Excitement builds for Wexford Has Talent auditions
SINGERS, musicians, dancers, gymnasts, traditional musicians and Kung Fu and kick-boxing performers are among the wide variety of acts who have pre-registered to take part in upcoming auditions for the semi-final of the exciting Wexford Has Talent competition offering a top prize of €2000 in cash and two runner-up prizes of €500 each.
Auditions will take place on Sunday next, January 14 in Clayton Whites Hotel from 12 noon to 6 pm and the judges will include Sophie Wilson, Anita Murphy, Pat Lawlor and Ian Grey who will offer professional feedback and support to the competing acts.
The judges will select a shortlist of between 24 and 30 acts who will go forward to two live audience semi-finals at Clayton Whites Hotel on Saturday, January 20 and Saturday, January 27. The successful semi-finalists will perform in front of an audience at the Wexford Has Talent Grand Final on Saturday, February 24.
The competition which has been held annually since 2015 is open to performers of all ages and is free to enter. The overall winner will walk away with a €2,000 prize sponsored by the Wexford People with two runners-up receiving €500 each. Previous winners include the band Fit for Kings, gymnast Tara Doyle Robinson and the Seventh Fret musical group.
Competing acts are being encouraged to pre-register online for an audition place via the website www.wexfordhastalent.com, to ensure the least amount of waiting time for contestants. However, the judges will see all acts who turn up on the day.
Tickets for the fourth annual Wexford Has Talent Semi-Finals are now on sale at Clayton Whites Hotel at €10 each with tickets costing €15 for the Grand Final. All the live shows will start at 8pm sharp.
For further details and Wexford Has Talent news see www.wexfordhastalent.com or join the event on Facebook.com/WexfordHasTalent and Instagram or Twitter - @WexHasTalent.