A former Parmiter’s student impressed the judges of a BBC singing competition with her unique spin on a classic Oasis song.

Abi Sampa performed her version of "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" on television’s The Voice, to just under ten million viewers.

In the competition singers perform to four judges in blind auditions, and each picks just 12 contestants to take on to the next round.

Ms Sampa said: "I was one of the last auditions of the process, so by the time I was on, the judges were almost full. I was already nervous about my chances.

"I sung Oasis’s 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out' but I put my own spin on it and added a small section of Indian classical, which was I guess an even bigger risk for me."

Ms Sampa started performing when she was eight-years-old and can play the piano, saxophone, and an Indian stringed instrument called a Veena. She is also trained in classical Indian singing.

She said: "I was obviously surrounded by a lot of pop and western music growing up, so I was always a bit 'middle of the road' when it came to my music style and taste.

"The artists I grew up listening to were Mariah Carey, Brandy, Shania Twain, Celine Dion amongst others."

Following the blind auditions the judges on The Voice sit facing away from the stage. If they like the performance they press a button on their chair, turning it around to face the contestant.

Ms Sampa was selected by The Script frontman and judge Danny O’Donoghue, and will next appear on the bank holiday weekend in the "battle" rounds, where two contestants go head to head singing the same song.

She said: "Right towards the end of my audition Danny turned for me, which was a massive relief as I was beginning to think that no-one was going to turn and I was going home.

"The judges were all very positive especially about the fact that I was bringing something different to the competition and something that had not been done before.

"It was probably one of the most nerve racking things I've done in my life, apart from opening my final year exam results which determined whether I would graduate a dentist or not."

Ms Sampa attended Parmiter's School between 1997 to 2004, and watching in the wings were four of her close school friends, Sarah Walley, Clare Cottrell, Gemma Bryan-Johnson and Sharika Chauhan.