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Talent competition in Cardiff, Open Mic UK, has provided Industry feedback for singers at the Cardiff auditions. Singing auditions in Cardiff saw more than 200 auditioning in front of the Open Mic industry experts. Judges included vocal coaches, music journalists and A&R managers. The talent competition feedback on selected acts can be seen below.

Find industry feedback below. Please be aware views expressed by Judges are opinions and subjective to that particular judging panel. These views in no way reflect the views of Open Mic UK, and are published with a view to being beneficial to the performing acts. Please take the feedback on board with a view to helping in the future.

The feedback is selective and not provided for all audition acts. The judges have selected to give feedback to the acts that stood out for the right, or wrong reasons.

Talent Competition Cardiff Feedback 

Jeyan Jones– Lovely pure sound need to think about your posture you look very awkward, so think about performance as well as vocals.

Ruby Bees – Try and use the breath more it will open up the throat and body.

Tom Wright – Great confidence and pure tones try to watch timing and diction, more practice will make that second nature.

Macey Lenden-Jones – Great performance with such confidence just need to concentrate on nailing the words and timing. Perhaps choose a younger song.

Julia Abbot– Nice vocal quality make sure you don’t imitate the artist as exactly the same as Adele.

Ellan Waters– Relax more slightly nasal, watch breathing and control as it’s causing you to slip into the wrong pitch.

Katie O’Neill– Song choice was wrong far too demanding, pick something that suits your voice.  Use your breath more it will help to open your throat and help with pitch.

Kirsten Osborne– Try and project yourself more.

Caitlin Boulton– Lovely vocal performance now is time to think about presentation of your song and not just the vocals.

Jessica Garrard-Chick– Beautiful tone, you made the song your own, lower your shoulders to release tension.

Lauren James– Think about acting the song.

Atiye Hamanda – As said in your audition always check the tuning on the guitar.

Lewis Parsons– Good track however you’re not projecting yourself strongly enough. You grew stronger as the performance went on.

Talent Competition Cardiff, Further Feedback

Evie Miller – Great to make a song your own but try not to make it too difficult at the expense of the pitch wandering.

Talis – Great energy try not to breathe on separate words like Mountains.

Sarah Louise – Pure sound, watch breathing in between words “Coach me” CD’s are great for this.  

Charmaine Coyle  – Good song choice, however song didn’t suit your vocal, song choice and picking the right song to compliment your voice is key.

Shannon Giles– Watch body language and engage audience.

Emma Rainbow – Lovely tone, remember to use your abdominal muscles to support your belting otherwise could cause damage.

New Heights– Nice backing track, need to perform and impose yourself and image up! 

Ear Candy –Love the instruments, song has great beat and harmony need to project vocals more and add dynamics.

Krystal Mills – Loosen up throat vocal chords they sound like they are being constricted. Sounds better in the head voice apply that to your chest voice too.

James Clode - Loving the singing and great tone. 

Caitlin King– Great to see you enjoying what you do and expressing that, don’t ever lose that quality.

Kelsey Noonan– Think more about connecting to the song and the words rather than listening to the sound.

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