Judges Feedback From The Hayes Live Show, Under 18′s Category
This weekend the judges were in Hayes! 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 Beck Theatre on 10.10.10 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 Hayes included singer songwriter Karen Corson, Rob Palmer from Vocal Tutor, Kiki Militsis from ICMP, Vivace Music Company Anita McDonald and Future Music’s Chris Grayston.
Under 18′s;
Alexandra Richards; Karen; well done on those high notes Chris; was let down by the guitar tuning Kiki; sweet voice with great delivery Anita; good to see instrumental/vocalist
Casper Jones & Zsa zsa; Karen; good but needs polishing needs to work on more moves Chris; nice ideas stop the track with the conversation need to act it with more conviction to ensure totally comes off Anita; liked the break in the middle and good interaction with the audience
Genesis Ubaka; Went over time so got disqualified.
Sienna Hamilton; Karen; very refreshing unique voice Anita; move voice forward on high notes for production, good potential Rob; confident vocal and engaging performance
Brooke Lawrence; Chris; Get on top of the nerves and this girl is dynamite. Looks great and unique with a funky original to boot! Karen; unique vocals and image Rob; lovely pure tone and confident energetic performer Kiki; performances didn’t flow together well
Mega; Anita; good vocal Chris; Watch the facial expression be an idea to perform in front of the mirror
Anna Michael; Chris; song choice was too big. Kiki; would like to see development on originality as the next step
Charlotte Lyles; Chris; nice use of dancers which worked well with the singers performance. Kiki; good potential saw some star quality there Karen; good entertainer needs vocal work
Chloe Canrom; Chris; Performed well, using all the stage. Watch the tuning across the range including the low points and not just the top notes Karen; powerful vocals, confident performer Anita; overall good performance but relax!
Danica; Chris; What a fab original which was complimented with a well executed cover. Angus remember you are part of the act so to back up the great guitar playing a few gestured looks with purpose is a minor point to improve Rob; unique style and vocal
Faith & Alexis; Chris; As Inviduals they are good singers not sure together makes it a better act Kiki; they could have sung in harmonies rather than in unison, bit disappointed they didn’t do this as it would have added dynamics to the performance
Molly Murphy; Chris; Nice tone but a little shaky vocally at times. Song choice was a little dull Karen; voice needs to be stronger Rob; lots of potential with a bit more confidence
Olivia Harris; Anita; vocals need a bit of work Kiki; good delivery and communication with the audience Karen; not enough movement not enough energy
Rebecca Stevens; Chris; Lovely voice but not sure hear too much of this sort of music in the charts, not sure this was the right song choice for this competition Karen; could work on stage presence and confidence
4-REAL; Kiki; everything they did was technically excellent Chris; Great harmonies practice makes perfect just to polish it to the next level.
Taylor Crosby; Chris; Good dynamics used to convey the song and worked the stage well! Anita; needs more work on movement
Shaleah Maraj; Rob; strong confident performer Chris; This girl has got soul! How old? Brilliant stuff!!
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