The biggest competition for young artists

The Competition

TeenStar is the biggest search for teenage and pre-teen singers, with prizes and opportunities for young artists looking to develop their talent.

With industry judges including TV scouts, Record Label A&R, Management companies and more, TeenStar is a great place to for young artists to get started in the industry and auditions are open right now!

The Prizes

The competition offers singers the chance to win thousands of pounds worth of prizes throughout their competition journey!

Along side cash prizes, studio time, and mentoring; The competition focuses development of artists. Offering guidance and feedback directly related to performances throughout each round the competition.

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Perform for record labels

Not only will you perform to thousands of people and fans, you will also be performing for leading industry experts and major record label A&R representatives.

Meet the Judges

Other benefits

All artists get access to marketing tools, exclusive promotional offers and resources to improve your career.

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Other benefits

All artists get access to marketing tools, exclusive promotional offers and resources to improve your career.

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The format

The competition runs from August 2021 to July 2022 and is a mixture of on-demand audition performances, online shows and live events in some of the most amazing venues in the country. No matter where you are in the UK, you wont have to travel far to find your next stage to perform on.

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Schedule and Tickets

the auditions

Every contestant submits an audition. This is a simple video that shows off what you can do to our judges and the public. During this stage it’s all about getting votes base on your performance.

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the regionals

Making it through to the next stage will put contestants head to head with local acts in online and physical shows throughout the UK as they perform directly for our judges and audience in an attempt to get them ever closer to the grand finale.

the grand finale

An all out musical event spectacular is held to crown the winner as regional finalists are invited to perform at the Alexandra Palace Theatre in London for some of the biggest names in the business.

It's your stage

It doesn't matter the genre or whether it's an original song. You can be a solo artist or perform as a group. This stage is yours.

Grand Finale at the Alexandra Palace Theatre, London.

Use Your Phone To Audition

Auditioning is easy. You can even use your phone. Simply record a personal performance and upload it to your Artist Showcase where judges, friends, family and fans can vote for their favourite.

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Success Stories

Molly Hocking

Molly Hocking got to the Grand Final of TeenStar in 2014, performing at the NEC in Birmingham. Molly later went on to the Voice UK winning the competition in 2019, with her recording of ‘I’ll Never Love Again’ immediately reaching No.1 on iTunes.

Success Stories

Lola Young

Lola Young entered the competition in consecutive years, going from previous years running off stage in tears to winning Open Mic UK in 2015, joining an impressive list of previous winners. Since then, Young was signed to Universal Music (Island Records) and is now managed by Nick Shymansky (who also managed Amy Winehouse).

Success Stories

Courtney Hadwin

America’s Got Talent Finalist Courtney Hadwin had been a regular competitor at both TeenStar and Open Mic UK for several years. She’s worked with singing coach Julie Miles from Vocal Ovation, one of our competition judges and ambassadors. Courtney first entered TeenStar in 2015 and made it all the way to the Grand Final.

Flying out to America, Courtney made a big impression on the judges across the pond, winning the Golden Buzzer from Howie Mandel after auditioning for AGT. Although she didn’t win the competition, Simon Cowell signed her to his own record label, saying, “I will never forget her first audition on the show this year, and now we have the opportunity to work with her alongside Arista – it’s fantastic.”

Success Stories

Michael Rice

Michael Rice was the runner-up at TeenStar in 2013 at The O2, placing second to that year’s winner Luke Friend. He performed Sweet Dreams by Beyonce at The O2 in London. He said, “I got the opportunity to showcase my talents and my music to industry professionals like Sony and Syco, and I even got the chance to perform at the final at The O2. For a 13-year-old, that is big!”

Michael’s success continued he appeared on the 11th series of X Factor in 2014 and went on to win the BBC TV show All Together Now in 2018. In 2019, Michael represented the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest.