An 11-year-old Cwmbran girl will find out tonight how she got on in a national talent competition.
Evie Austin, a pupil at Croesyceiliog School, was one of 22 acts selected from hundreds of entrants to take part in the final of Talent Search UK. She’s going to watch her audition with her family at her nan’s house when it’s streamed live on the event’s YouTube channel from 7pm.
Kate, her mum, filmed Evie singing Beautiful Things by Benson Boone in their living room and sent the recording to Talent Search UK. A few weeks later an email arrived to say she had made the final.
The family has spent the last three Sundays in Pontypridd with the event’s organisers and other contestants. Every entrant has been given expert coaching and support before finally recording their final auditions for the judges. Evie sang Never Enough from The Greatest Showman.
Each act will be broadcast on YouTube followed by the comments and scores from the judges being revealed for the first time.
Evie told Cwmbran Life: “So the plan for Friday night is to watch it with family and hoping I’ll go through. You’ve got to keep trying. I’ve always liked singing and dancing. I do street dance and have always loved singing in the house. I went to some singing rehearsals and really enjoyed it.
“Hard work does pay off especially when you’ve got family who support you. It’s overwhelming what you can do with a voice. It can take you so far.”
Kate said: “She sang a song and we sent it off. And then they came back and she had got into the last 22 out of the hundreds who entered. So the last three Sundays, she’s been going down and filming and auditioning.
“She did her audition on the Sunday just gone. We’ve just got to wait and see now what happens. If she goes through to the next stage, they work a lot with Britain’s Got Talent, The Voice and record labels.”
Dad Jason described the last few weeks as being a “whirlwind”.
The family praised the support from the team at Talent Search UK over the last month for the time and support they gave Evie to prepare for the final recording of her song.
Watch Evie’s final audition
Visit the Talent Search UK’s YouTube channel from 7pm tonight- Friday 1 November 2024.