Thirty years ago, nurses hung a “Quiet!” sign above an incubator where a newborn tot struggled to breathe.
Fast forward three decades and being quiet is the last thing on the mind of this grown-up Scot.
As Fife firefighter Stevie McCrorie prepares for the biggest night of his life, his devoted family took a trip down memory lane to talk of their talented “bairn” who is fighting to win The Voice.
Proud dad Michael recounted how Stevie spent his first night in an incubator.
Now, Michael can see the funny side of what was a worrying time for the whole McCrorie clan.
“He was 10lb and here was this big baby with this big notice ‘Quiet!’ above him, but he’s certainly found his voice now,” he said.
That time had a huge impact on big brother Paul as well.
“I was only four but still remember it here was this big baby in an incubator where they were monitoring his breathing. The nurses said I could touch him and when I did he grabbed my finger.”
That started a brotherly bond, unbroken down the years, for Stevie, Paul and eldest brother Michael.
“He was hilarious as a wee boy,” his dad said. “He was an unconscious comedian and would come out with one-liners but wasn’t aware he’d said anything funny.
“Because he was the younger of the three, he played the clown to his big brothers.”
He said Stevie had “lived in their shadow” until they joined the army and that was when he threw himself into music.
That brotherly love has seen Paul and Michael handing out posters to urge the public to Vote Stevie.
The family “thought it was hilarious” this week when ex-prime minister Gordon Brown said people are pledging their support to Stevie, rather than any political party, during campaigning for the general election.
While he is a superstar in the making to legions of fans, Michael said: “All this is hard to take in he’s still wee Stevie to me.
“He was always a polite wee laddie, and now he’s turned into a handsome man.
“I like the way he comes across. He is just himself there are no airs and graces. He’s natural what you see is what you get.”