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Published:
January
31,
2010
Holiday
park's contest proves Burnham-On-Sea's got talent!
Nine
top local entertainers and musicians battled it out during a talent
contest at a Burnham-On-Sea holiday park on Saturday night (January
30th).
Lakeside
Holiday Park in Westfield Road held the final of its Parkstars
competition where the acts entertained a large audience and a
panel of judges for the chance to win the prize of four paid performances
at the park over the summer season.
Each
of the acts - Antoine Fleuriot, Rebecca Jennings, Emma Twigg,
Hayley Richards, The Three Of Us, Pete Langley, Stacey Holmes,
Sue Khosravi and The Wrinkly Rappers - had a ten minute slot live
on stage with a full professional production.
 The
three top acts - The 3 of Us, Sue Khosravi and Antoine Flueriot
- each won development workshops and publicity material so their
performance can become a full 45-minute show and be taken to the
holiday industry's entertainment market.
James Panter, Entertainment Manager at Lakeside, told Burnham-On-Sea.com:
"Throughout the time we have been taking entries for the
contest I have been totally suprised at the diverse age range
of the acts wanting to take part."
"When
I began this I thought that we would have a lot of late teenage
age people or students from performing arts courses, but this
has not been the case and nearly three quarters of the finalists
are aged 30+ with some nearly double that."
"They
all have entertaining qualities and the grand final was a fantastic
showcase of talent coming together in one place and, regardless
of winning, every act had their moment on stage with full sound
and lighting and in front of a live audience."
A
big audience turned out to watch the event, which also raised
money for Taunton-based charity St Margaret's Hospice.
Pictured
are the competitors, including (top) third-placed Antoine Flueriot
and (above) Emma Twigg
Rebecca
and Mark Jennings impressed the audience
Haley
Richards gave a spirited performance during Saturday's event
Stacey
Holmes was among the talented finalists at the show
Pete
Langley's unqiue act was popular with the audience
The
3 Of Us wowed the audience and judges to win first place
Burnham's
Wrinkly Rappers were on top form at the show
Sue
Khosravi just missed out on top prize by coming second overall
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