The Voice Kids has delivered its first major surprise of the series as seemingly shy Hartlepool 12-year-old Courtney blew the coaches away with a performance of Ike and Tina Turner’s Nutbush City Limits.

The young singer appeared rather nervous as she headed to The Voice Kids UK stage but, just as her father had suggested, she came alive the moment the opening bars of her audition track were played by the band.

Watch her performance below.

Courtney launched into a rousing performance of the 1973 Turner track, bouncing around the stage with seemingly boundless energy, much to the delight of Voice Kids coaches Danny Jones, Pixie Lott and will.i.am.

After her performance of “Nutbush City Limits” in the blinds, Courtney joined Jones’ team where she was soon pitted against fellow artists Eboni Green and Hollie Firmin in the battle rounds. The three kids sang “Dancing in the Street” together and Courtney was singled out and allowed to advance to the next round.

In the semi-finals Courtney sang “I Got You (I Feel Good)” and she was chosen as one of the six artists to advance to the season finale. Her last performance on the show was “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going,” but it wasn’t good enough to surpass Jess Folley of Team Pixie Lott, whose “Love on Top” made her the winner of the first-ever edition of “The Voice Kids UK.”