It’s the gig most performers only dream of.

And for one talented Southampton teenager it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity.

While most contestants in hit BBC show The Voice have to sing for a team of producers first, talented Harry Fisher went straight to the blind auditions, singing to the panel of awe-inspiring coaches Paloma Faith, Will.I.Am, Ricky Wilson and 80s pop legend Boy George.

The 19 year old from Nursling said: “The run-up has been incredible. The whole experience has been completely nerve-wracking and I never thought I’d get a blind audition. I never expected to sing in front of the coaches.”

But it’s not the first time former Romsey Primary and Secondary School pupil has had a stab at stardom – he entered Britain’s Got Talent at the age of 14 and again in 2014.

“I felt The Voice was more me. I’ve been a fan of the show and for me it’s a bit more real. It’s the right path for me. Britain’s Got Talent is an array of acts, dancers to jugglers to singers. I’ve been singing since I was seven and it’s about my voice – that’s the main point of the show.”

Harry isn’t only a talented singer – he also writes his own songs.

“My main passion is to write my own songs and have an audience sing them back to me. I look up to so many artists who write from a personal place like Adele and Jessie J. I’ve been writing since I was ten, just silly little songs. I play guitar and piano and just sort of come up with a chorus.

“I normally think of melodies on the train and have to sing them quietly into my phone surrounded by people. I’m always on some form of public transport.”

Harry is studying drama and applied theatre at St Mary’s University in London, living in student halls in Twickenham.

“Singing isn’t part of my course but I do put singing into everything I do. I was part of a pop academy called E Minor for ten years and we performed at The Point in Eastleigh. Then I carried on, getting gigs in London. I’ve sung at Ronnie Scott’s.”

Although thrilled about his achievements so far, Harry is all too aware of the competition.

“I can tell you the standard is ridiculous this year. We all know each other now and it’s better than anything I’ve seen. It’s mad to be in an environment where people are crazily talented. The new coaches are all lovely, it’s so different to Britain’s Got Talent. I feel like The Voice are there for you, they want you to do well.”

“Will.I.Am is just incredible, Paloma Faith I love and is an artist I look up to, and Boy George is the biggest icon there is. As a performer to get the chance to perform in front of them is just incredible. Of course you want a chair to turn around but I got caught up in thinking what an amazing opportunity it is and didn’t focus on a chair. I was thinking ‘Look Harry, you’re an artist and just being here is good enough. It’s amazing.”

The Voice airs at 7.45 this Saturday on BBC1.