{"id":768020,"date":"2026-09-12T05:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T05:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/768020\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T05:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T05:04:09","slug":"county-durhams-americas-got-talent-star-to-return-to-the-north-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/768020\/","title":{"rendered":"County Durham&#8217;s America\u2019s Got Talent star to return to the North East"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The Hesleden singer first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenorthernecho.co.uk\/news\/16293194.it-felt-like-dream---americas-got-talent-contestant-courtney-hadwin\/?ref=mse_al\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">captured international attention as a teenager on America\u2019s Got Talent<\/a> in 2018.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Her standout audition earned her the coveted Golden Buzzer and a place in the live shows, propelling her into the spotlight.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Despite finishing sixth, her success caught the music industry\u2019s attention and led to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenorthernecho.co.uk\/news\/17305050.peterlee-schoolgirl-courtney-hadwin-signs-simon-cowells-record-label\/?ref=mse_al\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">deal with Simon Cowell\u2019s record label<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  That early burst of fame could easily have become the defining chapter of her career, but Hadwin has continued developing as a singer and songwriter.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Since then, she has focused on songwriting, recording and live performance.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Her official website describes her as a British performer and songwriter, with a debut album, Little Miss Jagged, and a growing catalogue of singles.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Her latest release, You Only Love Me When I Lie, featuring Little Steven, came out on May 1, 2026.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  She will return to the stage later this year on the Little Miss Jagged Part II UK tour, with dates in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenorthernecho.co.uk\/topics\/hartlepool\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hartlepool<\/a> on October 31 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenorthernecho.co.uk\/news\/local\/tyne-wear\/sunderland\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sunderland<\/a> on December 5, plus shows in Edinburgh, London, Liverpool and Leeds.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The Hartlepool show gives County Durham fans the chance to see one of the region\u2019s best-known talents on home turf.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Her latest work shows that the teenager once celebrated for extraordinary covers is now forging her own identity as an artist.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Ms Hadwin&#8217;s growing body of original work marks a new chapter in a career that continues to evolve beyond her early television success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Hesleden singer first captured international attention as a teenager on America\u2019s Got Talent in 2018. Her standout&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":768021,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[96,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-768020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=768020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768020\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/768021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=768020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=768020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=768020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}