FARNHAM choirboy Cai Thomas’s debut album Seren has won plaudits as Classic FM’s album of the week.

The exceptionally-gifted 12-year-old treble has been described as “a brilliant young talent” by Classic FM’s John Suchet, who played a track from Cai’s album each weekday in the first week of April.

Cai began singing at the age of seven with the choir of St Thomas-on-The-Bourne where he was spotted by record label Rubicon.

Following a successful Kickstarter funding campaign and, with the help of his family, friends and local community, the young singer is being supported by the major classical label on his first album.

In Seren (meaning ‘Star’ in Welsh), Cai sings some of the nation’s best-loved choral and traditional songs, from Welsh lullaby Suo-Gân to an arrangement of The Lord is My Shepherd by Classic FM presenter and composer John Brunning.

Seren was also recently chosen as album of the week on Scala Radio, while Cai also notched the number-one spot on Apple Music’s Classical Chill playlist for his performance of Welsh lullaby Suo-Gan. Order your copy at https://tinyurl.com/syhytzw