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from the Hull Daily Mail/East Riding Mail Wednesday, May 7

Three top acts who won the approval of the judges and audiences at this year’s Talent Trail contest have been booked for a top charity show. Talent Trail 2008 winner David Barton will be on the bill for the Autumn Spectacular.

He will be joined by the competition’s second-place act, Russ X, performing as part of Triple Exposure, and the 45s, the mod band who landed third place in…

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Acts raise £5,000 for Mail charity of year

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from the Hull Daily Mail/East Riding Mail on Saturday, May 3

Pianist and singer David Barton celebrated in front of an audience of more than 1,000 people when he was crowned the winner of this year’s Talent Trail competition. He wowed all 10 judges at the competition’s final at Hull City Hall on Thursday with renditions of Buddy Holly’s That’ll Be The Day, Elton John’s Sad Songs and Jools Holland’s Jump For Joy. The 20-year-old hopes winning…

from the Hull Daily Mail/East Riding Mail Thursday, April 17

Three was the magic number in the third semi-final of Talent Trail 2008.

Singer Russ X was the clear winner in the contest, held at the Cherokee Club, Askew Avenue, west Hull.

And the judges couldn’t separate guitarist Stuart Steels and pianist Kizzy Bateman, who were equal second place on points.

It meant the trio will all get a chance to perform in the final at Hull City…

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Two of Russ’s songs were great.But Nessun Dorma – the less said the better. Opera with mic, not a…

from the Hull Daily Mail/East Riding Mail on Friday, May 2

Pianist David Barton was jumping for joy after being crowned the winner of Talent Trail 2008. After a tense wait for the judges’ verdict the 20-year-old from north Hull was told he had won this year’s grand final of the competition, staged at the City Hall. He played his own version of the Buddy Holly classic That’ll Be The Day, Elton John’s Sad Songs and Jools Holland’s Jump For Joy…

from the Hull Daily Mail/East Riding Mail Friday, April 25

A successful group that formed after meeting through Talent Trail more than a decade ago will be performing at this year’s final. Ti Amero was started by people who were taking part in the Mail’s Talent Trail contest in its early days.

The four talented singers will not be competing in the final. They have instead been invited to perform as guests.

Group member Lee Kamen said…

from the Hull Daily Mail/East Riding Mail Thursday, April 24

East Yorkshire’s best acts are getting ready for the final of this year’s Talent Trail. The 10 acts have fought their way through heats and semi-finals, but now the line-up has been chosen for the big night.

To get to the City Hall stage each of them has played sets at venues throughout Hull.

Now they are looking forward to playing to the crowd in the city centre and hoping…

from the Hull Daily Mail/East Riding Mail Saturday, April 19

It was a case of girl power at the last semi-final of Talent Trail 2008.

All nine contestants who performed in front of the 200-strong crowd at the Walton Street Club in west Hull, were female.

But it was college student Sarah Pollin who stole the show.

The 18-year-old, of Pontefract, West Yorkshire, was awarded full marks by three of the five judges.

Her set comprised…

from the Hull Daily Mail/East Riding Mail Thursday, April 10

A terrific trio of acts have made it through to the final of Talent Trail 2008.

Hull-based mod covers band The 45s emerged triumphant at the Cherokee Club in Askew Avenue, west Hull, scoring an impressive 49 points out of a possible 50 in the competition’s first semi-final.

They belted out The Rolling Stones’ All Over Now, the Kinks’ All Day and All Of The Night and The Who’s…