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GENFACTOR ACTS TAKE THE<br />
STAGE AT SUNNISIDE LIVE<br />
Organised by housing association Gentoo,<br />
the Genfactor is a talent competition that<br />
aims to boost confidence and inspire future<br />
generations.<br />
Sunniside Live was a great opportunity for<br />
previous finalists to perform on the main stage<br />
as part of a line-up that included local northern<br />
funk band Smooth and Turrell, Shola Ama,<br />
Alison Limerick and headliners the Brand<br />
New Heavies. Held on Saturday July 16,<br />
Sunniside Live is the only music festival that is<br />
held in Sunderland’s city centre. More than<br />
3,500 people attended the festival in Sunniside<br />
Gardens to watch established and emerging<br />
acts – including Gentoo’s very own Genfactor<br />
finalists.<br />
Lewis Conlin is a 15 year old singer who<br />
attends Castle View Academy, followed the<br />
band and wowed the crowds with 'Let it go' by<br />
James Bay and 'Mardy Bum' by the Artic<br />
Monkeys. It was his musical talent and<br />
captivating voice that won himself a place in<br />
the Genfactor final 2015.<br />
Michelle Meldrum, Executive Director<br />
(Operations) at Gentoo said: “Gentoo are proud<br />
supporters of the UK City of Culture Bid 2021.<br />
There are so many reasons to be proud of our<br />
city and this is one of them. The amount of<br />
emerging cultural talent in our region is<br />
breath-taking and we are so proud of how far<br />
our Genfactor finalists have come. We are<br />
delighted that they have been given the<br />
opportunity to showcase their talents at<br />
Sunniside Live. Sunderland is such a vibrant<br />
city and we hope that the Genfactor continues<br />
to inspire future generations and open new<br />
opportunities for young emerging talent.”<br />
Harry Collinson from Rough Diamond<br />
Entertainment said: “As one of the partners<br />
supporting this event I was thrilled to help<br />
support and showcase up and coming talent in<br />
the city.”<br />
This year will be the eighth year the<br />
competition has ran and will be held on<br />
Wednesday October 26 at Rainton Meadows<br />
Arena. Final auditions have already taken place<br />
and the 12 acts who have made it to the final<br />
will be announced in September <strong>2016</strong>.<br />
Indie Rock Band, Supersonic, is made up of<br />
five talented young musicians aged 15 who<br />
have been together for four years. The band<br />
came third place in the Genfactor 2015, after<br />
impressing the judges with their performance<br />
of Jet’s ‘Are you gonna be my girl’. At Sunniside<br />
Live they rocked the stage singing Lonely Boy<br />
by the Black Keys, Waterfall by the Stone<br />
Roses and Supersonic by Oasis.<br />
Gentoo still has 50<br />
tickets to give away!<br />
If you would like a ticket email<br />
competitions@sunderlandvibe.com<br />
quoting ref: GENFACTOR by Monday<br />
September 12 <strong>2016</strong>. Maximum of four<br />
tickets per person. For terms and<br />
conditions see vibemagazine.co.uk.<br />
For further information and to keep up to date<br />
visit gentoogroup.com or visit Gentoo’s social<br />
media pages.<br />
Gentoo Group Limited is a charitable community benefit society<br />
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