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| 2013 Urban Quest winner Charlotte Gittins |
The Dripstone Middle School student outperformed nine other
finalists to win Mission Australia’s premier singing competition at the Darwin
Waterfront on Saturday night.
Gittins sang Florence and the Machine’s I won’t call you
a Liar to win the hotly contested event and land herself a career pathways
package with Music NT, an Apple MacBook laptop and headphones.
"Darwin a star is born," former Australian
Idol judge Mark Holden said about the Palmerston singer’s mesmerising
performance.
The music industry veteran also awarded her one of his
trademark “touchdowns” and said Urban Quest was just the beginning of her music
career.
Crowd favourite VJ Bumanlag was the 2013 Urban Quest
runner up while Katherine singer Sarina Pech was second runner up with an
original track.
Now in its third year, Mission Australia’s Urban Quest
aims to help young people build self esteem and confidence through music.
Youth Services Manager Adrian McCann said the night was a
huge success with a 600-strong crowd enjoying the concert under the stars.
“It was wonderful to see so many people come down and
support these up and coming young stars”, Mr McCann said.
“All of the finalists should be very proud and put on an
amazing show for the Darwin community after three days mentoring with Mark
Holden and Paul Costa.”
The night also included guest performances by judges Paul
Costa and Dave Garnham, 2012 Urban Quest winner Gabby Wright, Darwin X
Factor star Shiane Hawke and local hip hop group My Team Dilemma.Urban Quest is proudly supported by sponsors Larrakia TV and Radio, the Darwin Waterfront Corporation, Dreamedia, Casuarina Square, Music NT, Inpex, the Office of Youth Affairs and Darwin International Airport.
For more information visit www.missionaustralia.com.au
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