’ve heard this year. Even though I know you’re talking about something extremely sad, it’s real and your voice is beautiful. A lot of people will identify with this song and with you,” he concluded. Simon Cowell.
The singer unanimously moved on. The recording from “Mam talent” has been viewed almost 700 thousand times.
The audience commenting on the performance also did not hide the fact that the performance moved them deeply. Some also wrote about who they had lost.
“I am a 71-year-old soldier and I am crying. I lost my mother when I was 31”, “She brought me to tears. Grief is terrible. And such a beautiful voice”, “I am still crying”, “You are a gift to us, don’t stop singing” – fans of the program wrote in the comments.