TALENTED Paddy Wilde has obviously got what it takes......

The 12-year-old has been chosen from hundreds of hopefuls to appear with his hairdresser mum on a new CBBC singing show.

And it all began when mum Diane uploaded a video of Paddy singing in a pub to YouTube and he was talent-spotted.

The Haslingden High School pupil and his mum spent three weeks in London recording the show, Got What It Takes?

Hundreds competed in auditions for the series, which is currently running on CBBC on Wednesdays at 4.30pm presented by Lauren Platt, who came fourth in the live finals of X Factor in 2014.

Just eight young singers were picked and they are seen competing in a series of music industry challenges, but if they don't make the top two, their mum has to complete a forfeit so their child can go through to an end-of-programme sing-off.

Paddy, from Waterfoot, said: “My mum had to become a bowling ball in the first show and knock skittles down and on the second show she had to complete an assault course.”

Fortunately for Paddy, Diane proved a skilful bowling ball and earned him a place in the sing-off on the first show where he sung his favourite Ed Sheeran number Thinking Out Loud and the mums voted him the best.

The ninth show will see a public vote to decide who goes through to the final and the winner will be singing at the Radio One Big Weekend in Bournemouth in April.

Diane said: “Paddy was the only one who was scouted and, unlike the other singers, he does not have an agent. There is an actor and some of the singers are in The Brit School, where Adele started.

“He has done amazing and I am incredibly proud. He has the least experience of all of them and has not done any stage work and never been on TV.

“I am lucky that I have got a good team at the salon and I was able to take three weeks off for the filming. The customers have been very supportive and they are all following the show.

“It is an amazing opportunity for Paddy and he is always singing at home.”

Paddy, who is in year eight, said: “I like football and other sports but lots of people want to make it as a footballer; I want to be a singer.

“I would always be singing in the car and when I was at St Anne’s CE School in Waterfoot my mum said I should have a go and join the choir. I did, and I got to sing a solo.

“My mum then agreed to get me singing lessons and I auditioned for the TeenStar Singing Competition in 2014 and got through to the semi-final.

“I am a little bit embarrassed at seeing myself on TV because it is hard to remember what happens next in the programme, but people have said well done to me and that I am good.

“Singing is a cool hobby.”

Paddy was not allowed to say how he got on in the show until the final is broadcast in March.