Junior Star Singer Songwriter magazine
The online magazine for the Junior Star Singer Songwriter competition
By Amanda Neale (Manager for Billy & Louie and Founder of Junior Star Singer Songwriter )
I switched the TV off and smiled. Part of me was relieved it was over, but the other half of me was excited for more exciting times to come. I had just watched Billy and Louie perform on Little Mix the Search, a new talent show that the band’s management company had produced for BBC television.
Continue reading “A big performance that wowed Little Mix”
Stories built around relationships are always great material for new songs. In this article, Emily Taylor-Smith tells how the story of a past relationship gave her the idea for her new song, ‘Dealings with the Devil’.
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Alongside the 2018 Junior Star Singer/Songwriter national competition, we travelled a little further to reach talented young people aged 10-16 for Junior Star Singer/Songwriter Europe! This special edition was met with some incredible entries, but there could only be one winner and that lucky person was Marcus Bagley-Hodkin from the UK! I caught up with Marcus for a chat about how he felt to be named European winner and what his plans are for the future.
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As the 2019 series of Junior Star Singer has kicked off for another year of touring the country searching for more young people with hidden talents, I caught up with the winner of the 2018 solo category, Phoebe Maddison, to find out how she felt following her win.
Continue reading “Interview with Phoebe, our 2018 solo vocalist competition winner”
So, after a manic but fun search around the towns and cities of the UK, we finally found our Junior Star Singer Songwriter competition winner for 2018! After spending the day with us at the JSS final in London in December, Phoebe Maddison was announced best singer and overall winner of the competition.
Just like 2017 best group winners, Billy and Louie Hughes, Phoebe came to our attention after her performance in the regional heats on Swindon FM.
Continue reading “Meet our JSS 2018 competition winner, Phoebe Maddison!”
