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A diva is born. Young mum Louise Hall takes Simon Cowell’s advice and lets go of her inhibitions for her second song, enabling her to deliver a truly gorgeous rendition of Jennifer Hudson’s ‘And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going’. A strong performance from start to finish. Startattle.com – Britain’s Got Talent 2025 Series 18 Audition.
Louise Hall BGT Audition
Contestant: Louise Hall
Act: Singer
Song: “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” by Jennifer Hudson
Result: Advanced
Watch Louise Hall BGT 2025 Audition “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” Jennifer Hudson, Series 18, Britain’s Got Talent 2025 Series 18.
Louise Hall “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” BGT Audition 2025
“And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” (also known in short as just “And I Am Telling You”) is a torch song from the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, with lyrics by Tom Eyen and music by Henry Krieger. In the context of the musical, “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” is sung by the character Effie White, a singer with the girl group The Dreams, to her manager, Curtis Taylor Jr., whose romantic and professional relationship with Effie is ending. The lyrics to “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going”, often considered the show’s signature tune, describe Effie’s love for Curtis, both strongly devoted and defiant. She refuses to let Curtis leave her behind, and boldly proclaims to him, “I’m staying and you … you’re gonna love me.”
In addition to its presence in the musical, “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” is also notable as the debut single of two women who portrayed Effie. Jennifer Holliday originated the role on Broadway in 1981 and won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the role as well as the Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for its re-release in 1982 for which it became a number-one R&B hit for Holliday. Jennifer Hudson portrayed Effie in the 2006 film adaptation of the musical, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. Hudson’s version became a Top 20 R&B single, and a number-one dance hit.
Show: Britain’s Got Talent (BGT)
Series: Britain’s Got Talent 2025 (Series 18)
Host: Anthony McPartlin, Declan Donnelly
Judges: Bruno Tonioli, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden, Simon Cowell, KSI
Britain’s Got Talent (often abbreviated to BGT) is a televised British talent show competition, and part of the global Got Talent franchise created by Simon Cowell. Presented by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (colloquially known as Ant & Dec), it is produced by both Talkback Thames (Thames from 2012 to 2024) and Syco Entertainment, distributed by Fremantle, and broadcast on ITV every year (excluding 2021) in late Spring to early Summer. The show was originally intended for production in 2005, but filming was delayed after the intended host, Paul O’Grady, stepped down. Following the success of America’s Got Talent that year, production resumed, and the programme eventually premiered on 9 June 2007.
The eighteenth series (series 18) of British talent competition programme Britain’s Got Talent began airing on ITV1 on 22 February 2025 and will conclude during May 2025. The series is presented by Ant & Dec, with Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli returning as judges.
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