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Talent competition in Birmingham, Open Mic UK, has provided Industry feedback for singers at the Birmingham auditions in the NEC Birmingham. Singing auditions in Birmingham saw more than 350 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 Birmingham Feedback 

Sharna Donovan – Lost it in places. Work on composure.

Fran Brewer – Needs more performance and there were a few tuning issues to work on.

James Edler – Make sure it’s your own performance try not to impersonate.

Darragh Cowley – A bit nervous and voice didn’t feel that natural. Not bad nonetheless.

Young Lyricz – Rehearse more to refine your act, vocals could do with some coaching and directions.

Nicole Howlett – Seemed to hold herself back on the chorus would have liked to have seen her go for the really big notes. Decent performance though.

Tory Lamb – Very strong performer good playing and strong voice with an original song too. A bit of fine tuning and she can be brilliant.

Molly Wyatt – Has her own style which is good but it was hard to follow at times. All on one level.

Naomi Rodgers – Needs more stage performance. Need to  find songs that suit your voice.

Arif – Need to get straight into it at audition. Long intro did not help. Act needed more energy and appeal. Guitar too loud.

Brad O’Neill – Good confidence but it was a bit gimmicky.

Paris Walters – More performance needed to the judges. Nerves affected.

Ellie Tatham – Good image, poor song choice so overdone.

Sophie Derry – A bit of a bland audition good voice but would have liked some more impact.

Holly Wright – Seemed really shy, but a great performance. Really confident.

Holly Aires – Maybe perform without the guitar and let your voice be the star.

Ella Wilcox – Big song to attempt. You’ve got to own the performance a bit more. Nice voice.

Jenny Fraser-Wright – Good look but may need more stage performance to gain confidence.

Georgia Quinn – Keep practising. It’s too early at the moment. You need more performance experience.

Michele Correa – Put your own take on the song and be more confident.

Abigail Mason – Good image. Watch your tuning during your song.

Talent Competition Birmingham, Further Feedback

Ricardo Morgan – Think about your image. Nice voice though. Clothes and song didn’t go together.

Emily St. John-Jones – Confident audition but you need to slow down. Don’t rush through the song.

Paris Georgia – Good audition. You’d benefit from more stage performance.

Josh Cotterill – Strong performance & a good look. Excellent audition.

Amy Goodall – Predictable choice of song. Make the song your own. A good audition though.

Giles Potter – Nice energy. Personality shone through.

Emily Shepherd – Nice sound but work on your confidence and your performance.

Georgia Mayblood – Be more confident and smile! Great voice.

Caitlin Finney – Your vocal style and choice of song is best suited to musicals.

Identity – Love the look. Work on the solo bits of your song. Harmonies are OK but try to be a bit more dramatic.

Charlotte Mann – Beautiful voice. Perfect for musicals.

Sophie & Emily Jefferson – Good look but need to build confidence because you both have nice voices.

Lydia Brooks – Nice transitions, not much to fault. Try and put some power behind it.

Bethany McDonald – Interesting voice, unique!

Reflex – Didn’t need vocals on backing track. Good attempt at harmonies. More power needed.

Not Completely Blonde – Love the name and the look. Mind blowing harmonies! Fantastic, loved it. So tight.

Daniel Graham – Good song choice and you’ve given it a different theme. Be more confident.

Eminence – Like the routine. Keep working on the harmonies. Keep practicing.

So Precious – Completely flat. You look great but not enough vocal ability.

Blackspee – Loosen up. Good little song.

Halos – Keep practising and build on the power in vocals. Your harmonies are ok and in some places very beautiful.

Kirsty Jew – Good rap but got weaker as the song went on. Need more performance experience.

Jessica Dixon – Good look. Think about choice of song. The more original you are the more you’ll stand out.

Jess Dyer – Struggled with the chorus. Choose a song that suits your vocal range. Be yourself.

Dylan Gilligan – Difficult to follow the song. Strong voice but need to pick a stronger song to sing in auditions.

Tyler Markovic – Distinct style. Excellent audition!

Leah Walker – Don’t try too hard, sometimes less is more. Really nice voice though and an excellent audition.

Dominic Holmes – Good look. Nice voice but try not to clap through audition.

Social Misfits – Original. Great voice it mixed together really well. Rap lyrics weren’t very strong, but a good audition.

Habzdizzle – Good pace, good backing track, nice flow. Good audition.

Redstaar – Really entertaining audition. Clever lyrics, good track.

Ian & Clare – Very different. Loads of energy.

Moments Collide – Nice voice, well sung. They made it look easy.   

Unrelated Brothers – Quite cool. Quite loose for slow rapping.

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