In 2007, an aspiring singer stepped onto the stage of England's enormously popular TV program Britain's Got Talent,
flashed an adorable gap-toothed smile and instantly won the heart of
the notoriously crusty Simon Cowell - yes, that Simon Cowell - as well
as the British viewing public . In just a couple of minutes, a true star
had been born.What made this feat all the more remarkable was the fact that Connie Talbot was just six years old.Connie was born on the November 20th 2000. She currently attends a
state primary school. Connie lives with her mother, Sharon, her father
Gavin, a self-employed property maintenance engineer, and her older
siblings, brother Josh and sister Mollie.Connie began to sing "as soon as she could talk" and she spent many
hours with her grandmother Violet who was very ill at the time. The two
of them would watch the film The Wizard Of OZ repeatedly and they would
sing together. Violet was the first person to recognise Connie as a
great singer yet sadly she died before Connie became an international
sensation. Connie sang Amazing Grace at her grandmother's
funeral. No subsequent performance would ever be more challenging and
perhaps this is the reason that she was able to walk on to the stage
without any nerves to sing in front of Simon Cowell and the whole
nation.Since then this young lady has become an international phenomenon,
with appearances all around the globe, millions of YouTube views,
glowing media coverage and a massive album sales.The Guinness Book of World Records certified Connie with two
accolades. The new reigning champion in the categories of youngest
artist in the UK ever to reach the charts and the youngest ever to
receive a gold record.In early summer of 2009 Connie announced she would be releasing a holiday themed album in America and in the fall came the CD Connie Talbot's Holiday Magic. It features Connie's interpretation on holiday classics and fan favourites.Connie's YouTube videos have in total over a hundred million views and the videos her official channel is currently viewed over 100,000 times per day. Every 0.76 seconds somebody somewhere is starting to view one of Connie's videos.