Paisley’s Lisa Kowalski been selected by industry judges to make it to the top 100 of the UK’s newest musical talent competition – Salute UK.The 17-year-old singer is delighted to have made the inclusive showcase for the best of UK talent which features artists from over 50 different nationalities who all live in the UK. It includes every genre from techno to heavy metal and classical music.
The competition is spearheaded by former front-man of The Undertones, Feargal Sharkey, he said: “The top 100 artists being announced to the public on Sunday are truly the cream of the crop of Britain’s musical talent.
“Giving the artists such a huge platform for their music to be heard on, and for music fans to be able to vote and follow their progress throughout this stage of the competition, is truly ground-breaking and shows Salute at the forefront of championing new independent music and proves once again that Britain is leading the way in discovering the best new musical talent through the use of cutting-edge technology.”
Lisa is delighted that her song ‘I do’ has made it this far, especially as her video submission was just a rough recording made during her fortnightly singing lesson and featuring her first attempt at playing it on the keyboard rather than guitar.
The song was written by Lisa when she was in the midst of a break up and has been well received when played live at events like Mugstock festival this year.
As a big supporter of the Paisley 2021 UK City of Culture bid, Lisa is hoping a prize spot in the final six of the competition will help raise the town’s musical profile as well as her own.
Lisa said: “It’s an honour that I’ve been voted in to the Top 100 of a competition that was entere by so many talented artists. Things like this really boost my confidence and only make me want to work harder. This is so exciting for me and to get to the top six would be absolutely incredible.”
The Salute competition has a unique voting system, utilising Facebook Messenger to run a moving score board from September 25th to 27th October. Lisa is asking everyone to pledge their support, as winning the cash prize on offer would allow her to fund the next recording she has planned to coincide with her 18th birthday in February 2018.
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