The Voice Australia contestant Abbey Green wowed the show's coaches and viewers alike when she performed Rita Ora's hit song "How To Be Lonely" in the secret auditions.
The 23-year-old Australian admitted that she was nervous about performing the song, given that Rita is one of the four members of the jury of the talent show. Dailymail.
"Potentially, my emotions could ruin the whole performance. There's a lot of pressure there," she said before her performance.
She added: "I just hope I can attract the audience and perform as well as possible."
But her bold choice of song paid off, as the audience applauded and all four judges turned their chairs for her.
Keith Urban was so impressed by Abbey's performance that he 'blocked' Rita, 30, from turning the chair via the button that enables her to do so.
“You sounded incredible! Thank you very much for singing my song", said the Albanian singer to the young contestant, after she finished her performance.
Before she took the stage, some fans admitted they were skeptical that Abbey could convince the judges to turn their chairs.
"Rita's song? Really? Haha," wrote one "The Voice Australia" fan on Twitter, while another wrote: "Dangerous singing a Rita Ora song...there's only one Rita."
But Abbey proved herself after delivering a stunning rendition of the 2020 hit song.
“The Abbey was wonderful. Rita Ora's song is so hard to sing,” one impressed viewer tweeted.
Meanwhile, another fan wrote: "This is not an easy song to sing, the girl has talent."
Even Rita herself, impressed by the contestant who sang her song in the auditions, said: "You know, there are so many words in this song, every time I sing it in my life, I can't breathe - that's true. Wow, you sounded incredible." /Telegraph/
