Since winning “Britain’s Got Talent” in 2024, Sydnie Christmas has been unstoppable. With a debut album, major TV appearances, and now a headline tour, she’s proving she’s far more than just a reality show winner—she’s a genuine star. Her “Sydnie Christmas Live 2025” show was a triumphant mix of powerhouse vocals and personal storytelling, with plenty of charm.
A Voice Made for the Big Stage: Sydnie opened with a medley featuring “Diamonds Are Forever,” a bold choice that played into her dream of recording a “James Bond” theme. With her rich, dramatic vocals, it’s easy to imagine her pulling it off.
“Tomorrow,” the song that won her Amanda Holden’s Golden Buzzer, was as spine-tingling as ever. Later, she delivered one of the night’s most breathtaking moments with a duet of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” alongside Loren Allred—the voice behind “Never Enough” from “The Greatest Showman.” The show closed with a “Greatest Showman Medley,” bringing her signature theatrical flair full circle.
More Than Just a Singer: Sydnie’s voice is extraordinary, but what made the night so special was her ability to connect with the audience. Between songs, she shared personal stories in a “show and tell” fashion, pulling sentimental objects from a table beside her—including a t-shirt, which she cheekily used to plug her own merch: “Did it happen if you don’t have the t-shirt?”
She also made space for others to shine. The choir from her former performing arts school, D&B Academy of Performing Arts, joined her for “You’re the Voice” and later returned for “Impossible Dream,” with a few students stepping forward for solos. It was a touching full-circle moment and a reminder of how much her success means to those following in her footsteps.
A Star in the Making: Although her signature style and comfort zone are undeniably theatrical, Sydnie Christmas is a rare talent—a versatile, charismatic artist who defies categorisation. With a voice that adapts to any genre, she transforms every song into her own unique masterpiece.
Even outside the theatre, her impact was clear—rickshaw cyclists were playing her version of “Tomorrow,” proof that her voice is already resonating beyond the stage. She has yet to release original music, but “My Way” shows she knows how to pick a song. With a great band behind her; if she embraces songwriting, she could take things even further.
For now, “Sydnie Christmas Live 2025” was a warming showcase of raw talent and star quality.
Photo credit: Paul Madeley
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SEVENTEEN slink into a gloomy, post-apocalyptic world filled with old school technology in the video for their Pharrell Williams-produced single “Bad Influence.” The 13-member K-pop boy band dropped the visual from their new HAPPY BURSTDAY album on Wednesday (June 11) and fans will surely be picking through the arresting clip directed by Beomjin for days looking for Easter eggs.
The video for the English-language single opens with the singers locked in reflective glass pentagons as they sing about wanting to have a good time while seeming like they’re not having one at all. After escaping from the enclosure, they get chased around a brutalist structure by robot dogs singing, “And I had time to think about it/ But life would be so much better without it/ I don’t want it at all/ But, hey, I wanna have a good time” over Pharrell’s insistent, fuzzed-out beat.
And while the song is about having a good time, the action makes it seem like that is a stretch. Dressed in Blade Runner-like leather jackets designed by Japanese fashion house sacai, they stand around while an unseen member plugs an analog cord into a headphone jack that reads “Good” as an old school dot matrix printer spits out the lyrics and a few of the guys ghost ride their old school muscle cars.
The sci-fi action takes a bizarre turn halfway through when they enter a red zone filled with white mannequin heads wearing blindfolds as one of the singer’s puts a checkmark next to “bad” on a checklist that includes “lost,” “sad,” “raw,” “happy,” “innocent” and other emotions. There is also an M.C. Escher-like stairway to nowhere, a bath in a swamp of vintage audio tape, contemplative posing on a pile of tires and moody standing around in dimly lit rooms in the dream sequence-like series of shots that leave more questions than answers
HAPPY BURSTDAY debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 album chart, landing the group their seventh top 10-charting album.
Watch the “Bad Influence” video below.
