Festival4Stars is a UK based talent competition for singing and dancing open to all ages. Set up to combat the negative feedback given on main stream reality shows, each contestant gets written feedback from 2 of the professional industry judges.

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 4 heat pilot in the West Of Scotland.

2003 & 2004 saw a growth to heats in 7 regions in Scotland and England and in 2005 this grew even bigger to 9 regions of the UK.

In 2011 Festival4Stars will have 25 11 regions encompass Northern Ireland, Wales, England & Scotland. Adding the 7 regional finals, and 2 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

Former Winners

• Faryl Smith
  Faryl Smith
  Faryl Smith is a British teen mezzo-soprano who rose to fame after auditioning for the second series of the ITV television talent show Britain's Got Talent in 2008. She received praise throughout the competition, and although she was the favourite to win after the second round, she finished...
  
  
• George Sampson
  George Sampson
  George Jennifer Sampson is a street dancer and actor from Warrington, England. He won the second series of Britain's Got Talent on 31 May 2008 at the age of 14.-2007 series:...
  
  
• Alice Barlow
  Alice Barlow
  Alice Barlow , is a British actress and singer, best known for her role in Hollyoaks as Rae Wilson.-Career:While a teenager Barlow won a national talent search Festival4Stars. In 2008, Barlow took part 'The Stobart Factor' a talent competition, which was judged by The X Factor judge Louis Walsh...
  
  
• Kelsey-Beth Crossley
  Kelsey-Beth Crossley
  Kelsey-Beth Crossley is an English actress from Fleetwood, Lancashire, who plays the part of Scarlett Nicholls, the secret teenage daughter of deceased millionaire Tom King and Carrie Nicholls on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale...
  
  
• Danni Benattar
• Natalie Grace Chua
  Angelis
  Angelis was a British classical singing group created by Simon Cowell. It was initially formed in early 2006 and was made up of six children, who were then aged between 11 and 14...
  
  
• Will Marsh