On this day in 2019, the Ipswich Star reported that a Suffolk singer made headlines after being swiped from Team Olly Murs during the battle rounds of The Voice UK.
Connie Lamb, the then 18-year-old from Woodbridge, took to the stage and performed a duet with Molly Hocking of With You from Ghost the Musical.
Despite her impressive performance, Connie's coach, Olly Murs, did not take her through to the next round.
However, she was quickly snapped up by Jennifer Hudson.
The former Farlingaye High School student, who studied at the Brit School in London at the time, expressed her surprise at the turn of events, saying: "I really didn’t expect to get a steal.
"Jennifer left it right to the last second."
The battle round of the TV contest features two acts from each coach's team performing a song together, after which the coach selects their winner.
The remaining acts then have the opportunity to be stolen by other coaches.
Connie had previously wowed the judges with her rendition of Demi Lovato’s "Skyscraper" during her blind audition, where she impressed Jennifer Hudson, will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones, and Olly Murs.
[From the Ipswich Star of February 25, 2019]
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