“It was brilliant to get such a fantastic response from the judges and from the audience,” said George, a former Ely Cathedral chorister.”

IT was so near, but so far for former Ely school pupil, George Eddy last week as he narrowly missed out on a spot in the grand final of Britain’s Got Talent.

George was one of 15 Oxford University students who wowed the judges with unique a capella renditions of Jump by the Pointer Sisters and What a Feeling by Irene Cara.

Judge David Hasselhoff said the boy’s performance was “fun and positive” while Michael McIntyre labelled the performance “fit for the Queen.”

Unfortunately for George and his Out of the Blue band mates however, they were pipped to a spot in the final by Scottish soloist Jai McDowall and dancing granddad Steven Hall.

George, who attended King’s School, made it through to Thursday’s semi final after crowd-pleasing renditions of Lady Gaga’s Poker Face with George singing the solo, and Justin Timberlake’s SexyBack, all in a Capella style.

The talented group study a range of subjects including classics, chemistry and maths at Oxford and Oxford Brookes universities.

George, who sings bass, is in his final year studying real estate management at Oxford Brookes and studies singing with Witchford based teacher Vanessa Scott.

“It was brilliant to get such a fantastic response from the judges and from the audience,” said George who is a former Ely Cathedral chorister. Back at the family home in March, his youngest sister, Martha, who is in her final year at King’s said: “We are delighted that they did so well.”

While he was in the sixth form at King’s Ely, George was Cambridge Singer of the Year and went on to be Cambridge Musician of the Year.

He’s also no stranger to TV talent competitions. He impressed Simon Cowell when he auditioned for the X Factor.

Out of the Blue are just back from an eight-date tour of the USA and also are booked to appear at the Edinburgh Fringe on August 5.

INFO: Check out their website: www.ootb.org.uk.

Out of the Blue belt out their hits at the Britain’s Got Talent semi final. Photo: BGT