You never know... the next winner of The Voice could be from Cumbria as talent scouts have held auditions in a family-run brewery.

ITV producers from the hit show featuring judges Will.I.Am and Tom Jones, contacted Ennerdale Brewery at Rowrah a few weeks ago to see if they could hold auditions in the search for a future singing star.

And at the Brewery Tap last night they were not disappointed as the singers wowed the crowd.

Each hopeful was given a slot to perform a song of their choice to the television scouts who were recording each performance.

Up first was 16-year-old Jessica Ribbon from Workington who played the ukulele to the song Riptide by Vance Joy.

“I was very nervous,” said the St Joseph’s School pupil. “I started singing when I was in junior school. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do.”

Willow Jarvis, from Frizington, said: “I really enjoyed it. I started singing when I started secondary school. It’s my dream to be a singer.”

Gary Jackson, of the West Cumbrian band Collision, also impressed the audience.

The 35-year-old, from Stainburn, said: “It was great. I really enjoyed it. I’ve been singing for about 20 years and I watch The Voice so thought I’d give it a go.”

David Parke, 44, from St Bees, hosts the monthly open mic nights at the brewery and sang The Verve’s Sonnet for the talent scouts.

“I’ve played a lot of festivals but that was more nerve-wracking,” he said. “I think it’s great that they came here to see the talent as there are some amazing singers in the area.”

Cumbria’s very own singing star Jolan shot to fame in the show when he came runner-up last year.

And the brewery’s Clair McLachlan, who organised the event with ITV, is confident that another star could soon be following in his footsteps.

“We feel that the talent which attended is so good we could have a winner within our community and wish all the contestants the very best of luck,” she said.

“Ennerdale Brewery is delighted that The Voice chose our family-run brewery to host the first round of the competition so that we could showcase the wonderful unheard, local talent that we already support during our monthly Open Mic evenings.”

Today the talent scouts will head over to Workington’s Carnegie Theatre to listen to the next round of auditions.