Former SMB College Group Melton Campus student, Shekinah “Shaka” Macfarlane, has been successful in securing a place in Olly Murs’ top 3 semi-finalists on The Voice UK.
Since achieving her Level 3 Musical Theatre with SMB College Group, Shaka has had a fantastic career within Performing Arts, including playing Anna of Cleves in the Six the Musical tour!
Shaka performed ‘Good Luck’ by Basemex Jaxx in her first blind audition for The Voice UK in September 2022 and, almost instantly, Olly Murs turned around to secure Shaka in his team.
Olly Murs said, “I’m so happy you applied for the show and you’re here now” with Sir Tom Jones adding, “You can definitely sing, and you deserve to be on here!”
Last weekend on the show, Shaka performed ‘Every Little Step’ by Bobby Brown alongside contestants Benjamin Moss and Andres Cruz to fight for a place on Team Olly. After impressing Olly and guest mentor James Arthur, Shaka was successful in securing a spot to compete in the semi-finals!
Olly Murs congratulated her, saying “Shaka did brilliantly - she won us over with her personality, but delivered a great performance and I wanted to work with her again”.
Shaka has always spoken highly of her time at the Melton Campus of SMB College Group and we are incredibly proud of her progress through the show and her blossoming career within the industry.
Recently, on her Instagram page (@shakasing_lcuk) she said:
“Big up to the place that truly unlocked the young performer that was within.
I’ve taken a lot of what I learnt forward with me still use the knowledge over 10 years on!”
“Best 2 years of my training – hands down!”
SMB College Group’s Melton Campus is home to one of the leading Performing Arts Academies in the country, featuring a 340-seat commercial theatre, dance studios with sprung flooring, and professional recording studios. Find out more about our Performing Arts courses here.
Visit where it all started for Shaka at the Open Day on Saturday 19th November - click here!