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May 07 - Former Gib Singer Performs on The Voice

georgia thursting19-Year-old Georgia Thursting began performing live at Gibraltar’s Rock on the Rock club when she was 13, she now studies at Leeds College of Music after taking a year out in London to pursue her music career.

Georgia was scouted to perform on the popular national UK talent show, The Voice UK, last September, after her sister posted one of her videos on Facebook. Commenting on the show Georgia noted that she had always been sceptical about talent shows, but thought she might as well take up the opportunity.

Contestants take part in a series of stages before singing in front of coaches Will I Am, Jessie J, Tom Jones and Danny O’Donoghue. Georgia’s audition was shown on Sunday night’s episode of the television show. Speaking about her audition Georgia noted, ‘being an artist myself, who is constantly trying to improve her songs and live performances - I didn't see anything wrong with gaining a little exposure! Singing in front of the judges was a lot scarier than any gig I had ever done before, mainly because I knew how many people would end up watching it on TV but their comments were fair and I'm not going to stop any time soon.’

She added, ‘the response has been amazing since the clip was shown… and to have so many people tweeting me and checking out my own music online has been overwhelming, national TV is definitely very good promotion. I have definitely gained a lot from going on the show, but with my own music career going from strength to strength already. I opened the Live at Leeds Festival on the 4th May, performing alongside acts such as Rudimental and AlunaGeorge. My debut EP is to be recorded in a few weeks, and I will be releasing it online in Summer. The EP will be recorded with the band I have put together at Leeds college of music, and will showcase my music to it's best.’

Georgia built up her confidence to play live music, living and studying in Gibraltar. She sang during the 2010 National Day concert alongside a spectrum of talented local artists. Georgia’s music can be found at www.soundcloud.com/georgia_thursting.