The nun who surprised the world in the game show «The Voice» was finally the winner of it, the nun who sang classics by Bon Jovi and Cindy Lauper during her participation, captivated the viewers of said program.
weeks ago The Voice of Italy had already unofficially proclaimed to the nun Sister Christina as the winner of its last edition. The resolution, more than evident, was made public this Thursday, at the final gala of the musical talent contest. At only 25 years old, the religious went on stage for the last time on the channel Rai2 and captivated the entire country with her torrent of voice, which gave her the title of champion. After hearing the verdict, Sr. Cristina Succia encouraged the entire audience present on the set to pray a Our father.
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«I want Jesus Christ to enter here, it’s a dream,» declared the nun after receiving the trophy that represents three fingers of a hand holding a microphone. She also warmly thanked her coach on her show for «protecting» her. frequently before those who criticized her.
Tutored during his passage through The Voice Italy by italian rapper D Jaxmanaged to touch the sky thanks to 62% of the votes cast by the audience, which also granted her a recording contract with the Universal production company. For his part, the singer, who defines himself as «The devil before the holy water,» he considered «incredible» the performance of Sister Cristina, who last night appeared before the cameras rigorously dressed in a black dress and veil. He encouraged her to «change things, to provide an important example».
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During the final gala, the nun Sr. Christinaencouraged from the stands by some of her Ursuline sisters, performed popular soundtracks such as Flash dance (1983), What a feeling or that of the film by the Italian director Robert Benigni, Life is Beautiful (1997). But the high point of the show came when the contestants had to sing a song of their own. Lungo la riva, a very rhythmic song with a gospel aesthetic, was his final choice.
After the performance of the great Italian revelation, the artist Raffaella Carramember of the jury of the Italian version of The voicelaunched into assuring that Sister Cristina had been born to «live on stage» and, openly, asked her if she was a true religious and what she thought of Pope Francis. «All this happened because, outside, there is a thirst for joy, for love, a thirst for a beautiful and pure message»the sister had explained Christina at his first press conference on Wednesday, the eve of the grand final.
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Finally, and after more than three hours of the program, the nun defeated her three opponents with her voice in the final stretch of the contest: Tommaso Pini, Giacomo Voli and Giorgia Pino. With her final prayer, the nun put an end to her amazing journey on the television program, in which she stood up last March 20 only equipped with her energetic voice, her smile and the sobriety of her monastic habits. No One by Alicia Keys was his passport to success, an interpretation that dazzled the jury, made up of Italian artists Raffaella Carrá, Piero Pelu, Noemi and the rapper D Jaxand to the public.
From that precise moment, Sister Cristina went through the different stages of the contest, resorting to songs like Living’ on a prayer, by Bon Jovy, Girls just wanna have fun, by Cindy Lauper either The time of my lifethe main song of the film Dirty Dancing (1987). But Sister Cristina has not always sung alone on the stage of La Voz Italia. The Sicilian nun has been accompanied by international artists of the stature of Kylie Minoge or Ricky Martin.
What will happen now with Sister Cristina’s artistic career?
With the contest over, the religious’s artistic future remains up in the air. To questions from the press, the days before the grand final of The voiceSister Cristina replied that no matter what happens, she will make the decision in consultation with her superiors. The Italian Cardinal Gianfranco Ravassipresident of the Pontifical Council for Culture, quickly positioned himself in favor of the young woman through a comment on his profile on the social network Twitter. «That each one, according to the gift he has received, put it at the service of others (1 Pietro 4,10) #sorcristina»published Ravasi the same night as the nun’s debut.
Font: The voice of Galicia