Teenager dazzles judges

Woy Woy teenager Karise Eden dazzled judges on the premiere of a new reality TV show on Sunday, April 15.

The 19-year-old sang James Brown's song It's a Man's World and had barely got through the first few bars of her song when all four judges hit their buzzer and spun around, hoping to secure her for their team on the Channel Nine show, The Voice.

After some deliberation the soul-blues singer settled on Seal.

She said she went with her gut instinct and believed Seal would mentor her in the right direction.

The judges said they were blown away by her performance with Joel Madden claiming she was "from outer space".

"You are exactly what this show is about, unbelievable" said Joel.

Seal said he was "completely lost for words" for the first time and she was "incredible".

In the days following her performance, she was rated number 16 on Itunes and was featured at number 41 in the Aria Top 50 Singles Chart.

In an interview with 1233 ABC's Paul Bevan, Karise said life had been "amazing" since the premiere of the show only a few weeks ago.

"A lot of people have shown their support by saying they love that I'm from Woy Woy and a Central Coast girl and they can't wait to have me back home," said Karise.

Karise has now made it into the battle rounds which will see her go head to head with other members of her team.

After the vocal face-off, the coach must choose which of his or her singers will advance.

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