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THE OPEN MIC 2010 GRAND FINAL WINNERS AT THE O2

THE OPEN MIC 2010 GRAND FINAL WINNERS AT THE O2

The Open Mic UK music competition winners were announced at the O2 at the Open Mic National Grand Final. The best unsigned singers and rappers from across the UK, turned out for the competition Grand Final to perform and compete for the title, and what a day it was!

Acts took to the stage at the Indig02 in London in front of a packed out crowd and judging panel that included Radio 1's Ras Kwame, BGM’s Michael King, Future Music’s Chris Grayston, The Editor in chief of Flavour magazine Annika Allen, Dane Bowers and Shola Ama.

Acts battled it out live on stage for the title, congratulations to the winners and all who took part.

The Open Mic UK 2010 overall winners

Fran Classic from Brighton www.myspace.com/franclassic

Runner up Hatty Keane from Macclesfield

Category winners

Under 18 age category

Hatty Keane from Macclesfield

Runner up Roseanne Hamilton from Hinckley

18-25 age category

Fran Classic from Brighton

Runner up Luke Upton from Basingstoke

Over 25’s age category

Eden Vernett Showers from Liverpool

Runner up Bradley White-Dale from Westcliff On Sea

Flavour Magazine award the award to an act of the Urban, Pop genre as selected by The Editor in chief of Flavour magazine said the outstanding act and winner for our award is Fran Classic who win a comprehensive package which includes coverage on the website, a double page feature in the magazine and TV interview.

Exposure Award winner Ashleigh Lowes wins recording studio time in a recording studio of their choice worth up to £500. This award was for the act that achieved the largest quantity of submitted publicity material.

Extreme exposure Award winner Bash Pridgeon wins recording studio time in a recording studio of their choice worth up to £500. The award was given to the act that achieved the most ‘high profile’ publicity material.

MUZU exposure Award The overall winner Geneaology who achieved the most views on MUZU.TV for their Open Mic filmed footage have won an exclusive all expenses paid trip to Dublin to make a music video in MUZU.TV studio, support

The below is the Judges scores top scores. The combination of the Judge's top five scores were ranked and added to the audience text voting, which was also ranked. The acts with the combined highest ranking from audience and Judges votes are winners in each category as above.

Judges top scores

Under 18 age category

1^st Hatty Keane from Macclesfield 82 marks

=2^nd Shaleah Maraj from London & Roseanne Hamilton from Hinckley 76 marks

3^rd Distracted from York 75 marks

4^th Tamsin Ball from Bideford 73 marks

5^th Jessi Jane from Pontefract 70 marks

Please note these are scores from only 5 Judges marks, scores from Judge Dane Bowers were not added.

18-25 age category

1^st Fran Classic from Brighton 99 marks

=2^nd Lewis Brannigan from Rochdale & Luke Upton from Basingstoke 94 marks

3^rd Seno from High Peak 89 marks