A TALENTED young singer from Fartown has beaten rivals for a coveted place in the Teen Star regional finals.

Fourteen-year-old Shanta Pinnock, wowed judges at a recent audition and has now secured a place in the next stage of the competition.

TeenStar is a national teenage talent competition which searches for singers, singer/songwriters, rappers and vocalists of all genres who perform either covers or original material.

Shanta, a pupil at Rastrick High School, will now take part in a live regional final and join the head-to-head battle performing in front of a packed audience.

If successful, Shanta will go through to the national final at London’s O2 arena.

The competition, is being brought by Future Music who produce Open Mic UK competitions.

For more information on the competition go to www.teenstarcompetition.co.uk