Glastonbury Festival announce Emerging Talent Competition Winner
14 April 2015, 09:43
| Written by
Lauren Down
(News)
Sixteen year old Londoner Declan McKenna was named the winner of Glastonbury Festival's latest Emerging Talent Competition at a live showcase in Pilton on Saturday 11 April. He will be awarded a £5,000 PRS for Music Foundation Talent Development prize, to help take his songwriting and performing to the next level, and has earnt a spot on one of the main stages at this year's festival. The two runners-up - Shields and K.O.G & The Zongo Brigade - will also each be awarded a £2,500 PRS for Music Foundation Talent Development prize.
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