Whittlesea’s Shanae Watson is still on cloud nine after stunning the judges and crowd on The Voice.
Watson wasn’t even planning on auditioning for the show, just there to support her dad Chris Watson, who decided to audition to inspire his daughter.
After hearing the story, Shanae Watson was back auditioning and all four judges turned their chairs, stunned with the realisation who she was.
Watson said it was still settling in that she had got through and was now on Guy Sebastian’s team.
“It’s pretty crazy even thinking about it,” she said. “I watch videos and I cry.
“I said yeah why not [to audition] not thinking it was going to be for this season.
“To be able to go and do this, it’s my one big shot, I’ve been dreaming of it for so long.”
Watson said there were some mixed emotions with her dad not getting through, but he continues to be her biggest supporter.
“I feel bad for dad,” she said. “As soon as I stopped, I started crying and looked straight at dad.
“He is the best dad ever and he’s so excited for me and he’s showing me comments himself.”
Watson, who has been singing since she was eight and did several performances through school, said she was going to make the most of that opportunity.
She said she would love to release her own music one day.
“I want to go for it,” she said. “Hopefully I can make some people happy with music.”
