About Breeze Has Talent

Now in its 12th year, Breeze has Talent is a talent competition for young people aged between 8 – 18.  We have had some fantastic young people come through the competition.  It has been our privilege to see many of them stretch and develop their talents and move on to stages around the world.   Everyone who has entered has conquered the stage and entertained the crowds.  Breeze has Talent has also become a regular point of call for the organisers of Britain’s Got Talent,  The X Factor  and now The Voice Kids UK who all check out our youtube videos and contact us for our talent tips. 

Our aim is to provide a nurturing environment for those young people who enter the competition. Although there are only three prizes our aim is that everyone who enters to feel like a winner. Throughout the competition our judges are on hand to encourage and guide and, between the judges and the Breeze team, we know where to go in Leeds to find additional support in your chosen art form.  Breeze Has Talent finalist also attend ‘boot camp’ to help polish their performance for the Breeze Has Talent Finals night.

Competitions are a really good way of focusing on your performance but we also offer lots of out of competition performance opportunities at our Breeze on Tour and Mini Breeze events, as well as workshops at Breeze on Tour from Rock School, Street Dance and Music Production - so just join in and have fun.

About the Competition

The Prizes

What are the prizes? The winner of Breeze has Talent will perform live on stage at the Leeds Christmas Lights switch on! The winners will also receive prizes worth £300* - the 2nd Place act will receive prizes worth £200* - and the 3rd Place act will receive prizes worth £100*.

The Auditions and Heats

A panel of expert judges selects the top acts from the first open stage auditions.  From there those acts move to the next stage and perform at the heats take place at public events and during Breeze on Tour. Again the acts will be judged and scored on originality, stage presence and technique.  Our finalists are announced and they perform in the finals at a city centre venue later in the year.

Please remember: the aim of Breeze has Talent is to offer young performers the chance to develop skills and confidence by taking part in a friendly competition that we hope is fun but also challenging – it isn’t just about winning!

First - Classical singer Frankie Bounds

Second - Singer Kirpa Suwali

Third - Singer Shay Lily

Congratuations to every single one of our finalists, you're all winners!