Festival4Stars explained

Festival4Stars was a UK-based talent competition for singing and dancing open to all ages. Set up to combat the negative feedback given on mainstream reality shows, each contestant gets written feedback from 2 of the professional industry judges.^[1]

Competition sections

• Solo Dance (Any Style)
  • 12 yrs & under
  • 13–20 yrs
• Solo Singing (Any song not from a Musical)
  • 14 yrs & Under
  • 15 yrs to Adult
• Musical Solos (Songs from Musical Theatre productions or films)
  • 14 yrs & Under
  • 15 yrs to Adult
• Musical Group (Songs from Musical Theatre productions or films)
  • Open to all age groups, no limit.
• Dance Duos / Trios & Groups (Any Style)
• Star Group (Anything that could not fit into any other category)

Expansion of heats

Festival4stars started in 2002 a four-heat pilot in the West Of Scotland.

2003 and 2004 saw a growth to heats in seven regions in Scotland and England and in 2005 this grew even bigger to nine regions of the UK.

In 2011 Festival4Stars will have 25 11 regions encompassing Northern Ireland, Wales, England and Scotland. Adding the seven regional finals, and two national finals, 2011 will have 34 events.

2011 Heats

• Central London
• East of Scotland
• London Regional
• North of England
• North East of England
• Northern Ireland
• South of England
• Wales
• West of England
• West Midlands
• West of Scotland

Supporters

• Patron
  • Andrew Castle
• Ambassadors
  • Duncan James
  • Cheryl Baker

Former Winners

• Soraya Mafi^[2]
• Faryl Smith
• George Sampson
• Alice Barlow
• Kelsey-Beth Crossley
• Natalie Grace Chua
• Molly Scott
• Jade Thirlwall

References

1. Web site: Domain Default page . 2022-01-04 . 2012-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121016123402/http://www.festival4stars.com/ . live .
2. Web site: Press . Rossendale Free . 2006-11-24 . Singer Soraya wows judges . 2022-07-27 . rossendale . en.