Charlie Wood singing I Can’t Stand the Rainand Jai McConnell with Never Forget You are two contrasting acts on The Voice UK auditions

Charlie Wood and Jai McConnell are two contrasting acts on tonight auditions of The Voice UK.

Charlie is a very experienced American vocalist who jokes he moved to the UK “for the weather”. Singing the rather apt Ann Peebles track ‘I Can’t Stand the Rain’, Charlie’s a world way from performing in the bars and clubs of Memphis.

24-year-old Jai McConnell appears to be a rather stereotypical talent show contestant: Young, pretty, a good voice and a back story that involves a cute young child. “I’ve always dreamed of making a career in music,” she says before her audition.

Jai, from Belfast, certainly surprises the panel with her “different” cover of ‘Never Forget You’ by Noisettes.