When 9-year-old Immi Davis walked onto the Britain’s Got Talent stage, nobody seemed prepared for the voice they were about to hear.
She looked small standing alone beneath the enormous stage lights.
Simon Cowell asked what she would be performing, and Immi calmly revealed her song choice:
“I Put a Spell on You.”
It was a bold song for someone so young.
But when Simon asked why she had chosen it, Immi gave a wonderfully simple answer — she had been practicing it.
Then the music started.
And within seconds, the judges realized this wasn’t going to be an ordinary children’s performance.
Everything Changed When She Started Singing
Before the song began, Immi appeared like any other excited 9-year-old standing in front of the judges.
But her singing voice created an immediate contrast.
Instead of the light voice someone might expect from such a young contestant, Immi delivered the song with a surprisingly deep, powerful and mature sound.
The judges’ expressions changed almost instantly.
Simon leaned forward.
Amanda Holden watched closely.
Alesha Dixon began smiling.
And the audience started reacting to every big note.
The official BGT description summed up the surprise perfectly, noting that they weren’t expecting a voice like that from someone so young.
A Completely Different Performer Appeared
One of the most entertaining things about Immi’s audition was the transformation.
Before singing, she was a sweet 9-year-old chatting simply with the judges.
Once the performance began, she appeared completely comfortable commanding the stage.
Her facial expressions changed.
Her confidence grew.
And she delivered “I Put a Spell on You” with the kind of attitude normally associated with a much older performer.
Alesha Dixon later commented on that exact transformation, describing how Immi went from a cute nine-year-old into a completely different performer once the song started.
The Big Voice Nobody Expected
As the song continued, Immi leaned into the bigger notes.
Her voice filled the theater.
The crowd became louder.
And by this point, it was becoming obvious that the judges were impressed by far more than her age.
She wasn’t simply receiving applause because she was a talented child.
She was genuinely delivering a strong vocal performance.
Amanda described the sound as retro and vintage, while David Walliams joked about whether she could possibly have been miming because he was so surprised by what he had heard.
Then came the ending.
All Four Judges Were on Their Feet
When Immi reached the end of the song, the response was immediate.
Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams all stood up, joining the audience in a standing ovation.
For a 9-year-old making her BGT audition, it was about as strong a reaction as she could have hoped for.
Simon told her she had been incredible.
And when it came time for the judges to vote, the result matched the reaction.
Four judges. Four yes votes.
Immi was moving forward.
From Audition to the Semifinals
The audition wasn’t the end of Immi’s BGT journey.
Her performance earned her a place among the contestants who eventually reached the Series 15 semifinals.
She later returned to perform “River” by Bishop Briggs, once again showing the powerful vocal style that had surprised everyone during her first appearance. Her official biography notes that she received another standing ovation during that stage of the competition.
But there is something especially memorable about that first audition.
The judges had no idea what was coming.
Neither did the audience.
One moment, they were talking to a sweet nine-year-old contestant.
The next, she was belting out a classic song with a voice that sounded far beyond her years.
Never Judge a Voice by Someone’s Age
Talent-show auditions work best when expectations are completely overturned.
Immi Davis did exactly that.
Her age made people curious.
Her voice made them pay attention.
And her performance had all four judges standing by the end.
Sometimes the smallest person onstage can produce the biggest surprise.
🎥 Watch Immi Davis’ full performance below and see the moment this 9-year-old’s voice completely changed the judges’ expressions.
