ϳԹ Alumna Shines on America’s Got Talent
Sharon Irving earns automatic trip to live rounds in New York City
CHICAGO (June 10, 2015) — Sharon Irving, a 2008 ϳԹ graduate, dazzled the judges and audiences last night on America’s Got Talent. Her rendition of “Take Me to Church” by Hozier led to a standing ovation and an immediate invitation to the live performances at Radio City Music Hall in New York City later this summer.
Irving was a major while at ϳԹ and led worship for . Now 29, she recently left a position at Willow Creek Community Church to . She grew up singing in church, inspired by her grandfather who was a Baptist preacher.
“Sometimes people have a gift where we can move our hearts, and you moved every heart in this room,” America’s Got Talent Judge Howie Mandel told Irving on stage. “I think you moved every heart in America.”
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