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This weekend the judges were in Leamington Spa! Thousands of acts entered Open Mic UK this year and some of the best unsigned acts in the country took to the stage at the Royal Spa Centre on 25.9.10 Here the judges give us some feedback from the event, but remember, it could all change at the Area Finals!

Please note: views expressed by Judges are opinions and in no way reflect the views of Open Mic UK.

Judges at Leamington Spa included Max Weedon, City of Bath College Music Area Coordinator , Dance chereographer & performer Tanya Anderson, Big Help Management Dutch Van Spall and Future Music’s Chris Grayston

Under 18′s Feedback;

Adele Clark; Chris; Bit nervy in places which put her vocals under strain at times. But a confident strong singer.Tanya; watch your lower range

Beckie Deeks; Max; confident Chris; Strong voice could have done with picking something more contemporary. Dutch; good vocal control

The G-V’s; Chris; Good image, performance was a little dull as was the first song choice would have been great to see different harmonies and adlibs. Tanya; needs more connection with the group Max; really confident

Efra Taylor; Tanya; watch your lower range Chris; Song choice again not very inspiring

Helena Deakin; Chris; contemporary! And made it her own with an unique raspy voice. Max; quietly confident Tanya; nice sound

Robin Williams; Chris; Confident on the stage, good performance but bit flat in places and needs to watch mic control. Max; great to hear some hip hop

Issy Ferris; Tanya; beautiful performance Dutch; watch out for this girl!fabulous potential Chris; Was a good choice of song nice and quirky that fitted with the image well. Got all the audience interacted which was good.

Louise Hall; Chris; Good to see use of dancers although could see practised hard not sure it added anything to the performance. Max; big effort with image and routine

Lucy Whittaker; Cathy; love the unique tone Chris; Not sure a good idea to put the guitar down after a verse and chorus to make a big clang.  Either go with or without the guitar throughout. 

Nuala Bennett-Wilford; Dutch; voice has potential piano needs work Chris; Original song was fab. Engage with the audience get those eyes open and looking at the audience. 

Maria Maracine; Max; really interesting performance Cathy; don’t forget to match performance with the song

Rumby; Chris; What an original song so unique! Confident and engaging performance…Just watch the guitar tuning. Dutch; lovely playing Tanya; loved the vocals so unique

Satya Mouland; Chris; Keyboard playing was basic and needs to perform more Max; not a good song choice did not sound current

Sophie Holland; Cathy; needs to work on image Chris; a solid performance vocally.

Ollie Nudge; Tanya; nice quirky voice Chris; Original song was powerful and performed well! Good dynamics. Dutch; this guy has it all what a star

Nikita Robinson;Cathy; work on stage presence Max; needs to a bit more casual Chris; No performance to back up the vocals bit rooted to the spot.

Joe Jury; Chris; another strong guitarist Tanya; good comfortable performance and meant to be on stage

Bradley Hunt; Chris; voice a little deep for the song so tone wasn’t as pleasant to the ear. Cathy; wrong song choice and key

Roseanne Hamilton; Chris; a confident performance with a powerful passionate voice. Dutch; wow what a voice!

Dan Crossley; Max; great tone and performance Dutch; great passionate performance Chris; Worked the stage well, picked the same song as Roseanne but didn’t let it phase him and just did his thing.

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