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GR ND FIN L SATURDAY 22nd FEBRUARY 2014

The Judges

Brian Monk Record Producer Horizontal Music

Dave Englefield Head of Content Pulse 104.4

Rt. Honourable Michelle Michael John Penrose MBE MP Grand Pier

elcome to the grand Final of “Weston’s Got Talent - 2014”. It is a contest open to all ages to provide a showcase for local talent. The inspiration for this talent contest came from last year’s Town Mayor, Cllr. David Hitchins, who was impressed by how many talented groups and acts he had seen in his Mayoral year, and so the contest has been brought together by Weston Town Council, with the help and support of our sponsors and volunteers – without whom, these community events may not otherwise occur. This programme has a number printed on the back page, which may win you a prize tonight - so don’t discard or lose it!

ailey Cllr. Roger B

About Weston-SUPER-Events - a project from Weston Arts Social Enterprise Ltd, which is a not-for-profit (soon to be a Charity) organisation which aims to facilitate events in Weston-super-Mare and surrounding areas that: (a) Gives the residents inspiring events to be involved in (b) Raises the profile of Weston, encouraging short to medium-stay tourism Also, to provide meaningful volunteering opportunities for those seeking to work within the event industry, back-to-work skills and social responsibility. For more information, or to get involved, visit:

www.wase.org.uk or call 07768 594999

Get your copy of Weston’s Got Talent - The DVD! All the acts taking part tonight will feature on a DVD of the final. All proceeds from the sale of the DVD will go to support the work of Weston-SUPER-Events. Details of how to order your copy can be found at www.westonsgottalent.co.uk Weston’s Got Talent and Weston-SUPER-Events are delighted to have been able to present the students of award-winning Weston College with the opportunity to build on their studies. Our thanks go to the talented students from the Faculty of Creative Arts for their valuable assistance in Video Production and Sound Reproduction.

Aaja Nachle Ashleigh is 9 and attends Corpus Christi primary school. Anju & Alka are 12 year olds from Broadoak senior school. The group formed 16 months ago and have danced for various events in North Somerset and Bristol including the North Somerset BME Network. They are choreographed by Ashleigh’s mum, Disha.

Audacity Audacity dance crew are a group of young people who meet at Portishead youth centre on Monday nights, all the girls are in full time education and aged from 10-17. Inspired by a local event, 'Streetfest', back in 2009, they remain as committed and enthusiastic as ever.

Charley Bryson 11 year old Charley is a Year 7 pupil from Bristol. She has entered a few competitions such as Teenstar, Shooting Stars Talent Show (a local charity talent show) and she has also auditioned for Britain’s Got Talent 3 times. She really enjoys singing and is quite confident with singing in front of an audience.

Christian Southway Christian is 12 years old and a pupil of Churchill Academy. He has been singing with a drama group since he was 6. In his previous performances at the Blakehay he played the lead in “Puss in Boots”,and the Artful Dodger in “Olivia”. This is the first talent show Christian has entered and he is singing a classic show tune.

Dave Elswood Dave is a 58 year old electrician who has lived and worked in Worle for 30 years. He has always enjoyed music and had a passion for singing . Having only recently started to try and pursue his dreams, he would like to continue and do more in the future.

Ellie Hill and Lucy Taylor Lucy and Ellie have both been singing since the age of nine, and taking part locally in festivals and concerts as soloists and together as a duet. They live locally and both attend Churchill Academy & Sixth Form with Lucy in year 9 and Ellie in her last year of sixth form preparing for exams before university.

Gracie Wickens-Sweet Gracie is a local 9 year old seasoned performer who has sung in theatres all across the southwest and local festivals. She regularly competes in national singing competitions including 'Teenstar' and was recently runner-up in 'Star of Stage,' the UK's biggest musical theatre competition, judged by Connie Fisher who declared Gracie as 'The next Beyonce.'

Jade Turner Jade is a 18 Year old singer from Berkshire, currently working as a travel agent. She has had no singing coaching or lessons throughout her life. Inspired to perform at a young age, she has performed at the Royal Albert Hall, London Palladium and Saddlers Wells.

Jordan Gulvin Jordan is a Performing Arts student at Weston College. As well as his stunning performances as a Drag artist, he enjoys theatre work, pantomimes and musicals. He is passionate about Surrealistic acting. In Drag, he performs as a variety of female vocals, his idol is Donna Summer. Jordan sees his future as a performer on stage.

Josh Taylor Josh is thirteen and has been singing in shows at school and with drama groups in the Weston area, performing at The Playhouse. He is a student at Priory Community School, and has recently started a BTEC music course, in which he is lead singer of an acoustic-styled band.

Kelly Anne Magbanua Kelly Anne has just turn 7 and is in year 2 at Corpus Christi Catholic School in Weston. She is always happy to sing and is confident performing to the crowd! Her major achievement was at Nailsea Music Festival, aged 5, where she was awarded first place in one of her performance 2 years in a row.

Kristen White Kristen is 17 years old and lives in Bradley Stoke, Bristol. She is currently studying for her A Levels at St Brendan`s College and she is hoping to go on to study at Drama School next year. Kristen loves performing and has been dancing since the age 3 and started singing for fun about four years ago.

Laurie McMahon Laurie is a 14 year old aspiring musician who sings and plays the guitar. Being visually impaired, his sense of hearing goes into overdrive - hence his passion for music. He composes, writes and sings his own songs as well as covers. Jake Bugg, Arctic Monkeys and Jamie T are just a few of his inspirations.

Richard Pedler Richard Pedler is a 19 year old beatboxer from Weston-super-Mare who taught himself how to beatbox by watching videos and clips on the internet, and continued with practice over the course of 7 years. Richard is now the process of creating YouTube videos for his new channel and will posting more videos soon.

Rosie Gray Rosie Gray (also known as Rofo) is 14 and attends Priory Community School. Her passion is singing and she could never imagine doing anything else. She loves to draw, listen to Evanescence and spend time with her friends and family.

Ryan Davey 17 year old singer-guitarist, Ryan Davey, is a full-time student at Weston College, studying for a music diploma. With a passion for all types of music, he particularly enjoys anything from the 60s and 70s right through to the present day. His main tastes are Blues and Rock but he also enjoys popular music.

Senna Weeks Senna Weeks aged 11 from Weston-super-Mare is a keen guitarist. Named after Brazilian formula 1 Champion Ayrton Senna, Senna is used to life in the fast lane! Senna has been playing both acoustic and electric guitar since he was 7 years old, his "Guitar Heroes" include Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton and Joe Bonamassa to name but a few.

Swayology Swayology is a group of 10-16 year old girls, put together as one crew from their street dance sessions. They have rehearsed once weekly for 45 minutes and on our own only once every two months for the last 7 months. They hope to demonstrate their love and passion for dance through their performance in this final.

Sydney Coombs Sydney Coombs is 14 years old and a student at Priory Community School. She loves to perform, and attends the Jacqueline Fox School of Dance. She has always loved music and started singing and dancing when she was little.

Two In One Two In One is a sister singing duo that has, in the past, performed on holiday parks in the south west as part of the entertainments team . Since leaving the parks they still enjoy going to karaoke and performed in 2012 at the Springboard Charity Ball in aid of pre-school children with special needs.

Zoe Phillips Zoe is 10 years old and loves all things musical. From the minute she gets home from school, she sings and dances around the house, spinning around like a ballerina in a jewellery box. Zoe has never wanted to put herself forward for anything like this before and is so proud of herself for just taking part.

Acknowledgements

Grateful thanks goes to:

Corporate Sponsors: C4 Events - Event Production; Sound and Lighting Compex Computers - Financial Support JK Lighting - Lighting Design Nightingale Group - Financial Support SJ Surveyors - Financial Support McDonald’s Restaurants North Somerset - Crew Catering

Prize Sponsors: Horizontal Music - Recording Session Pulse 104.4 - Recording Playtime Plus: The venues, and their staff, that hosted the heats The heat judges Weston-SUPER-Events and volunteers - Event Coordination Zoe Scott - Weston Town Council - Event Coordination All those contestants who didn’t make it through to the final… …this time!

www.westonsgottalent.co.uk

Media Sponsors: Pulse 104.4 The Weston and Worle View The Weston, Worle and Somerset Mercury