A woman who competed on BBC One’s mystery singing game show I Can See Your Voice wowed celebrities including Amanda Holden and Jimmy Carr with a rendition of Idina Menzel’s Into the Unknown.
Appearing on national television on Saturday night, Denise Scott, whose background is in musical theatre, received a standing ovation for her performance of Menzel's track from Frozen 2, just minutes after she was mistaken for being a 'bad singer' by contestants on the show.
In the show, presenter Paddy McGuinness challenges contestants and celebrities to sort the singing sensations from the woeful warblers – without hearing a note.
Mrs Scott, who lives in Borehamwood, sang Beauty and the Beast for her Lip Sync round, miming to her own voice, under her persona of the 'Pop Princess', but was eliminated following the 'Unlock my Life' round.
The contestants realised they had made the wrong choice to eliminate Mrs Scott when she performed an incredible rendition of Into the Unknown during the 'Stage of Truth' round, earning praise from Jimmy Carr who said she had a "wonderful voice", while fellow judge Alison Hammond couldn't hide her admiration.
Denise Scott performing 'Into the Unknown' on BBC One's 'I Can See Your Voice' on May 1. Credit: BBC
Denise Scott received a standing ovation from Amanda Holden, Amanda Hammond, Fleur East, and Jimmy Carr for her rendition of 'Into the Unknown'. Credit: BBC
Outside of her appearance on I Can See Your Voice, Mrs Scott has released a single with her husband Russell to raise funds for the charity Brain Tumour Research.
She was inspired to do this by a friend who has been diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour.
Mrs Scott said: "I put my singing career on hold to start a family and, after having two children, Noah, now nine, and six-year-old Sedona, I set up my own children’s entertainment and cake-decorating businesses. I run the full party package, including party games, live singing, mini disco, glitter tattoos and much more. The most popular theme is singing princesses.
"Being in the middle of a national lockdown and having undergone a few surgical procedures myself, I was excited to audition for the I Can See Your Voice game show. And even more excited to be invited to take part."
Denise Scott and her family
Mrs Scott continued: "Soon after filming the show, I found out my friend Kirsten Vidal, a speech and language therapist, had been diagnosed with a brain tumour. She lives in North Carolina in the United States and we first met her and her family when we were on a celebrity Christmas cruise. We booked to get together again the following year on a cruise over Christmas and New Year and had an amazing time again."
Mrs Scott says around last Christmas-time, Mrs Vidal's husband noticed his wife's face had dramatically drooped so they quickly flew home from their holiday in Cancun.
After numerous scans and tests, Mrs Vidal was found to have three tumours categorised as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) in her brain. Two were removed in early January, but they have already grown back and the other is the size of an orange. After a stroke brought on by surgery, she is now partially paralysed and in a wheelchair, has her own speech difficulties and can’t control her bowel or bladder.
Denise pictured with Kirsten Vidal, who was found to have three brain tumours
Brain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer, yet historically just 1 per cent of the national spend on cancer research has been allocated to this devastating disease.
Mrs Scott added: "It spurred me on to do something to help and as she was far away in America and I couldn’t physically help her, I decided to do some fundraising.
"Shocked at Kirsten’s diagnosis and at how deadly brain tumours are, Russell and I have recorded the song For Good from the musical Wicked. It has the line 'Thank you for being my friend' so we thought it very fitting. Our track is available on Spotify and Apple iTunes. Proceeds will raise funds for Brain Tumour Research to find more effective treatments and ultimately a cure for this devastating disease."
To purchase the song with proceeds going to Brain Tumour Research go to https://music.apple.com/gb/album/for-good-from-wicked-single/1555043019
To make a donation to Brain Tumour Research inspired by Denise and Kirsten, go to https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/denise-scott84
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