A CONTESTANT who wowed judges on The Voice this year is to perform in Chester later this year.

After seeing Benjamin Haycock's song performance on the recent The Voice UK 2021, Aardvarker, who like many others have had a long unexpected break from live events due to the pandemic, knew that once restrictions were allowed, they had to invite him to play at Alexander's Live, Rufus Court, Chester.

The now well-known talent seemed like the perfect original young artist for a return to hosting live events in the North West.

Benjamin Haycock blends melodic, percussive and fingerstyle guitar with honest, personal and accomplished lyricism. He laces this with tight rap flows and raw, emotive and powerful singing vocals.

Benjamin recently appeared on 'The Voice UK' and astounded the coaches by doing an emotional rendition of his original song 'Restlessness' that he wrote as a letter to his late father.

Suffice to say, all four of the coaches turned around for Benjamin and gave him incredible feedback that saw Will.i.am calling him the ‘real deal’.

He subsequently released ‘Restlessness’ as a single and got to second in the iTunes singer-songwriter charts. He followed up this success by releasing his second EP ‘Enigma’s Quay’ which got to third in the same iTunes chart, with his debut EP making the top 10 within the same time period.

Benjamin has just released his latest single this month ‘Force of Nature’ in collaboration with The Tree Council, who he is officially a lead ambassador for.

It is the lead track for the awareness-raising educational campaign ‘Be a Force for Nature’, which is currently being promoted across 2,500+ schools across the country.

Benjamin will be joined at the Alexander's gig on Thursday, October 21 by Chester singer-songwriter Alx Green. Seamlessly fusing modern folk music with dynamic vocals, invigorating melodies and percussive finger-tapping, his songs have a fresh new feel but retain that classic songwriter sound.

Tickets for the gig are priced £12, with doors opening at 8pm on October 21. To book, visit https://www.seetickets.com/tour/benjamin-haycock