A Real Sister Act Hits the World!

She's 25 years old, Sicilian and has a voice that thrills! If you consider she is also a nun, well, God really blessed her! Sister Cristina Scuccia impressed the judges during her performance at The Voice of Italy2 singing, in her angelic voice, we must say, “No One” by Alicia Keys. 

Sister Cristina during the performance

Raffaella Carra', one of the judges, amazed by Sister's voice

The format of the tv show is different this year. The four judges on the program do not see the contestants’ faces. They just listen to their voice and then turn around if they decide that he or she should pass to the next round.

This time they had a double surprise! After turning around stunned by such voice, they were even more astonished when they saw the black habit and a silver cross.

"Yes, I am truly, truly, a sister," said Sister Cristina to the judges who asked her if she was really a nun.

Sister Cristina is now a global phenomenon. Her video on youtube reached 13 millions views in only 3 days, beating Korean rapper PSY, famous for his “Gangnam Style,” whose video took 18 days to reach 10 millions views.

The voice of Sister Cristina is hitting the web and it’s going viral. Everyone talks about her, and shares her performance video on Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms. Famous actress Whoopi Goldberg, who already brought to the stage a singing nun in the movie “Sister Act,” tweeted the video. “For when you want a taste of sister act!,” commented Goldberg.

Moreover, the attention of the media has been huge. From People Magazine, Le Figaro, The Guardian, The Hollywood Report to the Huffington Post US, the news of the singing nun is spreading all over the world. And of course, it’s impossible not to remember another voice talent, the English Susan Boyle who shocked the judges of Britain’s Got Talent in 2009.

“I received a gift and I want to share it with you,” said the Sicilian Sister who lives in Milan. “I’ve always had a passion for singing since I was a little girl. The idea of participating in a talent show came from the invitation of Pope Francis to give testimony of the word of God in the everyday life.”

It’s not the first time that Sister Cristina has participated in a talent show. Last year, for instance, she won the fifth edition of the Good News Festival, a singing contest dedicated to Christian music organized by Tv2000, the broadcasting station owned by the Italian Episcopal Conference.