Courtney Hadwin Finishes Sixth in America's Got Talent

British teenager Courtney Hadwin finished sixth in the America's finals Got Talent.

The 14-year-old Hesleden, in Durham County, was among the favorites to win the $ 1 million (£ 760,000) prize on Wednesday.

She seduced judges and viewers with energetic and mature covers of rock classics by Tina Turner, James Brown and Steppenwolf.

Host Tyra Banks told Hadwin that she was proud and that she had "managed" to qualify for the final 10.

Later, it's the Canadian-American magician Shin Lim who was crowned winner of the Talent Contest.

Hadwin performed Tina Turner's Deep River classic, Mountain High, in 1988 in the first part of the two-part final.

After the performance, Judge Howie Mandel said, "You are on fire, you are amazing.I love everything about you.We are watching a superstar becoming here on America's Got Talent."

Earlier in the series, Mandel used his golden buzzer to send the 14-year-old to the quarter-finals.

Simon Cowell, a jury member, said that Hadwin was more than just a singer: "Every time you play, you inspire people, you are more than a great singer, you are a pioneer".

Courtney competed last year in the UK, The Voice Kids, where she competed in the live finals after being taught by Danny Jones of McFly.

According to Courtney's grandfather, the singer, who has traveled the streets of London and New York to finance singing lessons, has chosen to enter America's Got Talent instead of the British version.

Addressing MailOnline, Tom Storey said that the UK "does not have it", adding that the family was "convinced that it would do well in the US".

Courtney and her family were right. In the semifinal, Hadwin played a cover of Born To Be Wild, a Steppenwolf hit in 1968, and was described as an "exciting pack" by Cowell.

The music mogul told him: "You were born to be wild – it was wild! You were amazing. My prediction is that you will be the winner."

Courtney was just 13 when she played in the first round of America's Got Talent. Before Tuesday's performance, she thanked fans on social media, saying she had "had a great time."

During the competition, she also performed songs such as James Brown's Papa's Got New Bag and Otis Redding's Hard To Handle, which brought Howie Mandel to compare her to a young Janis Joplin.

Cowell also said that even if she did not win, he would sign a record deal, so it may not be the last time the audience hears the teenager.

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