THE audience were on their feet clapping, cheering and shouting for more. But the object of their attention was not a top boy band or the latest X-Factor discovery.

The spotlight was on a 15-year-old girl who lives in Folkestone, attends school in Dover, and has just launched her first CD.

Louise Orfila enthralled the sell-out audience at the Roundhouse Theatre in Dover Discovery Centre.

Any nerves she may have had as she emerged onto the stage soon evaporated as she worked her way through the programme which included several songs from her CD, Piece of the Puzzle, such as Crosses To Bear, Life’s A Game and What Do I Do Now.

She was joined by special guests Terry Daniels, Richard Ansell, Bob Drury and her younger sister Abi Orfila.

But it was Louise’s duet with Richard Esdale - Don’t Go Breaking My Heart - which really wowed the audience, and led to everyone joining in with the final song, Build Me Up Buttercup.

There’s no doubt Louise is building up to a successful career.

Louise, who attends St Edmund’s School in Dover, has already made a name for herself with her song Children In Need, in aid of the charity.

Last year she was invited to record a song she wrote for a CD to commemorate the fallen soldiers of both world wars.

The CD, called Remembrance Day, features the Central Band of the Royal British Legion and includes her song This Place, which Louise composed for a First World War project at St Edmund’s School where she is a student.

Earlier this year Louise went to America and was invited to sing there.

The CD Piece of the Puzzle has been released by the independent record label and publishers Somebody’s Music. It is available online via the websites www.somebodysmusic.com and www.louise-orfila.com as well as from the Music Room in Guildhall Street, Folkestone.