Welsh musical legend Sir Tom Jones became choked up while watching Rachel Modest, a teacher, perform on The Voice. Tom turned around on his red chair for Rachel in the early rounds, Tom also chose Rachel again in The Callbacks taking her through to the semi-finals.
When Rachel performed a powerful performance in the semi-final, on Saturday, October 22, Tom became emotional while watching her. After her performance, he said: "I get emotional just listening to you." and later called her a "tremendous" singer.
Rachel also earned praise from fellow judge Olly Murs and he questioned why Rachel, who is 45 and a special educational needs teacher, had left it so long to pursue her singing. Rachel explained she was "finally getting her confidence" after years of not feeling brave enough to take to the stage.
