ELVIS: THE COMEBACK SPECIAL..

HE is arguably the most famous performer in history, but in a newly unearthed audio tape Elvis Presley says as a child he hated to sing in public.

- MARC BAKER

The King of Rock 'n' Roll, who grew up in Tupelo, Mississippi, said he felt crushed when he failed to impress at a childhood talent show.

He says: "I was about eight and my aunt entered me into a talent show, I had no music and I had glasses and came fifth. It destroyed my ego completely.

"I would sing in church with my mother and father, but I would never sing in public. I was very shy about it." The amazing revelation is one of many that movie director and Elvis superfan Baz Luhrmann unearthed while researching his 2022 movie Elvis, starring Austin Butler.

In EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert, which opens in IMAX cinemas tomorrow, footage can be seen that lay buried in a Kansas City salt mine, hidden from the world for 50 years.