Les Misérables has featured some of the greatest voices in the business over the years, and Lucy Thomas really gave them a run for their money with this viral cover! The former The Voice Kids UK star performed a mesmerizing rendition of “I Dreamed a Dream” that hit 2.1 million views after its upload on September 18, 2024. The Broadway hit takes some big pipes to pull off, but the now-20-year-old Thomas was all over it, delivering a sonorous low end and hitting those big high notes so effortlessly.
Thomas’s vibrato in the main hook is just a work of art. She also nails the heartfelt delivery that’s so necessary to delivering Fantine’s famous lament. Many icons have sung “I Dreamed a Dream” over the years, such as Aretha Franklin, Josh Groban, and Idina Menzel. It certainly takes a brave singer to join that company, but the Music Man is confident in saying that Thomas is just the lady for the job!
Fans gave plenty of praise for Thomas’s interpretation of “I Dreamed a Dream,” adding comments such as “What I love about Lucy is that she doesn’t ‘oversing’ anything. She minimizes the acrobatics and goes for ever-so-smooth highs and lows, seemingly effortless. Absolutely beautiful” and “Wow, what a singer! You turn everything you sing into gold! And you immediately make us forget the original. You’re fantastic, Lucy, you make our lives so much more beautiful. Thank you.”
It probably won’t surprise The Music Man readers to hear that Thomas has a host of hit videos on YouTube. One of her most popular videos is a duet with her sister Martha on Josh Groban’s hit “You Raise Me Up.” Clearly talent runs deep in the Thomas family, as Martha has a truly remarkable voice as well. You can tell that singing the duet together really meant a lot to the sisters, which adds a special element to the video on top of the fantastic performances.
Lucy Thomas is a 20-year-old English singer who was born on February 21, 2004, in Wigan, Lancashire. She first came to public attention in 2018 with her appearance at age 14 on The Voice Kids UK. She placed as a semi-finalist in the series and went on to sign with Cavendish Records. Thomas has since built up quite a following on YouTube, and she now has 1.04 million subscribers on the platform. She performs a range of styles on her channel, including chart and movie soundtrack hits, classical crossover, and musical numbers.