#FeatureFridays

Local is lekker..............Belinda Davids. On #FeatureFridays we bring you a featured artist in the entertainment world on Lets Go Big Tunes blog page.

Britain's Got Talent judges were once again blown away by the talent oozing out of South Africa's very own Belinda Davids during her performance on the show on Saturday [September 26]. And even though she was not chosen to move forward during this round, her journey on the show is not over yet.

For accomplished South African songstress Belinda Davids, starring in The The Greatest Love of All: A Tribute To Whitney Houston Starring Belinda Davids is the culmination of a life-long connection with the superstar to whom she pays homage.

Davids beat almost 15,000 other hopefuls to take on the role and it was her own eternal love of Whitney that prepared her for the show. Exposed mainly to R&B and gospel as a child, Davids was innately drawn to Houston’s musical style. Singing professionally from her early teens, Houston songs became a fixture in Davids’ live shows. “I think I’ve sung at least one Whitney track in almost every live show I’ve ever performed,” says Davids.

Though she eventually carved out a successful career as a chart-topping solo artist and a session vocalist for such artists as The Temptations, Keri Hilson, Keyshia Cole, Monica and Johnny Gill, in her earlier days Davids encountered resistance from many industry professionals who were unsure how to work with her because she looked and sounded so exactly alike Houston.

The ultimate realization of Davids’ affinity with Whitney occurred during a show in Hong Kong. Following a recital of ‘I Will Always Love You’, the audience was so astounded by her performance that they demanded she sing acapella to prove she wasn’t lip-syncing to a Whitney track.

Now representing her idol on stage, Davids feels destined: “I’ve essentially prepared my whole life for this show and I feel privileged to be able to honour Whitney in such a way.”

Lets see who makes the cut for our featured artist slot next week on Lets Go Big tunes blog page