MUSSELBURGH singing star Jordan Gray is celebrating after making the semi-finals of hit tv show The Voice.

The 26-year-old transgender singer performed Florence and The Machine song Shake It Out beginning the song barefoot and wearing a red blindfold as rose petals showered down on her.

Judge Paloma Faith described the performance as "amazing" while Boy George compared her to Marc Bolan.

Handing Jordan a fast pass into the semi-final, Paloma said: "It would be an injustice not to use the pass for her."

Jordan said: "My life has changed dramatically since joining The Voice.People used to stare at me before but now it is because I am on the telly."

Jordan, who moved to Musselburgh from Essex with mum Terri Olley last year, was one of three singers chosen by judge Paloma Faith to be in her team for the live shows, however one of her team mates Beth Morris was among two shock exits from the show before they took to the stage.

The sudden departure of Beth and Chloe Castro, who was on Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson's team, ahead of the live shows meant only two of the ten remaining quarter finalists faced the axe.

Jordan had revealed she was struggling with a virus as she prepared for her live performance, which was broadcast live tonight (Saturday).

Speaking earlier in the week she said: “We were just in the middle of the first big live rehearsal and I had to go straight home. I couldn't get through the performance.

“But the show must go on, that's my philosophy.”

Jordan has been living as a woman for two years and is in the process of transitioning.

She has enjoyed a singing career for the last 10 years but performed as a male for the first eight.

The judges in The Voice each have one fast pass for one of their team. The rest of the contestants rely on the public vote.

Mentor Paloma Faith gave Jordan the nod ahead of team-mate Heather Cameron-Hayes after saying she made her emotional with her singing.