Joey Wylde wins Search for a Star 2013

Search for a Star 2013 has not only discovered a wealth of singing talent but also helped raise nearly ?7000 for Age Isle of Man, bringing the overall amount raised for local charity in the 5 years it has been running to over ?30,000.
 
Finalists, judges, sponsors and supporters of the competition, were invited to a reception at the town hall, where Her Worship the Mayor Councillor Carol Malarkey JP congratulated the singers on their performances and praised all those involved in the contest for providing a showcase for Manx talent.

Her Worship had served on the judging panel for the grand finale on Saturday May 25th when Joey Wylde was voted overall winner and Filipe Santos, Mr Enigma and Sam Leneghan took second, third and fourth place respectively.
 
Sponsored by The Crescent and Pokerstars and supported by 3FM, Barclays, Dam Productions and Shoprite the contest raised ?4727.92 which, with matched funding of ?2250 from Barclays, resulted in ?6977.92 being donated to Age Isle of Man.

George Campbell from main sponsors The Crescent and who has been involved in the competition since its launch in 2009 said “Each year we think we have seen the best but each year we see more and more talent come through.  This year has been exceptional and congratulations must go to all the contestants.  To break the ?30,000 barrier has been a remarkable achievement and we can not thank everyone involved enough”.

The reception also provided the opportunity for winner Joey Wylde to announce he had invited all five other finalists to join him in recording the CD he had won as part of his prize, proceeds from which will be donated to charity.

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