# Sydnie Christmas
**Sydnie Christmas** is an English singer and actress from Kent, best known for winning Series 17 of *Britain's Got Talent* in 2024. She was 28 years old and working as a gym receptionist when she auditioned, after years of musical theater work that had not yet brought her a West End career; less than six months after her first audition she had won the £250,000 prize, a place on the [Royal Variety Performance](https://www.edgepedia.org/royal-variety-performance) bill, and a recording contract path that produced the debut album *My Way* (2024) and the self-written second album *The Artist* (2026).[1](https://www.itv.com/britainsgottalent/articles/winners-story-a-star-is-born-look-back-at-sydnie-christmas-musical-journey) • [2](https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2024-06-03/singer-sydnie-christmas-crowned-winner-of-britains-got-talent)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| BGT win | Winner of Series 17 (2024), beating magician Jack Rhodes (runner-up) and dance duo Abigail and Afronitaaa (third)[2](https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2024-06-03/singer-sydnie-christmas-crowned-winner-of-britains-got-talent) |
| Prize | £250,000 in cash and a spot on the bill of the 2024 Royal Variety Performance[3](https://www.westendtheatre.com/237869/news/stage-spy/is-sydnie-christmas-set-for-west-end-stardom/) |
| Audition | Sang "Tomorrow" from *Annie*; Amanda Holden's Golden Buzzer sent her straight to the semi-finals[4](https://bgt.fandom.com/wiki/Sydnie_Christmas) |
| Semi-final / final songs | Won the semi-final public vote with her own arrangement of Frank Sinatra's "My Way"; won the final with "Over the Rainbow" from *The Wizard of Oz*[4](https://bgt.fandom.com/wiki/Sydnie_Christmas) |
| Background | Raised in Kent; professional stage debut in *Lazarus – The David Bowie Musical*; previously appeared in *Starlight Express* in Bochum[4](https://bgt.fandom.com/wiki/Sydnie_Christmas) • [5](https://www.intertalentgroup.com/client/sydnie-christmas/) |
| Albums | *My Way* (debut, 4 October 2024, peaked at #71 on the Official Albums Chart Top 100); *The Artist* (second album, 2 October 2026, Westway Music)[4](https://bgt.fandom.com/wiki/Sydnie_Christmas) • [6](https://www.westwaymusic.com/news/) |
| Acting | Played Cruella de Vil in *101 Dalmatians The Musical* at the Eventim Apollo, summer 2025[5](https://www.intertalentgroup.com/client/sydnie-christmas/) |
## Background in musical theater
Christmas was raised in Kent and moved to London before her audition. She trained in musical theater from childhood; her parents, told she would not stop singing, placed her in a theater school, and she later tried out for the [BRIT School](https://www.edgepedia.org/brit-school) without success because of her catchment area.[4](https://bgt.fandom.com/wiki/Sydnie_Christmas) • [7](https://podscripts.co/podcasts/that-gaby-roslin-podcast-reasons-to-be-joyful/sydnie-christmas)
Her professional stage debut was in *Lazarus – The David Bowie Musical*, and she went on to appear in *Starlight Express* in Bochum, Germany, with credits also in *Grease*.[5](https://www.intertalentgroup.com/client/sydnie-christmas/) • [4](https://bgt.fandom.com/wiki/Sydnie_Christmas) The work did not add up to a living; she described performing on "a couple of cruises and was in a show in Germany" while dreaming of the West End, and by 2024 she was working as a gym receptionist.[8](https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2024-06-02/bgt-finalist-sydnie-christmas-says-she-almost-gave-up-with-singing-dream) • [1](https://www.itv.com/britainsgottalent/articles/winners-story-a-star-is-born-look-back-at-sydnie-christmas-musical-journey) In interviews she said she nearly gave up performing before applying, telling ITV News, "I hate to say it, but I'm nearly 30. I was terrified to be on the show because I was like, my career's going down the pan."[8](https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2024-06-02/bgt-finalist-sydnie-christmas-says-she-almost-gave-up-with-singing-dream)
## Britain's Got Talent 2024
**Audition.** Christmas sang "Tomorrow" from *Annie*. [Amanda Holden](https://www.edgepedia.org/amanda-holden) pressed her Golden Buzzer, sending her directly to the live semi-finals. [Simon Cowell](https://www.edgepedia.org/simon-cowell) said the audience reaction was "rare" and that he "used to hate that song and now I love it"; [Alesha Dixon](https://www.edgepedia.org/alesha-dixon) added that she was "full of character, personality".[4](https://bgt.fandom.com/wiki/Sydnie_Christmas) The audition clip has amassed over 40 million views across social media platforms.[5](https://www.intertalentgroup.com/client/sydnie-christmas/)
**Semi-final.** She performed her own arrangement of [Frank Sinatra](https://www.edgepedia.org/frank-sinatra)'s "My Way", won the public vote, and advanced straight to the final. Cowell called the rendition "11 out of 10" and told her, "if it wasn't for people like you, I wouldn't bother making this show."[4](https://bgt.fandom.com/wiki/Sydnie_Christmas) • [8](https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2024-06-02/bgt-finalist-sydnie-christmas-says-she-almost-gave-up-with-singing-dream)
**Final.** In the live final at the Eventim Apollo in London on 2 June 2024, she closed the show with "Over the Rainbow" from *The Wizard of Oz*. She took the top prize of £250,000 and a place on the 2024 Royal Variety Performance bill, ahead of runner-up Jack Rhodes, a former nuclear engineer turned magician, and third-placed Ghanaian dance duo Abigail and Afronitaaa.[3](https://www.westendtheatre.com/237869/news/stage-spy/is-sydnie-christmas-set-for-west-end-stardom/) • [2](https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2024-06-03/singer-sydnie-christmas-crowned-winner-of-britains-got-talent) Cowell told her the lyric "felt so personal to you about what you must have wanted over the years".[9](https://www.whattowatch.com/news/britains-got-talent-winners-629519)
## Music career after the win
Christmas signed with Westway Music. Her debut album *My Way*, named for her semi-final song, was released on 4 October 2024 and entered the Official Albums Chart Top 100, peaking at #71; her label and agency report that it reached number one on the iTunes charts in both the UK and the US.[4](https://bgt.fandom.com/wiki/Sydnie_Christmas) • [5](https://www.intertalentgroup.com/client/sydnie-christmas/) [Andrew Lloyd Webber](https://www.edgepedia.org/andrew-lloyd-webber), whose attention she had drawn during the show, invited her to perform the theme song for his new London production of *Starlight Express*, praising her vocal as "exquisite" and "emotionally charged", and she released her own recording of the song.[10](https://www.westwaymusic.com/sydnie-christmas/) • [5](https://www.intertalentgroup.com/client/sydnie-christmas/) Later releases included a cover duet of "Over the Rainbow" with [Loren Allred](https://www.edgepedia.org/loren-allred) (6 December 2024) and, for the 80th anniversary of VE Day, a recording of Dame Vera Lynn's "We'll Meet Again".[4](https://bgt.fandom.com/wiki/Sydnie_Christmas) • [5](https://www.intertalentgroup.com/client/sydnie-christmas/)
**Live work.** She headlined the My Way Tour, which ended with a sold-out performance at the Aldwych Theatre in the West End, and appeared in Don Black's West End revue *From the Heart*.[5](https://www.intertalentgroup.com/client/sydnie-christmas/) Among her notable appearances were performing before King Charles III at the Royal Variety Performance, making her New York debut to a full house at Sony Hall in April 2025, and joining [Michael Bublé](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-buble), Andrea Bocelli, and [Jennifer Hudson](https://www.edgepedia.org/jennifer-hudson) at the [Hollywood Bowl](https://www.edgepedia.org/hollywood-bowl) in November 2024 for David Foster's 75th birthday celebration.[5](https://www.intertalentgroup.com/client/sydnie-christmas/) • [11](https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/sydnie-christmas) In 2026 she announced a small US run of shows in Philadelphia, New York, and Homer, New York, around her second album.[12](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Sydnie-Christmas/)
**Songwriting and *The Artist*.** Her second album, *The Artist*, was released on 2 October 2026 through Westway Music. It is her first collection of self-written material, co-written by Christmas on all but one track, and she has described it as a musical diary of her life and career.[6](https://www.westwaymusic.com/news/) • [13](https://sydniechristmas.tmstor.es/?cur=USD) It was preceded by the singles "Run" (17 April 2026, written with [Gabrielle Aplin](https://www.edgepedia.org/gabrielle-aplin) and Ash Howes, her first co-written release), "Lean on You" (June 2026, written with Paul Meehan and Kjetil Morlan), and "Spirit" (September 2026).[14](https://www.westwaymusic.com/project/sydnie-christmas-releases-brand-new-single-run/) • [15](https://music-promotions.co.uk/2026/06/27/sydnie-christmas/) • [6](https://www.westwaymusic.com/news/) She has said she began writing songs at age 11.[14](https://www.westwaymusic.com/project/sydnie-christmas-releases-brand-new-single-run/)
## Stage and television work
In summer 2025 Christmas played [Cruella de Vil](https://www.edgepedia.org/cruella-de-vil) in *101 Dalmatians The Musical* at the Eventim Apollo in [Hammersmith](https://www.edgepedia.org/hammersmith), a performance her agency describes as critically acclaimed.[5](https://www.intertalentgroup.com/client/sydnie-christmas/) She has continued to audition for musical theater roles alongside her recording career, naming *A Chorus Line* and *West Side Story* among her favorite shows.[7](https://podscripts.co/podcasts/that-gaby-roslin-podcast-reasons-to-be-joyful/sydnie-christmas) On television she appeared on CBBC's *Saturday Mash-Up* in August 2024, and in 2025 she performed on the *Britain's Got Talent* semi-finals stage with the [Great Ormond Street Hospital](https://www.edgepedia.org/great-ormond-street-hospital) and UCLH Choir in support of the Children's Cancer Centre appeal.[4](https://bgt.fandom.com/wiki/Sydnie_Christmas) • [16](https://www.gosh.org/media-centre/gosh-and-uclh-choir-takes-to-britains-got-talent-stage-with-sydnie-christmas-as-simon-cowell-calls-for-public-to-back-childrens-cancer-centre-appeal/)
## References
1. [WINNER'S STORY: A star is born! Look back at Sydnie Christmas' musical journey, ITV/Britain's Got Talent](https://www.itv.com/britainsgottalent/articles/winners-story-a-star-is-born-look-back-at-sydnie-christmas-musical-journey)
2. [Kent singer Sydnie Christmas 'overwhelmed with love' after winning Britain's Got Talent, ITV News Meridian](https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2024-06-03/singer-sydnie-christmas-crowned-winner-of-britains-got-talent)
3. [Is Sydnie Christmas set for West End stardom?, West End Theatre](https://www.westendtheatre.com/237869/news/stage-spy/is-sydnie-christmas-set-for-west-end-stardom/)
4. [Sydnie Christmas, Britain's Got Talent Wiki (Fandom)](https://bgt.fandom.com/wiki/Sydnie_Christmas)
5. [Sydnie Christmas, InterTalent](https://www.intertalentgroup.com/client/sydnie-christmas/)
6. [News, Westway Music](https://www.westwaymusic.com/news/)
7. [That Gaby Roslin Podcast: Reasons To Be Joyful – Sydnie Christmas (transcript)](https://podscripts.co/podcasts/that-gaby-roslin-podcast-reasons-to-be-joyful/sydnie-christmas)
8. [BGT finalist Sydnie Christmas says she almost gave up, ITV News Meridian](https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2024-06-02/bgt-finalist-sydnie-christmas-says-she-almost-gave-up-with-singing-dream)
9. [Britain's Got Talent winners – full list, WhatToWatch](https://www.whattowatch.com/news/britains-got-talent-winners-629519)
10. [Sydnie Christmas, Westway Music](https://www.westwaymusic.com/sydnie-christmas/)
11. [Sydnie Christmas Concert & Tour History, Concert Archives](https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/sydnie-christmas)
12. [Sydnie Christmas, BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Sydnie-Christmas/)
13. [Sydnie Christmas Official Store, The Artist](https://sydniechristmas.tmstor.es/?cur=USD)
14. [Sydnie Christmas releases brand new single 'Run', Westway Music](https://www.westwaymusic.com/project/sydnie-christmas-releases-brand-new-single-run/)
15. [Sydnie Christmas releases brand new single 'Lean On You', Music Promotions](https://music-promotions.co.uk/2026/06/27/sydnie-christmas/)
16. [GOSH and UCLH Choir takes to Britain's Got Talent stage with Sydnie Christmas, GOSH Charity](https://www.gosh.org/media-centre/gosh-and-uclh-choir-takes-to-britains-got-talent-stage-with-sydnie-christmas-as-simon-cowell-calls-for-public-to-back-childrens-cancer-centre-appeal/)
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