A TALENTED singer from Chipping Sodbury is set to compete in this weekend's semi-finals of ITV hit show, The Voice.

Naomi Johnson, 26, who lived in Sodbury before moving to Bristol, was approached by ITV to audition for the show after being a wedding singer for the past six years.

After wowing judge Will.I.Am with her rendition of Mariah Careys, 'Emotions' Naomi beat over 20,000 other singers to sail into the next round.

At the callbacks a couple of months later Naomi said she was over the moon to face Will again alongside his guest judge David Guetta.

After giving more powerful performances Naomi beat a number of other singers to make the final 12.

And is now set to battle it out in a bid to make the final four.

She said: "I've been a wedding singer, and writing in musical projects for six years, I thought it could be time to do something exciting and different so when ITV contacted me I went for it.

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"In my first blind audition in front of the four famous coaches, Will.I.Am, Anne-Marie, Tom Jones and Olly Murs I was convinced I wasn't getting through, as no one had turned for me throughout, but I hit my very last couple of 'whistle' notes - and bang, Will turned for me. 

"To say I was shocked is an understatement.

"To make the top 12 in the callbacks was just unbelievable, what an amazing opportunity!

"I still haven't come to terms with it. I would never have had the confidence in the past to do this - being super overweight and shy.

"But I felt like I was now at a time in my life where I could give it a shot.

"I'm now a semi-finalist, about to battle it out with eleven other singers this Saturday to win a space in the final."

The Voice will show on ITV at 8pm on Saturday.