Judges make tough call on Urban Quest finalists

For two years running the judges of Mission Australia's Urban Quest have been faced with the near impossible task of choosing the Top End finalists for the youth talent competition.
Once again breaking the rules, they have selected nine finalists instead of the required eight.
Performances at the Casuarina Square semi finals last night displayed a wealth of talent, creativity and inspiration. Songs performed included classic numbers from the stage and theatre, country ballads, soul, pop and original rap tunes.
The Urban Quest Top End finalists will be joined by Alice Springs finalists at the Darwin Entertainment Centre this Sunday night as the young performers strive for the 2012 Urban Quest title and $1000 prize money from Bendigo Bank.

Sunday night's finalists are:

First Name	Last Name	Age	School
Andrea	Carvolth	17	Darwin High School
Brandon	Folino-Driver	15	Darwin High School
Charlee	Mullins	13	Taminmin College
Gabby	Wright	17	Palmerston Senior College
Jayde	Schluter	15	Darwin High School
Jenaya	Allen	13	St Phillips College
Karina	Williams	16	Darwin High School
Kaiyah	Chadwick	12
Monique	Chong	10	Ross Park Primary School
Shiane	Hawke	14	Dripstone Middle School
VJ	Bumanlag	16	Marrara Christian College

Urban Quest is judged by Australian  by Australian music idols Mark Holden, Deni Hines and Paul Costa. Deni, Paul and last year’s Urban Quest winner, Tevita Moala, will also perform at Sunday’s finals.
The singing competition celebrates young talent, music and community and aims to help young Territorians build self-­‐esteem and confidence.
The event is proudly supported by Bendigo Bank, Amity, Argus Apartments Darwin, Quest Serviced Apartments Parap, Independent Grocers and Coca Cola.
The Urban Quest Finals will be held at the Darwin Entertainment Centre at 7pm, tickets are available from the box office.