Britain's Got Talent star Beau Dermott has been praised by her father for 'keeping him going' throughout his cancer battle.

The 13-year-old, dubbed Amanda Holden's 'golden girl' when she reached the finals of the ITV talent show last year, had no idea her father was ill as she stormed through the live shows and subsequently landed a £1m deal with Decca Records.

And today, bricklayer Ian Dermott, from Widnes in Cheshire, hailed the talented teen as his 'driving force'.

The pair appeared on Good Morning Britain on Friday to discuss her new record, with Beau revealing: 'It’s absolutely surreal, so so honoured that I got to make an album. I’m so thankful for all the support.'

The pint-sized singer, whose debut album is called Brave, won the hearts of viewers for her 'truly amazing voice' with one writing: 'This girl is fantastic and full respect to her family. Good Luck with the album.' 

Beau's new album features a handful of covers including When You Wish Upon A Star from Disney's Pinocchio and Somewhere Over The Rainbow.

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She has also announced she will be putting on a special concert in aid of the charity Cancer Research.

Recalling the moment doctors found a tumour in his saliva gland, Ian said: ‘I got diagnosed the day before Beau did the live semi-final, we kept it quiet, I didn’t want it to be about me.'

The father-of-three eventually underwent surgery to remove the cancer which by then had already spread to his lymph nodes, before undergoing gruelling chemotherapy.

After her TV appearance on Friday, the pint-sized singer, whose debut album is called Brave, won the hearts of viewers for her 'truly amazing voice'

Beau sat down with GMB today to discuss her new album which features a handful of covers including When You Wish Upon A Star from Pinocchio and Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Appearing on Good Morning Britain on Friday, Beau's father Ian praised the starlet for 'keeping him going' throughout his cancer battle - and revealed he hid his illness from her initially

'No, [Beau didn’t know]… it was tough for everybody. We’ve seen how tough it has been, so we want to give something back [with the charity concert].

Speaking about his daughter, whose musical career was inspired by Julie Andrews, Ian added: ‘She keeps me going, that’s my driving force.’ 

Beau Dermott became the star of BGT for her performance of Defying Gravity from Wicked, which earned her a Golden Buzzer from judge Amanda Holden. 

Beau's new record deal came after she performed at Dame Vera Lynn's 100th birthday celebration concert.

After her BGT performance Beau shot to international fame, and even the original star of Wicked Idina Menzel tweeted about the audition

Star power: Beau shot to fame on Britain's Got Talent last year with her performance of Defying Gravity from Wicked, which earned her a Golden Buzzer from judge Amanda Holden

Dame Vera had personally requested that Beau opened the gig, which saw her perform in front of the Queen.

Her performance of Glad Rag Doll caught the attention of executives at Decca, who called her voice 'one in a million'.

Tom Lewis, Director of A&R at Decca said: 'Beau's voice is one in a million – and that's why it needs insuring. 

After her BGT performance Beau shot to international fame, and even the original star of Wicked Idina Menzel tweeted about the audition. 

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