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The long anticipated Talent 2009 event took place this weekend (13th of June) at the Adrian Boult Conservatoire, Birmingham. The event, which is organised by not for profit organisation Aspire4u, featured singing, dancing, poetry, rapping, fashion and more from young people from across the Midlands.

The Adrian Boult stage was transformed into a dynamic, eye catching, visual masterpiece courtesy of Audio Visual company MCL. London based Comedian Slim hosted the nights proceedings and was a laugh a minute. There were stalls from local organisations who sold their products and provided giveaways throughout the night which the audience flocked to throughout the evening.

The winners of Talent 2009 included dance trio Fusion from Nottingham who wowed the audience with their blend of a variety of different musical genres and dancing styles. They won a cameo in a Shalit Global music video. Shalit Global is the management company responsible for the likes of N Dubz and Jamelia.

Jayla Nyota Brothers was the winning lyricist and will now have automatic entry into the Urban Music Awards competition “Britain’s Next Urban Superstar” as well as 5 hours studio time with MPM records to record a demo CD.

The vocal section saw a tie between funky house artist Rochelle Robertson and jazz singer Danieal. They will both record a track with urban artist Donae’o as well as receive 5hours studio time to record a demo CD courtesy of 2nd City Productions.

The winning models were Emmanuel Ikoro and Melika Burrell who both will appear in Tru Life Magazine and Asian Woman magazine as well as receive a free photo shoot courtesy of Aspire4u. They also get free membership to Mahogany models.

Finally the winning designer was Anna Apostolou whose gothic inspired creations beat off the other two design entries to the top spot. Anna will receive a feature in Asian Woman Magazine and the opportunity to sell her garments on Me, Myself and I online boutique thanks to free membership for one year.

The show ended with an impromptu performance by urban artist Donae’o who invited the audience onto the stage to Party Hard. The audience jumped at the chance and swarmed the stage in seconds.

However, the night did not end there. Party goers flocked to Panama Bar to celebrate the event at the Talent 2009 official after party hosted by DJ Warren G. In all it was a fabulous night!

Talent will be back again next year and anyone interested in getting involved should email their details to info@aspire4u.co.uk asap.

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