A 17-YEAR-OLD singer from Stroud has been given the big thumbs up by judges at the UK’s only singing and dancing competition exclusively for teens and pre-teens.

Saskia Robbins has made it through to the Regional Finals of the UK’s TeenStar auditions and will now be performing in a live showcase in the competition.

TeenStar is a national singing and dancing competition searching for the UK’s best teen and pre-teen singers, singer/songwriters, rappers, dancers and dance groups of all genres and styles.

She beat thousands of hopefuls who entered TeenStar nationwide and hundreds of auditionees who challenged her to wow the judges.

Having made it through the audition stage, Saskia will now take part in a live Regional head-to-head battle alongside the best talent in the area.

The latter stages of the competition will also provide acts with the opportunity to impress many guests from record labels, agencies and the entertainment industry as well as judges from BBC Introducing, national radio and regional press.

For more information go to the website www.teenstarcompetition.co.uk