On the 23rd of July I went to the Forum in Hatfield to audition for Hertfordshire’s got talent. At first I was very unsure about even signing up for it because I feel like it’s quite a cheesy thing to enter and there’s a stigma attached to it because of Britain’s got talent. But my mum managed to convince me it would be good for my confidence and that I would enjoy it so I signed up and told no one in case I chickened out last minute and didn’t sing.
When I got to the place where the auditions were being held I was expecting to get really nervous all of a sudden but instead I got really excited by how professional it was and how nice the stage was, which is odd because most people would freak out more at having a huge stage and an audience to perform to. I think I liked it better because it makes it less personal rather than being alone in a room with three judges which is what I was expecting.
Me and my mum got there early to see some of the other acts perform first. There were a few dancers and instrumentalists as well as some bands but as I expected the majority of people there were singers. I had intended to sing ‘ on my own’ from les mis but every single other singer there sang a very slow, slightly depressing love ballad and so I made a very scary last minute decision to sing ‘ somebody to love’ instead which luckily I had the backing track to on me. I changed my song choice because it’s always the people that stand out and do something different that seem to be taken note of and remembered more, so whilst everyone else sang huge well known, slow ballads I decided to sing a much faster more rock orientated song. However now I was scared because even when I was rehearsing two acts before my audition I had practised ‘on my own’ which just shows how last minute my choice was. But the two acts before me both sang slow love ballads so there was no way I could follow them doing almost exactly the same.
When I was waiting backstage I managed to calm down a bit and I was starting to feel slightly confident after receiving a slightly biased, slightly rude text from my mum about the other singer before me. I went onto stage and started singing and I don’t know if it was the adrenaline or what but I really went for it like I have never done before it was so weird how I just completely forgot to be nervous and I don’t think vie ever had that much fun with a performance before, it might be because it felt really professional on a proper stage with a big audience and lighting so I couldn’t see anyone but it was soooo much fun!
After that performance i just sat down to watch the rest of the auditions in my group and i just said to my mum ‘ theres no way I’m not through’ and we were both shocked at my sudden burst of self confidence that id never really had before. And i did get through! So now I’m really looking forward to the next round even though I still cringe slightly at the fact I entered ‘Hertfordshire’s got talent’
Oh my goodness Chloe, that is brilliant and of course you got through! I'm really proud of you. I can't wait to hear about the next round.
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