Simon Cowell praised a singer who survived the Grenfell Tower blaze for her courage following her performance on Britain’s Got Talent. Leanne Mya, 31, received a standing ovation and four yeses from the judging panel after she sang Sam Smith’s Lay Me Down. Before singing, she told Cowell: “The last 19 months have been really, really difficult. Very briefly, I’m a survivor from Grenfell Tower and I just made a decision that I’m going to do something positive, and try to make something positive out of something negative.” Leanne Mya survived the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire (REX/PA)Seventy-two people were killed in the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire. James Harrington and Marina Liani wowed Cowell and Holden with an act that saw the judges reading each other’s minds.

Source: Irish Examiner May 18, 2019 20:15 UTC