Heidi Browne crowned Open Mic UK winner

Following in a long line of prestigious Future Music winners, Heidi Browne from Market Drayton, Shropshire has been named as the winner of the national Open Mic UK competition at The NEC in Birmingham!

Heidi was crowned champion in front of a capacity crowd at The NEC in Birmingham on Saturday night taking home a recording and development deal. Her own original song G.I.R.L.F.R.I.E.N.D won over the judges making her the winner of the 21 and over age category and the overall winner of Open Mic UK 2014.

After impressing the judging panel at auditions from against more than 9,000 acts who signed up to Open Mic UK this year across the UK, they went on to perform in the Open Mic UK live showcases, battling through both Regional and Area final heats. 

This year's winner Heidi, says on the Open Mic UK competition experience; ''I entered the competition for a bit of exposure. I never thought I'd be successful as a quirky singer-songwriter! Winning the competition has restored my faith in what I've been doing for so long and I've been overwhelmed by the support of my fans, friends and family.' 
Heidi has now won a comprehensive consultation package including social marketing, image and branding with Future Music, an initial extensive winner's publicity package, a Lewitt microphone courtesy of John Hornby Skewes & Co. and an amazing £5,000 to spend on the development of her music. 

For more information on Heidi follow her on http://www.heidibrowne.co.uk/. Heidi has proved herself to be best of the lot! For your chance to do the same, enter for 2014 now at www.openmicuk.co.uk.