Talent show at Jumpin Jaks nightclub - Southampton

Nineteen talented acts took to the stage at the once-popular venue as part of the South Coast Idol contest on March 30, 2007.

Those that took part included:

■ Southampton girl trio Afrodisiac who performed Basement Jaxx hit Do Your Thing.

■ Steve Lowis, also from Southampton, with his own song Everybody’s Falling In Love.

■ Andover’s Kerry Smith with her own track Clueless.

■ Anthony Barnett, also from Andover, performed the Muse version of Feeling Good accompanied by backing dancers.

■ Jodie Topp from Southampton with her reggae version of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody.

■ Southampton duo The Absconded with their own song Shut Up.

■ Roger Styles, from Southampton, with Marvin Gaye’s Heard It Through The Grapevine, accompanied by himself on guitar.

■ Southampton duo Amy and Charlie performed Weak by Skunk Anansie.

■ Ashley Lyons, who travelled all the way from Epsom to perform Celine Dion’s Think Twice.

■ Joanne Feasey, from Basingstoke with Black Velvet by Alannah Myles.

The winners of the Southampton final will go up against the best from other cities in a grand final in May.

More than 10,000 performers auditioned that year for their place in the Live and Unsigned final, the largest of its kind outside TV’s X Factor

The 2007 grand final was held in May 2007 at Portsmouth Guildhall to an audience of 2,200 and the competition was divided into age categories.

The beat-boxing duet Ghoodfellaz'z, who won the regional competition in the North West, won the Urban Award.

Fizz Reynolds won the Under 18's Award for a female singer and the overall under 18's award while 13-year-old Jake Ward won the Under-18 category for boys.

Hardly Heroes took home the under-17s Best Band Award, and B-Kay and Kazz were awarded the best Live and Unsigned vocal group.