Seven through to talent show final
SEVEN ACTS were announced as finalists following the first of two semi-finals for Wexford Has Talent 2017.
Saturday’s show closed with rapturous applause as the acts were announced as finalists, qualifying for the Grand Final on February 11.
The qualifiers will join at least six more acts that will be selected from Semi Final 2, which takes place this Saturday, January 21, at Clayton Whites Hotel.
Qualifying for the grand final is singer and guitarist Aaron McStein, pole artist Danielle Reck, 19-year-old singer Adi Roche O’Leary, 15-year-old musical theatre performer Caoimhe Boyle, from Foulkesmills, 13-year-old singer Aoife Goodison, 19-year-old singer from Wexford town Luke Hayes and hip hop dance troupe from Wexford town ‘Hysteria’. Other performers who shone on the stage during Semi Final 1 included singer Jane Willow, interpretive dance performer Zack Murphy, singer Josh Scallan, dance duo Irina and Olivia, opertatic singer Anya Furlong, singer Chloe Young and ten year old singer Leah Gammell.
Judges at the annual ‘Wexford Has Talent’ competition say that the level of talent was ‘incredible’. Pat Lawlor, Catherine ‘Biddy’ Walsh, Sophie Wilson and Anita Cullen served as the judging panel for Semi Final 1 and George Lawlor was the event MC. ‘ This has been an incredible night’s entertainment, the standard of talent among the acts is very high,’ said Catherine. The second Semi Final will take place at Clayton Whites Hotel in Wexford at 8 p.m. on Saturday, January 21, with ballerina Sorcha Finn, martial arts performer Naoise McManus, singer Eabha Carty, 7th Fret harmony group, pianist Emma Murphy, singer Emma O’Leary, singer Will Troy Walsh, singer Caoimhe Troy, singer Jirat O’Neill, operatic singer Emma Hore, singer Hayley Crosbie, singer Chris Flood Hayes, singer Jack Quinn, singer Jenny Murphy, singer Ciara Doherty set to take to the stage to battle it out for the last number of places in the 2017 Grand Final.
Tickets priced at €10 for Semi Final 2 and €15 for the Grand Final are now on sale at Clayton Whites Hotel. Both live shows commence at 8 p.m.