Amanda Holden dedicates debut single to stillborn son Theo

She's launching a music career

Amanda Holden

by Marianna Manson |
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As Britain’s Got Talent’s Amanda Holden launches a long-awaited singing career, she’s dedicated the premier track on her debut album to her son Theo, who was stillborn.

Amanda, who has recently been promoted to head judge on the talent show after big boss Simon Cowell had to pull out of the series due to breaking his back, is setting her sights on chart domination but the inspiration from the single comes right from the heart.

“The last lines of this song are ‘You took my life with you, Took my world with you’ and so this is for Theo, our baby who was born sleeping and for [her husband] Chris who stayed strong when I fell apart,” she said.

"It was Chris who told me he always thought of Theo when he heard this song which floored me so it’s also his song for Theo.

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"It’s very emotional to sing this song but I think you get chosen for experiences like that only if you are strong enough to deal with it. And it changes you.”

And it looks as though Amanda’s bid to rule the industry could well be in grasp as her first foray into the charts, her cover of Over the Rainbow back in May, went straight to number one.

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The single was recorded as a tribute to the NHS, who have battled the coronavirus pandemic from the frontline and adopted the rainbow as a symbol of hope and unity.

The rainbow is also the symbol for the LGBTQ+ community across the world.

Although it’s the first time Amanda is releasing music, she recorded a cover of The Greatest Showman’s Tightrope with her daughters in 2018 as a 10th anniversary gift for her husband Chris.

She also began her career in musical theatre, starring in as the title role in Thoroughly Modern Millie in 2003.

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