SINGER Phoebe Maddison has won one of Royal Wootton Bassett Music Festival’s highest accolades.

The 14-year-old, of North Swindon, won both her categories in the musical theatre and pop genres to be awarded Singer of the Year.

Not only did she win against other young talent across the area to win the titles, she also beat adults.

In the theatre musical genre she performed Maybe from Miss Saigon, while for the pop category she chose Adele’s Don’t You Remember.

Phoebe, who has dreams of performing in the West End one day and managed to reach the battle round of TV talent show Voice Kids, said: “I couldn’t believe I had won. It felt incredible and I wasn’t expecting it at all.

“Every performance I just want to give my all and do my absolute best. It feels amazing when you are rewarded for that.

“To be recognised for something you love doing and have a passion for gives you the confidence to reassure you that you are good at what you are doing.”

She added: “I worked extra hard for it this year and I felt more prepared and confident.

“If you believe in yourself and you have a passion for it you can achieve a lot.”

She has been going to singing school Everybody Sing in Cheney Manor for the past two years to be trained by musical director and principal Sophie Haynes.

Her performing arts teachers wanted to be the ones to surprise her with the news of the singing title so they tricked her into thinking she was going to the school for a singing session with the choir.

It was only then that they made the announcement.

Zoe Naudo, operations manager at Everybody Sing, said: “We are absolutely delighted for Phoebe. She is a fantastic singer and she thoroughly deserves to be awarded such an accolade.

“She has worked tremendously hard, and she is always very humble and unaware of how talented she is. Hopefully this shows her.”

The school has described her as having her own unique sound that is powerful but emotional with a rich tone.

Teachers said she could easily be a star in either pop or musical theatre, but only time will tell what genre she decides to go for.

Phoebe’s passion for singing comes from being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was just four years old.

In the wake of the diagnosis she began singing to try to raise money for people with the same condition.

The teenager said: “One day I would love to be performing in the West End.”