Grandmother Shocks with Epic ‘Rapper’s Delight’ Performance on The Voice

A grandmother in her 70s shocked the judges and the studio audience with her epic “Rapper’s Delight” performance on The Voice.

Whether people want to admit it or not, everyone makes snap judgments of others. Those quick conclusions may be based on one interaction or even a single glance. That’s why when we go to job interviews, we’re always told to “dress to impress,” “dress for the job you want” and why something as simple as a handshake has taken on such importance.

Those initial judges are typically wrong regardless of how we arrive at them. Most of the time, we change our minds after spending a little time with that person. One short video posted on YouTube is a perfect example of how most people’s conclusions and expectations are completely wrong.

Bette Reynolds is a 76-year-old grandmother who auditioned for The Voice UK. Given her age, most people would take one look at her and expect her to sing something by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin or someone similar. But that was not what happened.

Bette turned in a fantastic and wholly unexpected audition as she performed “Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugarhill Gang. Anyone familiar with that song knows it’s nothing like a Frank Sinatra or a Dean Martin song. “Rapper’s Delight” is a rap song, considered one of the first of the rap genre.

The 76-year-old grandma does not miss a note or flub a word! Instead, moments after she starts her performance, she has the entire studio audience cheering and applauding. The cameras also catch every one of the judges thoroughly enjoying Bette’s lovely performance.

Bette even manages to get a pair of judges to flip their chairs around for her. When it comes time to critique her audition, all the judges shower the elderly woman with compliments, telling her how much they enjoyed her performance.

However, “Rapper’s Delight” wasn’t the only song Bette sang before she left the stage. She also performed a duet with will.i.am, a member of the Black Eyed Peas.

Romans 14:10 “But you, why do you make yourself your brother’s judge? Or again, why have you no respect for your brother? Because we will all have to take our place before God as our judge.”

Source: The Voice Vault
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