HE VOCALISES
I am 23, I'm from Gloucestershire.
I'm actually the son of two Church of England priests.
So I first fell in love with singing when I was in the church choir.
When I hit puberty, there was something slightly different
about my gender identity.
I was born female and at the age of 18 I transitioned to male
to become my true self.
From my first testosterone shot,
my voice started moving within the first three weeks,
and I just kept singing, basically,
I just kept experimenting with what my voice could do.
I knew what instrument I had there.
I knew how it worked.
It was just going to mould into something new.
Here comes our next act.
We've got 65 to beat to get into the top three.
Ooh, here we go.
I like his tweed.
I'm much more comfortable in the body that I am in now,
so this is the time for me to own it, I think.
Hello, my name's Harrison and I'm from Gloucestershire,
and I'm dedicating this song
to my fellow members of the trans community.
WHOOPING AND CHEERING
Wow, amazing!
SHE WHOOPS
Come on, baby brother. Come on, come on, come on.
Be good, come on.
# I am what I am
# I am my own special creation
# So come take a look
# Give me the hook or the ovation
# It's my world that I want to have... #
It's really good - it's really moving.
# A little pride in
# My world... #
I like it.
# And it's not a place I have to hide in
# Life's not worth a damn
It's his low notes. Way too low for him, at the bottom? Yeah.
# Till you can say, hey well, I am what I am
# It's one life and there's no return and no deposit
# One life so it's time to open up your closet
# Life's not worth a damn
# Till you can say
# Hey, I am what I am. #
CHEERING
He meant that last note. Every word.
Still here, baby girl.
Well done, Harrison, you got 29.
Unfortunately, not enough for the top three.
It was a beautiful performance nonetheless. Did you enjoy that?
Very much so, yes. Thank you very much, Rob.
Well done, Harrison. We'll shuffle down here
to Maria and Tracey.
Are you tearing up again?
Did you enjoy that?
I felt whatever journey you're going on.
I feel it in my heart,
I feel it a little bit in my gut, now.
So I want to just stand for you,
because I think it was very moving.
Thank you.
CHEERING
Geri! Geri, it's the first time you've stood up tonight.
Harrison, you did something so much more powerful
than the perfect vocal.
What you did, you lived the words, and for me,
I for me, I was like, do you know, I'm really connecting with this?
And you completely, like, got me, so well done. Thank you.
Thank you, Geri.
Lili La Scala, you was up singing along.
I was. I was up singing along.
What's so wonderful about you is,
you came out here for a singing competition
and I know that your voice has probably changed extraordinarily.
So you are singing with a voice that is not only new to you,
but changing and evolving.
I've only actually really just been in this voice
for just over two years.
Wow.