HE was the singing hair stylist from Kidderminster who was hoping to have all four judges spinning in their chairs, when he appeared on BBC talent show, The Voice on Saturday evening.

Clark Carmody, 27, performed Sam Smith’s hit ‘I’m Not the Only One’ and sailed through to the second stages of the competition, after choosing to be on Rita Ora’s team.

Clark said: “Years ago I said I would never do a television show like this, I just never thought my voice would be good enough.

“When my daughter was born I just thought I might as well have a go. I had nothing to lose and I just could not miss out on opportunities like this anymore.

“The audition was the scariest thing I have ever been through. Walking out onto the stage, I could hear my heart beating like mad. When you walk out, it’s completely silent, I felt like my body was going into overload.”

Pop princess Rita Ora turned round in her chair first and was followed by Welsh-star Tom Jones.

Ora said that Clark’s voice was ‘ridiculous’ and the former King Charles I School pupil chose to be on her team.

He said: “When I started singing, I just closed my eyes and tried to focus. I had my eyes closed for quite a while.

“I heard a loud cheer, and then it went quiet again and then there was another enormous cheer and I opened my eyes shortly after, to see Rita Ora looking at me and then it dawned on me that I was through.

“I had done a bit of research on all the judges, as I wanted to know all of their back stories. Rita started out gigging in her dad’s pub and writing her own songs. I started my own journey gigging at local pubs and I just felt I could relate to her in that way.

“She’s like the hottest thing in pop music right now.”

Clark grew up on the Spennells estate in Kidderminster with his parents, Sean and Dee, and his brother, Lee. His father is also a talented musician, having played guitar since Clark was little and was in bands for over 30 years, gigging around the country.

After school, Clark went to Kidderminster College to do a drama course, but soon caught the bug for performing music from his fellow students. He took up guitar aged 18 and took up singing alongside it. He makes his own dance tracks at home but his songs are mainly guitar based.

He added: “My family and friends are just chuffed to bits for me. My mom and dad are more excited than me, they just can’t stop talking about it.

“The support locally has just been overwhelming. I did not realise how much local people would get behind me.

“I went round to my parents house to watch the show on Saturday, with my friends and family. It was so exciting, most of them did not know the outcome, as we had kept it a secret.

“We set up a hidden camera behind the television to capture everyone’s reactions, it was great to watch it back and see their faces.”

Clark currently lives in Stratford-upon-Avon with his girlfriend and nine-month-old daughter Primrose, and works as a hair stylist in the town.