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Unsigned musicians in Manchester have been discovered by Open Mic UK music competition as singers took to the stage last weekend. The music competition has provided industry feedback for the best unsigned musicians in the region.

Successful auditionees in Manchester performed at The Willows in Salford in front of a large crowd and the Open Mic UK industry experts. Judges included vocal coaches, music journalists and A&R managers. The singing competition feedback on selected acts can be seen below.

Judging the unsigned musicians in Manchester were Asher Halle from Green Pepper Junction Records, national entertainment writer Simon Keegan, High Peak Radio presenter Helen Mason, vocal coach Jen Casby, Liverpool music promoter Phil Whittam and Head of A&R at Future Music Ben Price.

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.

Unsigned Musicians Manchester Feedback – 16 and under category

Caroline Eve – Powerful voice, with work on her stage presence she’s got great potential.

Demz– Great vocals just need more energy on stage. Knows how to work the crowd, and good original song.

Porteya Grant-Maloney– Nerves showed need to work on ways to hide them if they’re a problem. A beautiful voice though and a beautiful girl.

Astrid Harris– What a voice for such a young girl. Loved the way she performed the song really felt the lyrics.

Rebecca Smith– Really good voice and presentation. The best performer of the day so far.

Charlotte Davis– Too much shouting. Has the potential to be a star with more coaching.

Cloii – Great image and vocally sound. Needs to  work on stage presence and entertainment value though.

Domenica – Off key in parts. Nice image but lost out on song choice. An overdone number.

Emily Smith– Fun song and a great voice. An energetic performance.

George Jones– Very basic songwriting on the original and needed to spice up the cover version, but all very well performed.

Emily Yarwood– Not a very strong voice. Captured the emotion of the song though.

Katy Cottrell– Great potential. Lovely to see someone so young singing and playing her own songs on the guitar.

Lucy Borgen– Good voice but it’s hard to improve an Adele song pick something a little more unique next time.

Unsigned Musicians Manchester – Further Feedback

Megan Simpson– An interesting voice but an average performance. Needs to improve her playing ability but there’s potential there.

Michael Platt– Looked so nervous. Nice voice but work on your image.

Mikki – The best voice so far in my honest opinion. Nervous to start with but grew as the song progressed.

Rhiannon Hill– Visually engaging and she has star quality.

Victoria Carney– Vocally very good but didn’t engage with the audience enough. Beautifully sung.

Victoria Chloe– Great stage presence but not the strongest vocally.

Avec -  Harmonies are great but individually not strong. Needs tighter choreography.

Jordan Madani– Best original song of the heat. Has stage presence and pleased the audience.

Megan Jenkins– Got into the song as it went along and a great ending. Great voice, great performance.

Emma Collins– A good performance despite a shaky vocal start.

The guest act for the day was Hatty Keane, who treated the crowds to brilliant performances. 

Unsigned Musicians Manchester, Enter Now!

All successful acts at the Manchester Regional Finals will now be performing in the live Area Final Showcase on 4^th December at The Willows in Manchester. Come along to see the best unsigned talent!

All acts are competing to make it to the Grand Final on January 21^st at The O2

Don’t miss your chance to perform in front of industry professionals! You can enter Open Mic UK now!