A Watford “gem that could win the show” sang her heart out and blew the judges away on ITV's The Voice UK last night.
Clare Cordell went through to the next round after judges Tom Jones and Olly Murs turned for her performance.
Olly Murs added that she was “so good” and a “gem that could win the show”.
Read more: The Voice UK: Who is Clare Cordell from Watford?
Ms Cordell chose Sir Tom’s team and told the Watford Observer: “Tom was always top of my list but I didn’t know if he was going to turn around, when he did it was just, yes!
“He said he was waiting for me to mess it up because it was such a difficult song, but I didn’t.”
“Olly Murs put in a really good pitch and he’s such a nice guy.
“But it had to be tom he’s just such a legend.”
Proudly declaring she was “born and raised in North Watford”, Ms Cordell attended Parkgate Junior School and later Bushey Meads during her childhood.
After around a year of keeping quite since the audition was recorded Clare was finally able to share the news with friends and family after the airing last night.
She added: “We filmed it such a long time ago, it just brough back all the memories.
“It was such as insane thing it just doesn’t feel real.
“My phones been blowing up, it’s quite overwhelming, its lovely and everybody has been very supportive.
“I can’t keep a secret to save my life, and this has just absolutely killed me especially day to day life.”
Tom Jones said: “You just sang it, and you felt it, and so did I.
“And that why I hit my buzzer.
“I think you are a brilliant singer.”
Fellow judge Anne Marie added: “I agree, it was brilliant, I just felt it was Tom [Jones] vibe.”
Despite not turning his chair, Will.i.am had perhaps the highest praise when he said: “I had a flashback to the season when Leanne went on to win The Voice, because she went on the right team and that was Tom’s team."
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