New Royalty - a group of five teenagers from the New Milton area – is taking to the stage at the Portsmouth Guildhall for the area finals of the Live and Unsigned Competition.
The Arnewood and Highcliffe and Brockenhurst College students wowed industry judges with a live audition to get this far.
The boys now have their eyes on the national finals at London’s 02 and the top prize of a £50,000 recording contract.
They already have a loyal following with more than 500 fans on their Facebook page.
Arnewood student Ben Steers, lead guitar and backing vocals, said: “We started as a group of friends getting together two years ago, simply because we enjoyed playing music.
“But we’ve moved on from a ‘garage’ band and have made a name for ourselves playing at local clubs and parties.
“We were asked to record a promotional CD for an energy drink which was handed out at its national launch at a music festival in Brighton.
“And our lead singer Luke Adams won the 2010 Talent Call at Bournemouth Pavilion.”
The group also consists of James Bailey on drums and percussion, Gorran Kendall bass guitar and backing vocals, and Jack Case keyboards.
Live and Unsigned says it is the UK’s largest national music competition for original unsigned acts and bands, with more than 10,000 acts from across the country entering every year.
The members of New Royalty say they are inspired by Muse, Kings of Leon, Placebo and Stereophonics among others.
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