When 12-year-old Fayth Ifil stepped onto the Britain’s Got Talent stage, she looked like any sweet, slightly shy schoolgirl. But the moment she started talking about how people had doubted her and how much she wanted to inspire others, you could feel something special was coming.
Her song choice? Tina Turner’s iconic “Proud Mary.”
A HUGE song for someone so young — but Fayth didn’t just handle it, she owned it.
She began slow and soulful, her voice already sounding far older than her years. Then the tempo kicked in, and Fayth exploded into full performance mode: big vocals, big energy, big attitude. She danced, worked the stage like a pro, and never missed a note. The audience went from curious to absolutely losing it in seconds.
The judges were on their feet before she’d even finished. Amanda and Alesha were grinning, David was bouncing along — but all eyes went to Simon. After the last note, he didn’t even bother pretending to think about it. He reached forward and smashed the Golden Buzzer, showering Fayth in gold confetti as the crowd roared and her family cried with pride in the wings.
In one song, Fayth went from a young girl who’d been put down by others… to a Golden Buzzer act with the whole country cheering her on.
