Drum roll please! After a tightly-fought competition, 16-year-old singer Anabel Sweeney has been chosen to perform with Celtic Woman at their homecoming gig at Dublin's 3Arena next month.
Speaking on Friday, the Wicklow singer said: "I’m deeply grateful to everyone for all acts of kindness in taking time out to vote for me! I cannot believe that I made it! You have made my dreams come true! Cannot wait to perform in the Voices of Angels show in the 3Arena with Celtic Woman."
The Grammy-nominated music group held a nationwide competition to find a singer to join them on-stage at the 3Arena on September 2, which will be filmed in a new television special by PBS for broadcast across America later this year.
All of the singing audition entries were whittled down to three finalists,18-year-old Megan Pottinger from Meath, 14-year-old Zena Donnelly from Dublin and Annabel.
The competition was then opened to a public vote to choose the lucky aspiring singer who will perform alongside Celtic Woman stars Susan McFadden, Mairead Carlin, Eabha McMahon and Tara McNeill.
Meanwhile, Celtic Woman's Executive Producer, Dave Kavanagh, commented: "We were hugely impressed by the incredible talent throughout the whole competition.
"We would have been thrilled to have any of the three finalists perform on stage with Celtic Woman for this very special occasion. We would like to extend our congratulations to Anabel, we are looking forward to her performing with Celtic Woman on the night."
Celtic Woman previously told RTÉ Entertainment that the 3Arena gig will be particularly special for them, take a look at our interview below.
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