Over the past 2 months, the uShaka Marine World Entertainment team have been touring KwaZulu-Natal in search for new and emerging talent to add some special sparkle to the 2014/2015 entertainment calendar!
The “uShaka Search for the Stars” finals in partnership with the Department of Arts and Culture took place this past weekend.
The acts that competed in the finals ranged from singers, dancers, bands to speciality acts and were open to both amateurs and professionals! The winners from each of the categories will be employed by uShaka Marine World in a year-long contract to perform as entertainers on an ad-hoc basis within the park.
Wayne Scott, uShaka Marine World’s Entertainment Manager was extremely impressed by much of the talent that took part in the finals of Search for the Stars. “It certainly paid off by travelling our province seeking out fresh talent and bringing them all together to compete for this prize, and in doing so providing our visitors the best entertainment” he said.
The winners are as follows:
| Category | Name | Municipality |
| Soul | Mbijana Sibisi | Durban |
| Gospel | Amazing Grace | Durban |
| Kwaito singers | Dumisa 454 | Ilembe |
| Hip Hop Singers | Street Kids | Ilembe |
| uShameni | Insingizi Emnyama | Hluhluwe |
| Local Dance | Troublemakers | Pietermaritzburg |
| Contemporary dance | The Gift | Durban |
| Pantsula dancers | Twisters | Durban |
| Isigekle | Amambo | Hluhluwe |
| Gumboots | Abafana bevari | Durban |
| Acappella | White Bread | Ugu |
| Hip Hop dancers | Warrior Knights | Durban |
| Football dancers | Football dancers | Durban |
| French Mime Artists | Sibo Masondo | Durban |
| Wedding singers | Amaphephethe | Durban |
| Tswana dancers | Umuzi wenkosi | Durban |
| Ingoma yamantombazane | Izintombi Zosizo | Newcastle |
| Afro Jazz band | Ms Classic | Durban |
| Afro Jazz band | Makhulu and the band | Durban |
| Acoustic Band | The Mirrors | Durban |
For more information, contact Nombuso Buthelezi on 031-328 8103/ 8008 or email her on nbuthelezi@ushakamarineworld.co.za