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Music competition Open Mic UK awards winners at The O2 in London who were all competing to be crowned Open Mic UK champion 2011. The music competition awards were handed out and Open Mic UK has provided feedback for the best unsigned singers in the UK.

Successful contestants in the music competition played in front of a capacity Indigo2 crowd this weekend, an award for their run in the singing competition which has seen them come through auditions and live shows. The singing competition feedback on all acts can be seen below.

The judging panel included Radio 1's Annie Nightingale, BGM’s Michael King, Future Music’s Chris Grayston, Flavour magazine writer Semper Azeez-Harris, E Plus from Choice FM, Pete Cunnah from D:Ream, Mobo Award winning singer Shola Ama, and Ben Price from Future Music.

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.

Music competition awards winners

Laura P; Annie Nightingale; Very heartfelt, but not new. Shola Ama; Nice tone on the piano. Could use more crowd interaction. Pete Cunnah; Astonishing voice and writing talent. I love your work! Astonishing! Michael King; Great voice, needs styling. E Plus; Laura sings very well but I would have preferred less ad libs and more melody. Very talented nevertheless. Ben Price; Encapsulating. Really engaging performer. 

Harri Georgio; Annie Nightingale; Professor Green-esque. Good original beats. Shola Ama; Good star quality and bad boy edge. Could be great with the right songs. Pete Cunnah; Can’t help but wonder what a year on the road would do to you. Seriously good! Michael King; Like him. E Plus; Most of the performance he was at the back of the stage. Very energetic though. Semper Azeez Harris; He’s got the swagger and drops his own tracks in there too. He could make it. Ben Price; Really good performance Harri. Timings to perfection. Really surprised me today.

Charlotte Oram; Shola Ama; Strong voice, could’ve dressed up a bit more. Good original though. Pete Cunnah; If it doesn’t happen as an artist you will make it as a writer. Wicked! Michael King; Good artist. E Plus; I can’t fault the performance but it didn’t stand out. Ben Price; Really strong vocals. Very strong performer.

Libby Alice; Annie Nightingale; Kate Moss lookalike. Would make it as a model if not an artist. Shola Ama; Her tuning was off. Sweet girl though. Pete Cunnah; You look amazing but your voice was a little flat/sharp in places. Wonderful! Michael King; Ability matches her looks. E Plus; I liked the way she worked the stage, but the vocals were lacking a little.

Beki Robinson; Annie Nightingale; Nice outfit. A little too heavy and full of angst. Shola Ama; A whole lot better when she did the Beyonce song. Pete Cunnah; Astonishing voice! Michael King; Good artist. E Plus; Love her tone. Would have liked her to show off her voice more. It was not a dynamic vocal performance. Ben Price; Love the image. Really nice keys performance. Very engaging.

Sophie Mendoza; Annie Nightingale; Big voice and hair. Could develop. Shola Ama; Great vocals, great vibe, good look. Pete Cunnah; Big diva approach, you really owned it. Ace!            Michael King; Love her. E Plus; She’s good to go! Love the 2^ndtrack. Would like to see her with a live band. Semper Azeez Harris; She has star quality and can perform. Ben Price;Great voice, really well performed.

Jake McGarry; Annie Nightingale; Two folk blokes with guitars. Look like buskers but nothing wrong with that. Shola Ama; A bit Hanson meets the Disney Channel. Talented though with good crowd participation. Pete Cunnah; Nuts! Extremely entertaining and leftfield. Great! Michael King; Different but cool. E Plus; Really liked the changes in the 2^ndsong and the audience interaction. Ben Price;A lively acoustic is nice to see. Well done for carrying on with a broken string a really professional performance.

John Irvine; Annie Nightingale; Back to the Jose Feliciano style. I’ve heard so much of this. A little nasal also. Shola Ama; Great vocals. Pete Cunnah; Great stuff! Preferred your first song. Unique voice. Michael King; Quite good but no star quality. E Plus; Really liked the twang in his voice but the performance was a bit plain. Ben Price; Love this guy well done for making it engaging and fun to watch. Silky voice.

Sham; Annie Nightingale; Some rapper! Shola Ama; Good effort with the dancers. Good show, enjoyed it very much. Pete Cunnah; Awesome! Stars all around. It’s all there. Michael King; Enjoyable!! E Plus; Very current. Ben Price; Good energy. Nice image and love the song. Dancers really brought something to the performance. Precision and timing, beats and rhyming.

Stephanie Jackson; Annie Nightingale; Another Adelelica. Great look. Shola Ama; Tuning was off. Pete Cunnah; Great tone and look but I think Adele was too big for you. Chris Grayston; Vocals needed to be on point but frequently suffered with pitch. E Plus;       Should have made the song your own it was a bit of a straight cover. Ben Price; Be careful your stage performance doesn’t affect your vocals and breathing.

Rosie Shann; Annie Nightingale; Good interpretation of Example cover. Shola Ama; Didn’t have enough oomph for me. Pete Cunnah; Star quality but would be better in a girl band. A bit pitchy today, sorry. Chris Grayston; Very contrasting songs not sure they made it clear what you stand for as an artist. E Plus; Love the rendition, sounded like a totally different song. The image didn’t marry with the 2^ndsong. Ben Price;Liked the cover arrangement but the key went wrong towards the end. Great energetic 2^ndsong. Good use of stage.

Lulabelle; Shola Ama; Very cute and sweet vibe. Wrong song though. Pete Cunnah; Your voice has tone, timing could be tighter though and a little pitchy today. Cool! Michael King; Could be good with work. Chris Grayston; So charismatic but towards the end was let down by pushing the vocal too much. E Plus; She didn’t bring any confidence and thus it felt flat. Would have liked her to give me because she can sing. Ben Price; Quirky and original but needs some work on vocals. Like the act and good song choices.

Music competition awards winners – further feedback

Jess Dixon; Annie Nightingale; She’s a bit naughty! Dolly Parton/Marilyn Monroe. Great outfit. Pete Cunnah; Stunning looks but a little struggle on the higher notes. Work on your mic technique. Michael King; Not bad, needs styling. E Plus; She was too static for the song. Pitching could have been better. Ben Price; Missed a few notes. Needed to use the stage more.

YB; Annie Nightingale; He looks great, but is he different enough? Shola Ama; Not enough diction. Couldn’t see or hear him for much of it. Pete Cunnah; You disappeared on us! Wicked stuff! Michael King; Gone missing! Chris Grayston; Not sure going in the crowd always works. E Plus; Confidence and swagger but where did you go? In a talent competition you stay where the judges can see you. Ben Price; Another strong urban act. Might have benefitted from some dancers.

La Voix; Annie Nightingale; Classic girl trio. If they had the right song they could go a long way. Great harmonies. Shola Ama; Nice harmonies like Wilson Phillips. Pete Cunnah; Harmonies are not tight enough yet. E Plus; Harmonies were hit and miss. Ben Price; Nice harmonies. The image is still a little uncoordinated. Liked the song though.

Tayla-Blue; Annie Nightingale; Nice outfit. Pete Cunnah; A lot of thought and effort went into this. A star performance. Wow! Michael King; Like her. Chris Grayston; Loved the synch of image and name. Original was definitely catchy. Put on a show. E Plus; The 2^ndsong won me over, she definitely has something! Semper Azeez Harris; You can see she has an ethic of hard work. Very important. Love her vibe. Ben Price; Love the beats, great original. Surprise package of the final for me.

T’Shan; Shola Ama; Have the 90’s come back? Pete Cunnah; Late 80’s again. Great voice and a star performance. Loved it! Michael King; Enjoyable. Chris Grayston;Great routine but an imbalance on the dancers. E Plus; It was all quite dated. Ben Price; Great moves but voice struggled at first. Brilliant stage presence and dancers were very good.

Bella; Annie Nightingale; Middle one of the three has star quality. A very modern Goth look. Shola Ama; Tuning was a little off. Pete Cunnah; Lower third was too strong in the harmonies. Looked amazing. Excellent! Michael King; With work could be good. Chris Grayston; Wall of voices. Some well worked harmonies in places. Full and inspiring. E Plus; Quite pitchy. Ben Price; Very classy. Nice performance would have liked to have seen another side to you though.

Jordyn Hutchinson; Annie Nightingale; Not convincing enough. Pete Cunnah; A little pitchy here and there. Great delivery. Sassy and plucky. Love it. Michael King; Not bad. E Plus; A very plain performance. Would have liked you to work the stage more. Ben Price; Not sure on the hat! Cover was a little straight put your own spin on it.

Melo; Annie Nightingale; Very well colour coordinated. They must have had very good looking mum’s.Shola Ama; Nice harmonies, they’re cute. Pete Cunnah; Huge, tight harmonies. Less is more though. They’re awesome! Michael King; Good but need work. Chris Grayston; What a shame they started a little flat. No doubt we will see a lot of these girls they’ve had a great competition. E Plus; An overall nice medley of tracks, but needs more dynamics in the vocals. Ben Price; Good harmonies. Needed more stage presence. Nice arrangements on both songs.

3Style; Shola Ama; Good fun. Pete Cunnah; Not my area but really brilliant to see. It’s all there! Michael King; Good but needs work. Chris Grayston; Good routine. Well worked choreography. E Plus; Very current, almost good to go. Liked the vocalist. Semper Azeez Harris; Energy, confidence and vigour. Not sure that was your best performance though. Ben Price; Really smooth. Good chemistry. Well-rehearsed, well done!

Millie Hopkins; Annie Nightingale; In the 70’s she’d be a star with that talent. A bit Joni. Shola Ama; Cute. Sweet voice and a Kate Bush vibe. I liked it. Pete Cunnah; Unique voice, beautifully performed. Lovely! Michael King; I like her but nothing different. E Plus; Beautiful tone. Loved the intricate ad libs. Ben Price; Relaxing performance. Nice tones.

Pretty Girl Rock; Shola Ama; No vibe. Needed it to be soulful. Pete Cunnah; Routines and image are great. Tighten up your vocal performance though. A bit pitchy in parts, sorry. Very entertaining! Michael King; OK. E Plus; Do it Like a Dude is a very high energy song and the dancing didn’t marry with that. Harmonies and singing were cool though. Ben Price; Well-choreographed. Needed more harmonies. Needs more layers.

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