For ten really tough years, Sydnie Christmas worked four different jobs while trying to make her dream of performing in London’s West End come true. Everything changed when she got one important email. The BGT winner’s path from working at a gym in Gravesend to becoming a music star shows that sticking with it really works.
Now, as she gets ready for her first tour across the UK, Sydnie’s story is encouraging a whole new group of people to keep chasing their goals and never quit.
In this heartfelt BBC South East appearance, Sydnie gets candid about her decade-long struggle before BGT. Between performances of her soaring single “My Way,” she reveals how close she came to quitting; having already enrolled to finish her PT certification. Her emotional account of finally “getting lucky” after years of rejection will give chills to any aspiring artist.
Sydnie Christmas on Her BGT Journey & New Album | BBC Interview
Viewers filled social media with praise, saying things like, “This is why we love BGT; real dreams coming true.” Music writers have pointed out that her album, My Way, mirrors her own story, mixing big, theatrical sounds with genuine, earned honesty.
The moment from the interview that got shared the most? When Sydnie says she still plans to finish her personal trainer course, joking, “It’ll do my head in if I don’t!”
That same non-stop drive is what first won over the BGT audience. A clip that’s going around again shows the exact second Sydnie changed from an unknown artist to a star, with her amazing singing leaving judge Simon Cowell completely stunned.
SYDNIE CHRISTMAS is the WINNER of BGT Series 17 | The Final | BGT 2024
Her audition of “Over the Rainbow” became an instant BGT classic, getting over 25 million views on YouTube. What fans didn’t see were the four years of applications that got turned down before she finally got the yes. Sydnie’s emotional backstage moment, asking “Is this really happening?”, is the exact feeling every underdog dreams of.
In a time when people can become famous overnight online, Sydnie’s ten years of hard work really means something to people. As she told the BBC: “If you don’t get it, do it again. And again.” Now, even as she sells out theaters, she’s stayed incredibly down-to-earth. Her story is proof that the best success comes to the people who keep going after every single rejection.