A SOPRANO from Worcester failed to make it through to the final four of an X-Factor-style contest.

Rovina, who does not have a surname for cultural reasons, was born in north Borneo but grew up in the city after she moved to the UK at the age of three. She appeared on the Alan Titchmarsh Show this afternoon.

She sang alongside seven other hopefuls, all vying for the chance to star in A Night at the Opera with former G4 star Jonathan Ansell.

However, the 25-year-old former Alice Ottley school pupil, who now lives in London, was among the four told they were going home, after the panel of judges halved the competition.

The remaining four will now battle it out throughout the month to win the public vote.