"Listen out for his radio appearances, his is a voice to savour."

Lisa Martland, The Stage Online

                                                                                                                     PICTURES: Neil Bennett
 

On Saturday 9th April,

Tom was named

"The BBC Radio 2 Voice of Musical Theatre 2005"

 after a spectacular Gala Final at Cardiff's New Theatre featuring six contestants.

The first winner of the contest in 2000, Laura Michelle Kelly,

has gone from one success to another

- she is currently playing the title role in Mary Poppins in the West End.

An original 200 or so professional performers from around the world were auditioned for the 2005 event.

Some of the countries represented in the final elimination stages in Cardiff were

Twelve contestants made it to the semi-finals.

The five semi-final judges were

Donald Pippin, Shaun Kerrison, Mary Hammond, Ken Bruce and Mike Dixon

Tom won his semi-final, which clinched his automatic place in the Gala Final.

Six contestants took part in the Gala Final, each performing three numbers.

The final was presented by Ken Bruce on BBC Radio 2

and Aled Jones & Mary King on BBC 1 Wales / Sky TV.

Tom performed...

Why God Why?

Shouldn't I Be Less In Love With You

Big News

The five Gala Final judges were

Lewis Carnie, Ken Caswell, Mary Hammond, Julia McKenzie, Gareth Valentine

The judges admitted they had a tough job.

One of the star names on the panel, actress Julia McKenzie, said:

"There were rivers of blood,

it was very close and literally came down to one point."

As well as the title, Tom collected a cash prize

and BBC broadcast engagements.

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You might also like to visit the Diary page regularly for Tom's theatre and other performances.

And remember, if you would like to buy Tom's new album,

MORE THAN THIS...

you can get it online or ask in the shops

To hear samples of songs from the album, go to
Tom's Album page