Over sixty auditioned but in the end there could only be one winner of 'It's A Showstopper'...and that was 10 year old Francesca Mulley!
The Balksbury Junior School pupil from Andover was crowned the winner at a glitzy Grand Final at the Lights Theatre after wowing the judges with her performance.
Twelve acts were hoping to win the final and all of them were praised for fantastic performances.
Click play to listen to Ben McGrail's report from the night.
Watch the video below of the moment Francesca won as well as her winning performance. There are also lots of photos below.
Photographs: James Borrett
The crowd arrives...
...and everyone takes their seat for the final!
Andover Sound's Steve Randall was on hosting duties
The four judges are introduced: Mark Lazenby, Maureen Fail, Shirley Swain and Heather Whittam
The first act on stage was Emily Summerfield
Second up - 8 year old Holly Edmonds
Amber Aslett
Ruby Slippers Sparkles get ready to hit the stage!
Jamie Walsh
Heidi Hodgkinson
Laura Shears
Jessica Dadral
Knights Enham's dance group - 'Dance Knights'
Lauren Williams
10 year old Francesca Mulley
Sophie Walters
The audience gets ready for the result!
Steve builds the tension...
...before announcing Francesca as the winner!
Andover Sound's Ben McGrail talks to Heather Whittam and Francesca
Click below to hear more..
Comments
Laura Shears of Andover says:
19:16 on Tuesday 13th July 2010
"Well done to everyone on Saturday Night. Francesca you were fantastic and I can see a bright open future for you! Like Mark says, we were all winners but Francesca you are an absolute shining star with extreme talent, well done! x"
Jessica Dadral of Basingstoke says:
22:38 on Monday 12th July 2010
"Well done to Francesca who won. You are such a lovely girl, and a worthy winner, you will go far young lady!. And hello to Holly and her mum, i had such a lovely chat with you, and i'm glad my glittery eye shadow was a help. Also...well done to everyone else!i look forward to seeing you sunday xxx"
Holly Edmonds of Andover says:
16:37 on Monday 12th July 2010
"Well done to all the finalists, you were all really good, a special well done to Francesca. I really enjoyed doing the show and look forward to seeing you all again on Sunday, a special hello to Jessica and Sophie who made me feel welcome at rehearsal and hello to all the Dance Knights who became my friends on the night x"
sharon garrett of andover says:
15:06 on Monday 12th July 2010
"Really enjoyed the eve everyone was brilliant and then all worked really hard to get as far as they did, "
Andrea Griffiths of Anna Valley says:
14:50 on Monday 12th July 2010
"Thank you to all the finalists and organisers for a great evening's entertainment. I loved every minute of it and it must have been so hard to decide on the winner. You were all so talented! Hopefully you will repeat the event again and please treat Steve to a smarter clipboard if you do!"
Iris Andersen of Vigo Road says:
14:43 on Sunday 11th July 2010
"It was a pleasure to help out at Lights last night for the Showstoppers. We have a lot of talented young people out there. Well done to you all, you were all great and fun to be with. Thank you to the Lights and Andover Sound for their support "
Amber Aslett of Stockbridge says:
12:11 on Sunday 11th July 2010
"WELL DONE FRANNY! You were a complete superstar. I reaaallly hope we stay in touch :) And a well done to the other finalists. I'll look forward to seeing everyone sunday. xxxx"
Mark T Lazenby of Andover says:
10:36 on Sunday 11th July 2010
"As Chairman of Andover Carnival and Head Judge of last nights Final, may I say Thank You to all the Finalists "You Were All Great" and Congratulations to Francesca on winning.
My Thanks to everyone who came to watch and support the Finalists and a Big Thank You to Heather and her Team at The Lights Theatre and to Steve, Ben and the Team @ Andover Sound to their support of Andover carnival in co-staging "It's a Showstopper"
Hope to see everyone next Sunday for the 2010 Andover Carnival"
