Musical theatre singer Matthew Garwood has used the blind auditions to his advantage and winning a place on Team Ricky.
VOICE INK: Tasmanian singer Matthew Garwood performs All I Ask Of You. Pic supplied/Nine. Source: Supplied
MATTHEW Garwood knows all about the importance of creating a good first impression.
Raised the grandson of Baptist church minister, blessed with a voice that belongs on Broadway and with a hunger to take his talents to the world, the 24-year-old Tasmanian looked to The Voice to make his mark.
But it was his eye-catching ink which had the show's celebrity coaches on their feet and so tongue-tied they forgot to even ask the singer his name.
Using the blind audition concept to his advantage, the musical theatre performer sealed the final place on Ricky Martin's team with a flawless rendition of The Phantom Of The Opera classic, All Of Ask Of You.
After turning Martin's chair, Garwood turned more heads with his colourful body art, which is inked across his chest, up one arm, over both hands, from "big toe to butt cheek" on one leg and reaching right up to his chin.
TEAM RICKY: Matthew Garwood wowed the judges with his mix of musical theatre and body art. Source: Supplied
Dazzled by what Joel Madden described as the "juxtaposition" of his look and sound, coach will.i.am thought the Launceston singer had pranked The Voice audience, teasing: "I know what happened ... you're messing with us. Somebody else was singin' and then you came out and took their place, huh?"
Madden, a tattoo devotee, said with Garwood's look he should have been singing songs by Welsh metal band, Bullet For My Valentine.
But it's in defying those expectations, Garwood told NewsCorp, that he finds his musical ambition and satisfaction.
``It's what's so great about The Voice. You aren't judged on your appearance and why it's perfect for me," he said.
"I could go up there and completely feel comfortable in what I (was) doing without being judged on appearance."
While will.i.am was playing safe with the final places on his team, he told the Team Ricky singer he liked his look and sound. Or as he put it "the fusion without the confusion."
Garwood told the coaches he didn't want to be "pin-holed as just a musical theatre singer" but embraced the genre's sense of dramatics, which he clearly embraces in his personal sense of style.
ROCK ON: The Voice contestant Matthew Garwood got his first tattoo at 18. Pic/Ross Marsden. Source: News Corp Australia
So swept up in examining his ink up close, Garwood was back in the green room celebrating with his proud parents (his dad in tears) when the coaches realised they had forgotten to ask his name.
Martin ran back stage to get to know his final artist a little better, telling him: "I have spent hours, days, sitting in that chair waiting for your sound, waiting for that tone, waiting for your approach and I am really happy you're on my team."
While Madden play acted his interest in Garwood as he performed, during the actual tapings the Good Charlotte frontman had filled his team by that stage and could not have chosen the tattooed singer.
With only one night left to air of blind auditions, the competition is tightening up with only four of nine singers winning through to the battle rounds during Monday night's episode.
Sydney surfer girl Laura-Leigh Smith and Kiwi-born hip hop and musical theatre singer Courtney Hale both won places on Team Joel; while Melbourne electrician scored with Team Kylie.
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