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IT would be hard to be anything but gutted if you were Mitchell Thompson.

Yet the Sydney teenager remained stoic and defiantly upbeat despite losing his shot to become The Voice.

The frontman of northern beaches band Is It Her? said he had been overwhelmed by the support of thousands of people who shared his disappointment that Seal chose the equally talented teen Fatai Veamatahau as the winner of their battle round on Monday.