LOCAL band The Unknowns have won the Battle of the Rising Stars talent search, beating 35 other performers with their ’60s-style rock and roll.
The Unknowns rocked the surf club and the judges, who awarded the three-piece band with the top prize.
The Unknowns were among 35 talented youngsters who competed in the Battle of the Rising Stars talent search at Noosa Heads Surf Club over the past eight weeks.
Organised by Paul and Susanna Becker of Susanna Music School and Talent Agency, plus the Noosa Heads Surf Club, the talent search saw a range of performers take to the stage to compete for their chance to win a professional radio-ready recording for commercial release through Heliport Studios, a $500 voucher from Music at Noosa and a management contract with Susanna Talent Agency.
Four judges including representatives from Heliport Studios, Susanna Music, Music at Noosa and 101.3 Community Radio Noosa, helped make the final decision, which was based on 50 per cent from the judges scores and 50 per cent from public vote.
Runner-up was Daniel Khoury, a solo artist playing a jazz style of covers and originals, who won a $1000 voucher from Susanna Music to record at Heliport Studios, plus an opportunity to join the Susanna Music Talent Agency for promotion and management.
The Noosa Surf Club donated a further $1000 to go towards a recording at Heliport studios for individual recordings to be released on an album which will be launched at the Noosa Surf club in the near future.
