Born from a talented family of musicians, singer Myco Chris and Gwendolyn's daughter Israella has been crowned as the winner of The Voice Kids UK singing competitions 2022. She is also the grand daughter of notable 'Yolesa Ekitone' singing competitions judge, Mr. Alex Mukulu.
The 14-year-old Israella managed to beat Todd, Tawana and Sebastian in a tough finale of the show when she performed "How Great Thou Art" song by Carrie Underwood.
Her mentor on the show, Pixie was also celebrating as she put her fellow judges Ronan, Will.i.am and Danny firmly in their places!
When Israella won the tough competition, her family rushed onto the stage to congratulate her as she thanked the judges and her fellow singers.
Israella after winning
"'Thank you all so much for believing in me and I really hope I made you proud. I wanna thank these guys over here... You guys brought the fire this year!"- Israella noted in a short speech.
The prize for the winner was a trip to the Universal theme park in Orlando, USA, but host Emma Willis wowed the finalists when she announced that, this year, the other three finalists would be going too.
Through his social media, Myco Chris, a reknown Ugandan musician turned Pastor shared his excitement as he celebrated his daughter's triumph confirming how proud he is of her.
" We thank God for this far He has brought us. Our own @israella.chris made it through the auditions and now she is into the live battles. He who begun this great work He will finish it in victory. We Are Kainos "- he posted on his Instagram.
Watch Israella being announced the winner:
