 On May 12 , 2012 , Molly Rainford , a contestant of the sixth season of Britain 's Got Talent , sang " Ave Maria " during the show 's final . Digital Spy 's Daniel Sperling noted that Rainford sang a " pimped @-@ up version " of the song which he called " incredible " . A writer of BBC Online described her rendition as " moving " . On May 28 , 2012 , Fatai Veamatahau sang " Ave Maria " on The Voice ( Australia ) . Simon Holt of The Sydney Morning Herald noted that " she has a voice which brought tears to many eyes " , including coach and mentor Seal 's . Coach Joel Madden said : " I have to be respectful . That was a very spiritual performance . I 'm not sure what it was like for people at home , but that felt electric in here " . A reviewer for Take 40 Australia called it a " rousing version " . Veamatahau 's version peaked at number 25 on the Australian Singles Chart for the week of June 10 , 2012 . 
