A career as a singer would be music to a Kings Langley teenager’s ears as she competes for the chance to record her own album.

Amy George, 16, of Lower Road, is taking part in Idol 2008, and has the opportunity to appear on ITV, if she makes it through the regional finals on October 4.

The Kings Langley School pupil said: “I have had singing lessons at school since I was 12 years old and I decided to go along to the first auditions in High Wycombe after I read about it.

“I just thought I should go for it and my parents have been really supportive.“ Amy, who explained that she enjoys taking part in performances at school and loves to be on stage, will endeavour to “sing her heart out” and impress the judges to achieve her life-long ambition of becoming a famous singer.

She said: “My whole life is about singing. My dad is a singer and, from a young age, we have always sung together. I sing everywhere I go, even at school, to the point where my teachers have to tell me to stop.

“When I went for the audition I was a little scared but I do not suffer from nerves really, I am quite a confident person.

“It is so exciting. To have the chance to record my own album would be absolutely amazing.

“My friends are so proud of me and are spurring me on every step of the way.

“They are even coming to watch me in the regional finals in Croydon.

“My parents are always encouraging me to sing and keep me carrying on perfecting my voice by paying for singing lessons.”

Amy said she has had many amusing experiences while singing when she is out and about.

She said: “Once I went to Covent Garden for a friend’s party and there was a busker. I asked him if I could sing with him and he said I could.

“Everyone in the street was clapping, including all my friends. It was great fun.”

Amy, who has a 19-year-old brother, said she does not try to sing like anyone else, although she is a fan of Amy Winehouse and Ella Fitzgerald’s music.

She added: “I have a unique voice, it is powerful and I love belting out songs, especially blues-type music.

“I do drive my brother mad singing round the house, but he still encourages me and comes to all my auditions.”

Amy’s mother, Nicola, said: “We encourage Amy all the way, but I am not a pushy mum and it is always her decision.

“She is a very confident girl and people often say, even teachers, that one day she will be famous – she is that sort of person, and has always been like this, even since she was little.

“We are very proud of her, but at the end of the day, if she does not get through to the finals, it is all good experience.

“We try to keep her level-headed because in this industry there is so much competition, she may not get through.

“We do not want her to get her hopes up too much, but you need to be in it or you never know what may have been.”

Also competing in the regional finals is Marie Donnelly, of Foxhill, Watford.

The 17 year old said she is “really looking forward” to the next stage of the competition and will be singing Faith Evans’ There You’ll Be.

Marie said: “I love singing, and am always singing in the living room when the television is on. I think I will feel the pressure at the audition, because lots of my friends and family will be there cheering me on.”