Denise Horvath-Allan didn鈥檛 get answers to the questions that have haunted her for 28 years when Britain鈥檚 Got Talent turned the spotlight toward her, but she did get some much needed support.

Horvath-Allan鈥檚 son Charles went missing from 91大黄鸭 in 1989 and since that time she鈥檚 tirelessly searched for answers that have never materialized. Traveling from London to the Okanagan to find answers has depleted her financially and emotionally, and few people in her home country knew what she was going through, leaving her increasingly isolated.

Some of that changed with the Missing People Choir.

鈥淪inging and being part of the Missing People Choir is so uplifting 鈥� I can sing my heart out for Charles,鈥� she said.

There was comfort in being with people who knew what she was experiencing. Everyone in the choir has also suffered the loss of a loved one who simply vanished and their songs, I Miss You, Wings and With You convey the depths of that shared experience.

But when the choir competed on Britain鈥檚 Got Talent that network of support widened.

The choir recently placed 8th in the TV competition that attracts nine million viewers per episode, but it was clear from reams of press coverage that the stories of the men and women in the choir captured the attention of the UK.

鈥淚t has been a very lonely road to walk for 28 years,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 good that the public are becoming more aware of Charles鈥� case at home.鈥�

Now, she hopes, there will be more positive returns on the show, despite the fact it鈥檚 concluded.

鈥淲e certainly raised awareness around the world and made some noise for the missing 鈥� well, I hope we did,鈥� she said.

Charles went missing when he was 20 years old while he was backpacking through Canada.

鈥淭here isn鈥檛 a minute your mind is free from the pain and heartbreak,鈥� Horvath-Allan said in a clip for the show before the performance aired.

The performance itself brought tears to the eyes of both audience members and the four-person panel of judges, who later gave their full support of the choir.

鈥淟ook, guys first of all I have to pay you absolute respect for what you鈥檝e done,鈥� said judge Simon Cowell. 鈥淪ometimes I think awareness is just as important as anything else. So, it鈥檚 incredible.鈥�

The Capital News spoke to Horvath-Allan earlier this year, and touched base with her about where the investigation into her son鈥檚 death stood.

鈥淚鈥檓 getting older now at age 67, so there isn鈥檛 much time left,鈥� said Horvath-Allan, who has been searching for son Charles Horvath since May 26,1989.

She believes the secret of what happened to her son was somewhere around the Tiny Town campsite where her son had been staying in a tent, but tangible clues to assist the police investigation have not been found.

鈥淚t鈥檚 the hardest thing to deal with in your life. My world has been a roller-coaster to hell. I鈥檓 tired now and I want to get off and see it resolved,鈥� said Horvath-Allan.

鈥淏ut I鈥檝e always said as long as I can stand, walk and talk, I will keep searching for my son. As a friend said to me once, 鈥楧on鈥檛 let the buggers get you down,鈥欌�� she said.