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Previous winners include Birdy!

The Open Mic UK singing competition winners were announced at the O2 at the Open Mic National Grand Final. The best unsigned vocalists from across the UK, turned out for the competition Grand Final, to perform and compete for the Open Mic UK title.

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.

All acts performed to their very best and were a credit to themselves and the competition, Judges’ feedback is below.

Views expressed by Judges are opinions and subjective to that particular Judge panel and in no way reflect the views of Open mic UK but are published with a view to be positive and beneficial to the performing acts so they may take on board with a view to helping them.

Dai Roberts: Great choice of songs but the performance needed more emotion to match the songs.

Amanda Gallacher: Fantastic vocals but the song choice was dated, try a more modern song next time.

Steve O: This guy moves! Great choice of songs, there was a lot of clear enjoyment in the performance.

Alison Crawford: A sweet voice, great hair and a star-like appearance! Again we need to see more stage presence.

Ben Faux: Fantastic on the guitar. Work on the overall direction by maybe adding a female vocalist to the line-up.

Danny Blockley:  Great look and nice vocals but there needs to be more eye contact with the crowd.

Emily Clare: Another example of great vocal talent but that song didn't showcase it. There needs to be a more modern edge to this act.

Ryan Costello: A soulful groovy voice. Work on creating a distinctive image.

Lester Preston Jr: Another case of nice vocals. A cool look and he worked the stage well; 'Gallagher-esque'.

Bliss: Good chemistry and the outfits were great! Strong harmonies, but we need to see more stage presence.

Adam Fox:  Brilliant on guitar, silky vocals and an engaging performance. A more distinctive image is needed to propel this act to the next level.

Wesley Hughes: Really strong voice and a great delivery but it's a bit too musical theatre.

Sarah Kingswell: Great guitar work and a sweet voice, but a more upbeat song would have showcased the talent better.

SHIMM1: Good effort with the stage show, massively entertaining but an original song may have improved the finished product.

Bradley White-Dale: Boy's got soul! Voice flowed effortlessly. Not sure the style works with the choice of song.

Hilary Brownson-Hardman: Percussion was good, strong vocals, very good stage presence and a nice outfit. However the song choice was poor.

Craig Brauns: Distinctive and memorable voice. It's time to work on the image and stage presence.

JB:  Good vocals and overall performance. Worked the stage well and had some good moves!

Donna Ramsdale: Beautiful voice with great styling . However the previous high energy performance throughout the competition worked better.

Jacques Houdek: Huge voice with an accomplished performance. A tad musical theatre again though.

Eden Vernett Showers: Loads of star quality already, incredible raspy voice backed with a sincere performance. Mic control spot on.

Jane Ward:  A quirky, distinctive performance. Great vocals but maybe the outfit could do with some work.

Jamie Pearce: Great song choice, it was brave but needed to fully show of a great vocal talent.