PEOPLE are invited to:- 'Sing For Southport' when the Eurovision Song Contest takes place this May with the chance to win a:- £1,000 prize!

Sing for Southport is your chance to showcase your talent and perform in front of an audience at:- 'Southport Calling,' a vibrant event taking place at the Lord Street Bandstand on:- Saturday, 13 May 2023. 

It is among a number of events being organised or promoted by Southport BID this May.

Successful Sing For Southport entrants will be invited to perform at the Bandstand, where one act will be crowned the winner and receive a:- £1,000 prize, with a:- £250 runner up prize and:- £100 for all other performers.

Southport BID CEO Rachel Fitzgerald said:- “We have lots of musical talent here in Southport and we’d love to celebrate that with our 'Sing For Southport' contest. Entering couldn’t be easier...' all you have to do is submit a short singing clip between:- 30 seconds and 90 seconds, in duration, via the Southport BID website. The eyes of the world will be on Southport when this year’s Eurovision song contest takes place and we’d like as many people as possible to take part.”

Entry guidelines:- 

• Submit a singing clip between 30 seconds and 90 seconds

• Entrants must be 13 years old or over.

• Entrants must be solo vocalists or duets.  No groups or instruments.

• You must be available to perform at Southport Calling on:- 13 May 2023 

• Entries will be judged independently.

• Successful entrants will be invited to perform their submitted song (in full) a Southport Calling, on:- 13 May 2023 .

• The winning singer on the day will be decided by a panel of judges.

• The winning singer at Southport Calling will receive:- £1,000 prize, with the runner up receiving:- £250 and all other performers receiving:- £100
   

The deadline for entries is:- 19 April 2023.

To enter, please visit the Southport BID website.