'You Brought The House Down' - 12-year-old Scarborough drummer shines on BGT
Scarborough’s own 12-year-old drumming prodigy, Nancy, flew the flag for the town as she took to the stage on ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent (BGT) on Saturday (March 21).
The talented drummer confidently entered the BGT stage in Birmingham, where she performed a medley of classic rock songs in front of judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and new addition to the panel, KSI.
Nancy, who has been drumming since she was just four years old, first gained acclaim when she won the Scarborough Search for a Star competition in 2024.
After a virtuoso performance which began with the Stereophonic’s Dakota, briefly travelled through The Killers’ Mr Brightside, before culminating in an energetic, beat perfect performance of The Surfaris’ Wipeout, Nancy faced the judging panel beaming.
Amanda Holden said: “You are standing there like butter wouldn’t melt, and I’m thinking all you’re going to do is sing a lovely song from Frozen, and then you did that! You went nuts behind there, and I looked at your dad who was also going nuts in the audience. You brought the house down!”
Alesha Dixon said: “You just came alive! That was such a good audition.”
KSI said: “Incredible, you should be proud of yourself!”
Head judge Simon Cowell said: “That was a great surprise - you are seriously good!”
Unsurprisingly, Nancy, who said she wants to become the best drummer in the world, received four yeses from the judges and went through to the next round.
Nancy’s performance is available to watch on catchup on ITVX.