Sir Tom Jones: The Voice has real talent

Tom Jones thinks The Voice holds the best haul of singing talent because the wheat has already been separated from the chaff before the blind auditions even begin.

The singing veteran, 73, is relieved production staff have already lined up the best of the best by the time the contest gets to the studio auditions.

‘When you walk into this studio they are real singers out there. There is nobody going to come on and you think, “What was that all about?” They go through that before they step into the studio,’ he said, adding: ‘It is a professional show.’

He does, however, warn that a successful career can’t be assured, even for the best of singers, as they will still be at the mercy of the  public when their music is released.

‘There is no guarantee in this business – and I know that,’ he mused.

‘You don’t know when you record something how it will be perceived by the public. At the end of the day it is always down to the public to decide if that person is going to be a star.’

[Originally published Metro, Guilty Pleasures, Tuesday 3 January 2014]