THIRTEEN-year-old Morgan Rawbone has only been singing for 18 months – but she is already getting used to the cut and thrust of national competition.

Morgan, from Greenmeadow, Cwmbran, reached the regional final of The Welsh Factor last year, her first competition.

She is awaiting the results of a Britain’s Got Talent audition, and is through to the regional final of Live and Unsigned, which takes place at Cardiff Coal Exchange on Sunday, March 18.

She is also one of the top 200 contestants for The Talent Factor, for which she was selected following her Welsh Factor audition, and has to get as many people as possible to vote for her on Facebook (via the link, right) text, or telephone vote.