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Stephanie Colderick

Emilia Jones has viewers 'sobbing' over emotional BAFTA performance

Welsh actress and singer Emilia Jones, who is the daughter of Welsh opera singer and TV presenter Aled Jones, was the second Welsh star to wow audiences at the BAFTAs.

The 19-year-old took to the stage to perform Joni Mitchell's Both Sides Now, from her 2021 film Coda for which she has been nominated for Leading Actress.

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Welsh legend Shirley Bassey opened the show to Diamonds Are Forever, which audiences loved and later Emilia performed.

She was joined by two translators signing the song in ASL, American Sign Language, and BSL, British Sign Language, as the film Coda is a coming-of-age film about a girl who has deaf parents.

Audiences loved Emilia's emotional and heartfelt performance and took to Twitter to share their thoughts. You can read more about Emilia here.

One said: "Oh crikey Emilia Jones. Utterly stunning. Sobbing here. Beautiful. Obvs I love the Joni original but this CODA version really gets me. Loved."

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Another said: "That performance by @EmiliaJonsey was amazing. There is always something special about a signed performance."

A third added: "Emilia Jones was sensational. Not seen Coda you really should"

One said: "Beautiful performance Emilia Jones of the most beautiful song"

And another said: "Fabulous performance by Emilia Jones with the introduction of an ASL and BSL interpreter. Proud to have a deaf identity."

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