A LIFELONG performer is set to continue singing after her ‘fantastic’ experience on Britain’s Got Talent.

Sue Moretta was initially given a ‘yes’ from all four judges in her audition before being told that she didn’t get thought to the live semi-finals this week.

She said she had previously given up performing, but was inspired for one last go after reading a letter from her mother, who died in 2013.

The 58-year-old from Clayton-le-Moors said: “She had written a letter she was going to send to Simon Cowell about how he had to hear me sing.

“I did it for my mum, I read it and just thought go on then I’ll give it one more go.

“I had a fantastic time, everyone was stood up and dancing.

“It made me decide I want to keep on going, I can’t stop after that.”

The grandmother-of-five now has a manager looking for shows and is interested in doing cruise performances.

Her performance on the show saw all four judges stand up and dance and concluded with David Walliams dropping his trousers in front of Simon Cowell.

She sang 'Don’t Rain on My Parade', from the musical Funny Girl, in front of 2,000 people for the audition at The Lowry after bursting in through the rear doors of the theatre.

Mrs Moretta has been singing for more than 40 years and previously lived in Spain for four years before returning home in 2012 to care for her parents, who had dementia.

The songstress said she was unhappy after some national reports said she had a swore after finding out she hadn’t got through.

Mrs Moretta, who was shown throwing her shawl to the floor as she spoke to Ant and Dec after finding out the news, said: “I was mortified, it was a lie.

“It’s been horrendous, it’s not nice to see.

“I was sad and heart broken that I wasn’t going through.

“I walked through the doors and I had to keep buoyant because I wanted to cry.

“I just wanted to make light of it all, everybody knows I’m bubbly and fun.”

The mother-of-four has performed across the country such as with Accrington Theatre Group.

Her shows consist of classical songs alongside 1960s and songs from the likes of Dusty Springfield and Cilla Black.