Fiona Moran from Caterham has wowed the judging panel of the UK's biggest original music competition and sailed through the audition stage of Live and Unsigned. Fiona will be competing against the most talented bands and artists in the country at the Regional Final Showcase of Live and Unsigned 2012 – all in a bid to make the Grand Final at The O2! The best acts will also get the opportunity to play at some of the biggest festivals in the UK from over 100 Festival slots including Beach Break Live, Boardmasters, Bearded Theory, Strawberry Fields and Osfest. This year's competition also offers acts an extra chance for exposure as it's being filmed for Sky TV in an exclusive fly-on-the-wall documentary.

Chris Grayston, Events Director of Live & Unsigned said: "Live and Unsigned is all about originality, live ability and credibility. We don't accept demos or submissions and everyone auditions live. We've got some fantastic prizes up for grabs this year in a £100,000 prize pool, including a new main cash prize of £10,000. The festival slots and other prizes available make this year's competition our biggest ever!"

The Grand Final is incorporated into London's biggest indoor festival 'Live Fest' at the O2 in July. The winners will be crowned the UK's best unsigned act. Celebrity judges involved in previous years include former Slade front man Noddy Holder, R'n'B star Shola Ama, Radio 1's Annie Nightingale, Ras Kwame, Tom Deacon and Daniel P Carter, as well as members of top bands such as The Libertines, The Bloodhound Gang, Funeral for a Friend and Kids in Glass Houses.

Acts will be competing for the main prizes which include; £10,000 to be spent on development, a £10,000 publicity investment, gigs at festivals in Canada, Italy and Latvia, a UK tour of up to 100 shows and a UK festival tour including guaranteed slots at Norfolk Spectacular, Boardmasters, Strawberry Fields Festival, Brownstock, London Summer Jam, Lancaster Music Festival and Butserfest.

Fiona is now preparing for the Regional Final Showcase on 11th March 2012 at The Beck Theatre in Hayes, Middlesex when she will cover Etta James's 'I Just Wanna Make Love To You' and merge this with her own song, 'All I have to do' Fiona said: "I take inspiration from old jazz and blues standards from the 50's and 60's (Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone) and am obviously therefore a big fan of Amy Winehouse and Adele. I am also inpired by original and quite quirky female artists such as Laura Marling and Regina Spektor, and feel that sometimes this effects the music I write."

For more information go to the website www.LiveandUnsigned.UK.com. Tickets for the Regional Final cost £8 and are available from http://www.liveandunsigned.uk.com/tickets/purchase or call Fiona on 07932 908949.

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