BRING Him Home from Les Miserables was the first song tenor Alfie Boe ever performed on stage at the age of 14.

And I would imagine it was the number most people at the Bournemouth International Centre were waiting for on Saturday night. Performing an eclectic mix of songs for the seemingly sold out audience assembled in the Windsor Hall, Boe was determined to prove to the audience there are no divisions in music.

From As If We Never Said Goodbye in Sunset Boulevard and Hushabye Mountain from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, his effortlessly haunting voice could not have failed to impress - although personally I could have done without his version of Led Zeppelin’s Kashmir.

Other numbers included First Time I Ever Saw Your Face, In My Daughter’s Eyes by country and western singer Martina McBride, Come What May and The Beatles’ Day In The Life.

And the diversity of songs did not deter the mob of women constantly encouraged to come to the front of the stage, who swayed along to every number.

With such an impressive vocal range and voice, I would have liked to have heard more numbers and less gimmicks, but most of the crowd seemed to enjoy seeing this playful side of Boe as he bounded about the concert hall, meeting audience members and inviting people onto the stage.

He left his signature number Bring Him Home until near the end, and earned himself a standing ovation.

The orchestra were immense and a mention must also go to Becky Jane Taylor and Dorset’s Jazz Morley for their appearances as well.