Teenager Jack Rose has his sights set on a career in music.

And he has already begun by releasing his first single.

Jack, of The Martins, High Halden, has a version of Nathan Grisdale’s Lost available on iTunes and Google Play.

The Homewood School Year 9 pupil also has another single coming out on Monday, December 7, and a solo West End singing performance scheduled for next year.

“I have been interested in music since I was about eight,” said the 14-year-old. “My voice is unique and quite quirky but people seem to like it.”

He chose Lost as his debut single because he liked the original.

While Grisdale’s is more reggae, Jack’s version is electronic pop.

It was recorded at Big Jam Studios in Sittingbourne and is accompanied by a video which has Nathan in a cameo role – he was so impressed with Jack that he came to Kent from Blackburn to meet him.

As well as singing, Jack also had a say in the musical arrangement.

Since Lost’s release, Jack’s followers on Twitter have shot up from around 2,000 to 17,000 worldwide.

“It is unbelieveable,” said his father, Lee Rose. “We thought ‘Wow, where did that come from’.”

In addition to iTunes and Google Play, Lost is also available through Amazon, Spotify and 200 other digital stores. It costs 99p to download.

The teenager takes inspiration from stars Ed Sheeran, Eminem and Bruno Mars among others and also hosts the UK Top 30 Countdown Show on www.hitmixuk.com every Sunday between 7pm and 9pm.

Jack originally started singing karaoke and had good feedback. He has performed in a show at Homewood and with singing and dance groups at the Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, in Hastings, and at Her Majesty’s Theatre and the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Jack has been invited to perform a solo spot at Her Majesty’s Theatre at the annual Mardi Gras event next June, which showcases talent from schools across the country.

The invitation came after he sent in a video of himself.

But he is not interested in auditioning for shows like The X Factor or Britain’s Got Talent.

“Few people who win seem to get anywhere,” he said.

Rooting for him to be a success are his parents, Lee and Michelle, and older sisters Chanice, 23, and Michaela, 24.

For more information, go to www.jackroseonline.com