The Lowveld brought its best to the stage at the Lowvelder’s Got Talent 2022 finals on Sunday.
There was certainly tough competition with incredible talent in the various divisions of the contest. The vibe was amazing at the final event, with the audience members creating an electric atmosphere.

The organisers of the competition, Candice and Marc Paterson, said Lowvelder’s Got Talent is looking forward to working with its winners and participants throughout the next year, creating platforms of exposure in the local community as well as offering personal development opportunities to selected candidates.
“We have reached out to the private sector for coaches and mentors to get involved with upliftment of the participants,” said Marc.
The organisers are looking for vocal, instrumental, acting and dancing coaches to get involved, as well as sports coaches, academic and study method coaches.

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The aim is to link participants in need with coaches, to take them to the next level of achievement.
Lowvelder undertakes to give exposure to these coaches for taking participants under their wings, as well as giving exposure for successes achieved.
The Patersons added that a highlight of the event were the callbacks from International Talent Showcase (ITS) in the United States of America. There were also students present from last year’s competition, sharing their success.

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“In the modelling division, there were two callbacks from the prestigious modelling agency, Boss Models Johannesburg, thus giving two of our Lowvelder’s Got Talent participants a potential opportunity to be signed by this prestigious industry leader,” said the Patersons.
The crowd was well entertained by Lee-Ann Kholwane with her sweet voice. She was one of the participants at Lowvelder’s Got Talent 2021, and she was scouted for the ITS. She will be attending the New York Conservatory School of Dramatic Arts in July next year.

The winners were as follows:

• Boys modelling, age 13 to 19: Christiaan Burger
• Girls modelling, age 13 to 19: Nina Nel
Runner-up: Danika van Deventer
• Dancing: Mia Hodsdon Hoare
Runner-up: Naveena Sabu
• Vocals: Nimue Cameron
Runner-up: Bianca Swift
• Acting category: Bianca Swift
Runner-up: Christiaan Burger.

The junior winners were as follows:

• Boys modelling, age 8 to 12: Carel Herselman
• Girls modelling, age 8 to 12: Tameca Joy Mashilo
• Girls modelling, age 5 to 7: Charlyn Mutanda.