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Previous winners include Birdy!

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

Over 25′s Feedback;

Nikki Murray; Chris; Original sounded sweet but needs a hook to complete it that sticks in your head. Seriously over run so lost Judges marks. Max; good vocal

Bridge 32; Cathy; loved the edge to his voice Chris; No engagement or chemistry between the act so it made it boring as if all playing on their own Tanya; more work needed on vocal performance

Jo Rafferty; Tanya; good stage presence Chris; Performance was fun and individual thus made it interesting. Original was good.

Buckso Dhillon-Woolley; Chris;  Just needs to control the voice more when extending to the high notes Max; big voice and confident performance Cathy; work on tuning and image

Master Class & Madame Moore; Cathy; loved the look and tone Tanya; good stage presence Chris; fantastic voice performed original song with passion and feeling.

Darren Williams; Max; work on your breathing to ensure that you can showcase your powerful voice Chris; tough to sing an acapella

Mique; Chris; strong voice would have been nice to hear something more contemporary. Tanya; good vocal performance but use the stage more

Ian Berry; Chris; Good image, unique voice and tone.Dutch; needs to work on guitar technique

Jay Taylor;Dutch; interesting, unique approach to the song Chris; Guitar playing seemed a bit erratic in places

Jozef Windsor; Cathy; work on performing element Max; passionate and intense Chris; dynamics of performance were all on one level, need to act the song out more and demonstrate the passion it was written with.

LJ; Chris; mic control Max; good energy and image Tanya; needs more performance and energy, all a bit flat

Matt Lakey;Max; good guitar intro Tanya; good original song and performance Dutch; tight vocals and well delivered

Chez; Chris; routine is quite exhausting maybe change the dynamics? At least this dude is intense!

SHIMM1; Chris; choice of cover was excellent and really got the crowd going! Max; mega confident fantastic stage presence

Jane Ward; Chris; original is a hit song and cover was made unique…this is a potential winner!

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