UCLAN's Got Talent Final: The Photos
Photography by Chris McEwan
Back Row, Left to Right: Frisboy, Chris Squires, Clare Stokes, Aubrey Callahan, Pockets, Ali Hughes, Jessica Warburton, Jenny Crook, Gary Hanks. Front Rows: Ignition.
The 500+ strong audience enter 53 Degrees
Each member of the audience were given a voting chip on entry
UCLAN's Got Talent was presented in a caboret style with a candlelit seated audience, with beer pitchers and wine bottles available from the bar
Introducing Preston-based comedian Dan Nightingale
Dan Nightingale warms up the audience ready for a night of entertainment from the best UCLAN has to offer.
Dan Nightingale picks out a victim volunteer from 'Team Aubrey' to help start an applause for our first act.
Introducing Singer-Songwriter Clare Stokes
Clare Stokes was an exellent first act!
Dan thanks Clare for her performance of two short self-written songs.
next up was singer Chris Squires
Chris sang his version of Snow Patrol's hit ballad
Chris and Dan await the Judges verdict.
Freestyle Disco Dancers 'Ignition' filled the stage
Ignitions dance style, music and costume style took us back to when disco was king.
Dan shares the stage with the 14 strong dance team
Introducing singer Aubrey Callahan
Aubrey performed her cover of Sandi Thom's 'I wish I was a punk rocker' to the music of her percussionist (out of shot)
Our audience clapped along to the beat of the drum
Aubrey and Dan listen to what the Judges thought
The masked dancer 'Pockets' enters the stage
Not contempt with standing, pockets spins around on his hands
Pockets' moves are a hit with the crowd
Pockets reveals his true identity to our audience!
Some people still think its the interval as finalist John Coxhead begins by sweeping the stage. 'Show us yer frisbee' is the shouts from the back to the bemusement of our judging panel.
After finding a frisbee on stage, the lowly janitor transforms into a disc spinning wizard
Frisboy recieved cheers from the audience as he pulls off some impressive stunts
Unfazed by his early drop he rebuilds with some of his cleverist tricks.
John was appluaded for his creation of a character within the performance and recieved high scores from each judge
Singer Jessica Warburton stands confidently onstage
Although not fully over her cold, Jessica is able to belt out September's latest hit
Jessica and Dan enjoy a joke with our judges
Jenny Crook shows her versatility with a variety of different dance styles in her act.
Jenny uses an exercise ball to perform a series of stances.
A stunning costume was equalled by an exellent smile on stage
Jenny raises herself from the stage with ease
The audience did not agree with the judge's hard scoring.
Singer Ali Hughes had to be patient for her chance to perform
Ali sings Pinks lastest hit to an audience whom at this point were far from...
Our compere Dan is dwarfed by tall standing Ali
Last on stage is our very own comedian Gary Hanks.
Gary tells it like it is, but what will our judges say about him?
Gary has no trouble getting laughs from our packed audience
Gary shows Dan a thing or two
The comical duo joke with our judging panel
The contestants played group games backstage whilst waiting for the results.
The finalists unite on stage for a reminder before voting
Cacie from dance team Ignition gets a chance to talk to the judges about their feedback.
The finalists all get had one last chance to convince the audience to vote
Pockets thanks the Judges for their comments
John looks like he'll be helping clear up after the show
Jessica is thankful for the chance to perform on stage
Jenny is all smiles depsite a low score from the judges.
The judges have had their say, but now the audience get to cast a decisive vote for who wins.
The audience cheer as our acts enter the stage for the last time.
Clare leads the acts onto stage knowing their fate has been decided.
The finalists are all smiles knowing the hard work is done.
Frisboy makes sure his path is dust free as he enters the stage
The acts look begin to look nervous as the announcements draw nearer
The lights begin to drop as 5 spotlights appear on stage
The top 5 finalists are asked to step forward into spotlights
Jessicas Spotlight fades as she is also knocked out of the competition
Pocket's spot also goes out leaving our 3 prize winners
Clare comes a close 3rd leaving it between Frisboy and Gary to win. An enternity seems to pass on stage as everyone waits to see which light will remain on.
Frisboy is a landslide winner with over a third of votes from the audience and 9, 8 and 7 from our judging panel.
In true talent show style, Frisboy takes to the stage again with his impressive frisbee spinning skills.
Frisboy, Gary Hanks and Clare Stokes all recieve cash prizes for their final positions.
Frisboy plays out our fantastic audience to end our show with a bang.
The Lancashire Evening Post produced a center-fold article about the competition's final!