Goosebumps moment in ORF show: twin sisters from Gaspoltshofen in the final

At the start of the ORF talent show “The Big Chance – Let’s Sing and Dance” in mid-March, the two 16-year-olds moved jury member Missy May to tears. With their song “Zomhoidn” the sister from Altenhof am Hausruck (Gaspoltshofen municipality) secured their place in the semifinals. There on Friday they delivered the next goosebumps moment for the audience, jury and 454,000 people in front of their TV sets at home: with their self-written and self-composed song “A Thousand Lights” – in just one day, mind you – the young singing talents made it to the final the ORF talent show.

• From the archive: Twin sisters from Gaspoltshofen moved the jury to tears on the ORF show

The jury received a lot of praise for the soulful guitar ballad, which – in contrast to the performance in March – was sung in standard German. “What you showed here is the reason why programs like this exist,” German musical actor Mark Seibert enthused and admitted: “I understand that Missy May had to cry last time. I could just feel it pull it together, you have touched me incredibly.”

“The right song at the right time”

Jeanette Biedermann was similarly moved. “This is exactly the right song at the right time,” praised the German singer about the “incredibly beautiful lyrics” and the “magical performance.” The Austrian musician Thorsteinn Einarsson also burst into storms of enthusiasm over the “absolutely awesome number” and thanked the sisters profusely for making music.

However, it was the audience alone who decided whether to advance to the next round. Out of 10 acts, only 3 got a ticket to the final. In the voting, Anja and Jana finally collected enough votes to be able to take part in the grand finale on May 17th. The singers Kerstin Schmidt from Lower Austria and Emma from Burgenland also made it to the final round with them. The best nine acts will compete for victory and therefore 50,000 euros.

Video: The girls’ performance on Friday