Top prize for songwriter
Published Date:
02 October 2008
By Staff Copy
SOUL singer Hollie Sheard hopes to see her name in lights after winning the chance to work with showbiz experts in a songwriting competition.
Two tunes written by the Pontefract-born vocalist – who formed band Hollie Sheard and Friends last year – reached the semi-finals of the UK Songwriting Contest.
The former King’s High School pupil, who lives in Doncaster, said: “We’re excited, it’s great to get some recognition. Many semi-finalists have achieved success so hopefully it might open some doors for us. We won some small prizes with the possibility of being heard by top music industry professionals.”
Music-mad Hollie, 23, had keyboard lessons at Pontefract’s Northern Music Academy and performed her first gig at 2007’s Pontefract Liquorice Festival. To listen to Hollie Sheard and Friends visit www.holliesheard.co.uk.
The full article contains 143 words and appears in Ponte and Cas Express newspaper.
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Last Updated:
30 September 2008 4:14 PM
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Source:
Ponte and Cas Express
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Location:
Pontefract & Castleford
