'Britain's Got Talent has given me the confidence I needed,' says singer Nick Edwards

"It was just going to be an ordinary day spent in London with family, when my sister-in-law revealed she had tickets for Britain’s Got Talent. As we sat down in our seats, a crew-member said, ‘You’re sitting in the “Gogglebox Chairs”, where we record audience comments – would you like to be involved?’ I said yes and thought nothing of it. 

"The next thing I know, my mum walks onto the stage with my two daughters to surprise me! I was genuinely in shock and the idea of getting up to perform was scary. I hadn’t performed for an audience for about 15 years. Little did I know my next gig would be at The London Palladium!"

"I was incredibly nervous and really worried about getting it wrong, which is why I had my lyrics with me, like a safety blanket. When everyone clapped and the judges gave me a standing ovation, I’ve never felt anything like it in my life."

"If I make it to the lives, then I’ll give 100% to the show and to my performance. Being on BGT has given me the confidence I needed to get back into music, and I’d love nothing more than to share some of my original songs. I’ve been writing lots, so I’ll definitely have something ready to go. Playing my own song would be a risk, but you’ve got to back yourself, right?"

"They're loving it! I still sing Daddy’s Little Girl around the house and they’ll sing along with me. They’ve been listening to my new songs and critiquing me!"

"I've no expectations of winning BGT, really. I just feel incredibly lucky to have had this opportunity, however far I go in the competition. I’d love nothing more than to have a career in music and make an album; that was what I set out to do as a kid. It never came to fruition but I never thought, at 36, that that door could open on BGT. I feel like now I’m an arm’s reach away from having my dreams come true."