Simon signs local angels

Two local choristers are poised for fame after being selected by pop guru Simon Cowell for a new group called Angelis.

Amy Dow (11) from Cholsey, and Natalie Grace Chua (13) from Milton Keynes, beat youngsters from dioceses all over the country when Cowell sent talent scouts out to find ‘the best choristers in Britain’.

The final group of five are now signed up to Sony BMG records and their debut  single  ‘Angels’ will be released in time for Christmas.  An album has also been recorded.

Amy, who has just gained her Silver Bishop’s Chorister award, is a regular soloist in the church choir of St Mary le More Church in Wallingford. Choir leader Sue Ledger is delighted for her, she told the DOOR: ‘She’s a born performer.’

No stranger to the spotlight - having appeared in the 2004 West End production of ‘The King and I’ - Natalie, too, says she is enjoying the experience.