Open mic UK...

Open Mic UK. I'm not sure how many people have actually heard of this competition, its slightly similar to X-factor its less publicized but it is a big competition that many people entering its people of all genre's, styles and ages. there are three categories for this competition; 16 and Under, 17-22 and Over 23's. Each round has a group of judges and they change with each round. Its a pretty tough competition there are so many people with amazing talent, the judges must have a hard time only picking out a certain few. in the audition you can only perform a piece of two minutes and due to the large number of contesters you may not be able to perform the whole so you would have to pick the perfect songs that could wow someone in less than minute. The Grand finals is at the O2 which for anyone would be an amazing experience the O2 is one of the largest arenas in London some big artists can't even say they have performed there.
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• The winner will receive £5,000, the runner up £2,500 and the remaining age category winners £1,000 to spend on the development of their music!
• An Initial extensive winner's publicity package, with previous winners being featured in National music press; Q Magazine, The Fly, Rewind Magazine, Mojo Magazine, RWD, Unsigned Muso and FlavourMagazine.
• A comprehensive consultation package (implementation where applicable) including– social marketing, image, brand.

Whether you’re competing at the Regional Finals or make it through to the Grand Final, everyone who takes part in Open Mic UK will have the chance to win prizes. Amongst the goodies up for grabs will be the Exposure Awards – awarded to the acts that generate the most publicity in their region. Prizes include;

• The winner in each region will receive a free day in a local recording studio worth up to £250.
• In addition there will be runner up prizes in each region of £100 music lessons.
• MUZU TV award; awarded to the act that achieves the most views on music video hosting website MUZU.TV. The overall winner who achieves the most views on MUZU.TV for their Open Mic UK filmed footage will receive an exclusive all expenses paid trip to Dublin to make a music video in MUZU.TV studio and documentary video of the trip, which will all be a main feature on the MUZU.TV home page.

- There's more info on the website if your interested http://www.openmicuk.co.uk/singing-contest-prizes

I entered the competition and i am very happy to say i made it through to the regional finals and i am hoping, praying to make it to the finals at least i'd love more than anything to win but to simply be standing on the stage at the O2 a place where i have seen so many amazing artists perform would make me the happiest - by time the of the finals- 16 year old in the world. If anyone is interested in seeing the amazing performers you can buy tickets. I hope all of you wish me luck. 

Peace =]

Autumn <3