The singer-songwriter is told he 'hit our heart rhythm' and 'has a real gift' by the show judges.
A singer-songwriter from Northampton has wowed the judges of ITV talent show The Voice, before choosing to join McFly duo Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones' team.
Billy Lockett, 32, took "the huge risk" of performing one of his own songs and played the piano live during Saturday night's episode. Judge will.i.am told him he "hit our heart rhythm", Tom Jones said he should be "headlining the shows so the world can see you" and LeAnn Rimes said he "had a real gift" and asked him to join her at the O2 Arena in London.Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones performed a song about how much they wanted to get Lockett on their team as part of their pitch
The Northampton musician, whose debut album was released last year, hugged his mum as he came off the stage.The Voice is a competition in which contestants are chosen in a blind audition, purely on the strength of their singing, with established artists serving as coaches. Lockett chose to perform one of his own songs which he described as "a huge risk, but I want them to feel my struggle".
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