WITH her magnificent mane of leonine hair, ferocious power-house vocals and impressively energetic live show, Ella Eyre, above, is an up and coming force within British music.

Now the BRIT Award winner announces a twelve date headline tour this October giving fans an opportunity to hear the voice of 2014 up close.

South coast fans can see the soul singer on October 15 at the O2 Academy Bournemouth.

This year, the 20-year-old was one of the highlights of the Brit Awards show.

Her performance of Waiting All Night – her chart-topping collaboration with Rudimental – mashed up with Bastille’s Pompeii went to number 21 in the charts the following weekend after it was released on iTunes.

She also picked up one of the big awards of the night after the song was voted Single Of The Year, and was a runner-up in the annual Critics’ Choice Award.

With her album due out in the summer, Eyre is now looking towards her live show, which she admits is a different beast from her recorded output.

“I like to think a lion is my alter-ego on stage, with that fierceness and attitude,” she says.

• Tickets go on sale at 9am this Friday. For more information see O2academybournemouth.co.uk or 0844 477 2000.