Open Mic Uk 2011
Posted by Sara Chamberlain on Saturday, January 7, 2012
Under: Open Mic UK
Well what can I say, I have not updated this in a long time!! a lot has been going on in the last 6 months or so. Firsty I entered a big UK Competition called "Open Mic UK".
1st Audition
I was very nervous, had to sing in front of about 6 or 7 judges, and there was around 5 singers on stage and we basically sang down the line after being asked by 1 of the judges who we were and what we were going to sing.
We had to sing acapella which is sometimes difficult as you have to make sure your timing is very much perfect. My song was "The Scientist" by "Coldplay" and had to sing a verse and chorus of the song, even though I felt very nervous up there I think I hid them very well and did quite a good job. After everyone had sung we had to go and wait until they called us to tell us whether we made it through to the next stage.
I got called up with 3 other people and the lady revealed that we had made it through!!! I was very excited and excited to tell everyone I had made it through. We then had to go and collect 25 tickets to sell to people to come and watch us, I had around 3-4 weeks until the next round.
So now I had to choose what song I was going to sing. After going through a couple, I decided I was going to sing a song by Jessie J which is on her 'Who you are' album and the song is called "Big White Room". It is a song that I loved the very first time I heard it and wanted to sing it for ages so this was my opportunity.
The song could not be any longer than 3.30mins so had to cut the track down quite a bit as it was originally around 5 minutes (with the help of my singing coach, Dielle) had a few 1 to 1 sessions with Dielle to perfect the song and also to discuss image and stage presence and movement on the stage etc!
So decided to go with a bit of a Jessie J image as I was singing her song.
2nd Audition
Got to the audition at 5.30 to register then on to do a sound check. I sold 33 tickets for this audition so had a few people coming to support me such as family, my best mates, work colleagues, my boss etc. I was a bit of a nervous wreck but also very very excited! There were around 400 people in the audience which was VERY exciting!
Met some really nice other singers there and all got friendly and got to know each other.
After the sound check they decided on the running order to which I found out I was going to be on last ahhh!!
Just before going on stage I was shaking like a leaf but as soon as I got on that stage it felt great and my nerves were controlled as I started singing. I made sure I moved around the stage and on 1 particular strong vocal part I stood right at the edge of the stage (in peoples faces) which was fun :)
Was happy with my performance but still wasn't sure on whether I was going to get through. Everyone in the audience had to vote for a second choice and then the votes had to be counted. There would be 6 people going through on JUST judges "top scores" then whoever got the most votes + judges scores would go through, then the rest have a chance to come back by a wildcard vote.
They started called out the people who had got through on judges scores, 5 people had been called and there was 1 place left on judges scores, then suddenly my name was called! I got through on judges scores!! I was so excited!! Had to wait behind to get paperwork etc, my family and friends were so excited for me and all said how well I did and how they had never seen me so confident or heard me sing so well as I did :) After getting paperwork and tickets etc I went out to see everyone, then I saw my singing coach and she gave me a hug and told me she was proud of me and interviewed me on her phone with my reaction :) Then we all went for a drink to celebrate!
3rd audition
For this audition I chose to sing "don't speak" by 'No Doubt' which is a song I love to sing! I was 3rd to last on tonight! It was a bit different this time, this was area finals so you had people from other areas singing to and there were some amazing singers and I really thought "wow this is going to be tough"! Also the judges were in the front row this time whereas last time they were right at the back! so i thought well i'm going to sing right in their faces tonight!
Again before I went on I was shaking like a leaf but all my nerves disappeared when I got up there, i sang my heart out and performed as good as I could and was very pleased with how I did! As it was I didn't get through to the finals which was a shame but I had a brilliant experience and loved every minute of the competition and just knew I had to keep going with my singing and know there are lots of opportunities out there so came away with my head held high with a smile on my face! but still had a chance to win the wildcard vote and I have got to say all my friends and family tried very hard to get everyone they know to text for me and when the leader board came up I was 4th and had to try more to get to number 1, well as it was I ended up 6th which isn't bad but would not be going to sing at the O2.
All in all it was a brilliant experience and has helped me with my confidence and I got the chance to sing in front of judges from the music industry which is awesome :)
1st Audition
I was very nervous, had to sing in front of about 6 or 7 judges, and there was around 5 singers on stage and we basically sang down the line after being asked by 1 of the judges who we were and what we were going to sing.
We had to sing acapella which is sometimes difficult as you have to make sure your timing is very much perfect. My song was "The Scientist" by "Coldplay" and had to sing a verse and chorus of the song, even though I felt very nervous up there I think I hid them very well and did quite a good job. After everyone had sung we had to go and wait until they called us to tell us whether we made it through to the next stage.
I got called up with 3 other people and the lady revealed that we had made it through!!! I was very excited and excited to tell everyone I had made it through. We then had to go and collect 25 tickets to sell to people to come and watch us, I had around 3-4 weeks until the next round.
So now I had to choose what song I was going to sing. After going through a couple, I decided I was going to sing a song by Jessie J which is on her 'Who you are' album and the song is called "Big White Room". It is a song that I loved the very first time I heard it and wanted to sing it for ages so this was my opportunity.
The song could not be any longer than 3.30mins so had to cut the track down quite a bit as it was originally around 5 minutes (with the help of my singing coach, Dielle) had a few 1 to 1 sessions with Dielle to perfect the song and also to discuss image and stage presence and movement on the stage etc!
So decided to go with a bit of a Jessie J image as I was singing her song.
2nd Audition
Got to the audition at 5.30 to register then on to do a sound check. I sold 33 tickets for this audition so had a few people coming to support me such as family, my best mates, work colleagues, my boss etc. I was a bit of a nervous wreck but also very very excited! There were around 400 people in the audience which was VERY exciting!
Met some really nice other singers there and all got friendly and got to know each other.
After the sound check they decided on the running order to which I found out I was going to be on last ahhh!!
Just before going on stage I was shaking like a leaf but as soon as I got on that stage it felt great and my nerves were controlled as I started singing. I made sure I moved around the stage and on 1 particular strong vocal part I stood right at the edge of the stage (in peoples faces) which was fun :)
Was happy with my performance but still wasn't sure on whether I was going to get through. Everyone in the audience had to vote for a second choice and then the votes had to be counted. There would be 6 people going through on JUST judges "top scores" then whoever got the most votes + judges scores would go through, then the rest have a chance to come back by a wildcard vote.
They started called out the people who had got through on judges scores, 5 people had been called and there was 1 place left on judges scores, then suddenly my name was called! I got through on judges scores!! I was so excited!! Had to wait behind to get paperwork etc, my family and friends were so excited for me and all said how well I did and how they had never seen me so confident or heard me sing so well as I did :) After getting paperwork and tickets etc I went out to see everyone, then I saw my singing coach and she gave me a hug and told me she was proud of me and interviewed me on her phone with my reaction :) Then we all went for a drink to celebrate!
3rd audition
For this audition I chose to sing "don't speak" by 'No Doubt' which is a song I love to sing! I was 3rd to last on tonight! It was a bit different this time, this was area finals so you had people from other areas singing to and there were some amazing singers and I really thought "wow this is going to be tough"! Also the judges were in the front row this time whereas last time they were right at the back! so i thought well i'm going to sing right in their faces tonight!
Again before I went on I was shaking like a leaf but all my nerves disappeared when I got up there, i sang my heart out and performed as good as I could and was very pleased with how I did! As it was I didn't get through to the finals which was a shame but I had a brilliant experience and loved every minute of the competition and just knew I had to keep going with my singing and know there are lots of opportunities out there so came away with my head held high with a smile on my face! but still had a chance to win the wildcard vote and I have got to say all my friends and family tried very hard to get everyone they know to text for me and when the leader board came up I was 4th and had to try more to get to number 1, well as it was I ended up 6th which isn't bad but would not be going to sing at the O2.
All in all it was a brilliant experience and has helped me with my confidence and I got the chance to sing in front of judges from the music industry which is awesome :)
In : Open Mic UK
