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W XYZ Performers

Aloft Me'aisam and Dash Talent are pleased to bring you 24 performers over 8 weeks, Every Tuesday our host Lauren will introduce 3 acts.  After entertaining the audience, their performances will be made available below, allowing the public to vote for their favorite act.  


With each act having their voting open for 5 days, we will announce the top 3 with the highest number of votes at the end of week 8, where Aloft Me'aisam will select their new resident performer(s).


Voting will be available from Thursday 12pm until Monday 8pm


So lets meet the performers so far.

Host, Lauren Claire Townley

Week 1 - 9th November 2021

Tracey Keeley

Limited Edition Duo

Tracey Keeley

Classically professional trained and now wants to cross over to Rock as that’s where her true passion lies. Violin but all the proper guitar solos using distortion and other effects to bring to you a unique experience

Ish Acoustic

Limited Edition Duo

Tracey Keeley

Professional vocalist and acoustic guitarist, with looper pedal for added effect

Genres: acoustic, alternative, rock, pop from 70s till today

Experience: 20+ years live performance experience (bars/ pubs/ events/ weddings/ parties)

Limited Edition Duo

Limited Edition Duo

Limited Edition Duo

Limited Edition is a two-piece group based in Abu Dhabi. The members include Ray Melo (lead/rhythm acoustic guitar, vocals) and Thomienette Berja (lead vocals, acoustic guitar, shakers, and tambourine). 


We are very eclectic when it comes to playing all genres of music, old and new, from Top 40, pop, reggae, classic rock, R&B, soul, and hip-hop--but with a surprising twist..... an acoustic way.

Week 1 Videos

Tracey Keely

Ish Acoustic

Limited Edition Duo

Week 2 - 16th November 2021

July Henry

Daylén Rodriguez

Out of Knowhere

July & Henry are a duo that plays cover songs of different styles and musical genre like Jazz, Soul, Blues, Rock & Roll and pop

Out of Knowhere

Daylén Rodriguez

Out of Knowhere

Dubai based duo from a diverse Rock band with chromatic original and cover tunes to keep the audience entertained.

Daylén Rodriguez

Daylén Rodriguez

Daylén Rodriguez

Daylén Rodríguez is a solo singer based in Dubai.  Singing most of her adult like, she has more than 13 years experience of singing in multiple genres.

Week 2 videos

July Henry

 

Daylén Rodríguez

Out of Knowhere

Week 3 - 16th November 2021

Nanya Dcerg

Rohan Verghis

Nanya Dcerg

Nanya Dcerg, mixes Talented singer Ananya with Dcerg on looper and guitar, to create dynamic pop covers, Live looping, in a number of genres, to give a mix creative cover arrangements, and some of their own originals too. Nanya Dcerg mix synth sounds, drum loops, guitar and keyboard to create their performance and add a subtle twist to classic pop songs

Talina

Rohan Verghis

Nanya Dcerg

Natalia / Talina​ is a musician, Singer​ -​ Piano playerwith over  15 years experience she has been a Finalist in a Folk​ Festival —​ Musica sotto le Stelle —​ Italy.and 3rd Prize —​ Kalabhavan —​ Vocal Competition​ -​ ​ Get​ Your​ Fame​ UAE.. 

Rohan Verghis

Rohan Verghis

Rohan Verghis

Rohan Vergis is a Musician, singer, songwriter who enjoys listening to and thinking about what goes into a song, incorporating multiple elements into his compositions focusing on depth and accessibility.


Week 3 videos

Nanya Dcerg

Talina

Rohan Vergis

Week 4 - 30th November 2021

Haranero

Elisabeth Hjelle

Elisabeth Hjelle

on guitar and looper playing all your favourite pop classics with a twist. he has played around the world including Georgia and Armenia and has been recently featured at Emirates love Philippines by Love company in their vlog.

Elisabeth Hjelle

Elisabeth Hjelle

Elisabeth Hjelle

a Singer/songwriter from Norway now residing in Dubai.  Elisabeth Plays acoustic versions of pop/rock classics from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and up til today

Gabriela Cherta

Elisabeth Hjelle

Gabriela Cherta

Cuban guitar artist and singer since 2014, performing 80’s, 90’s rock and pop hits as well as latin music. She has performed in countries such as Cuba, Spain and now Dubai.


Week 4 videos

Elisabeth Hjelle

Haranero

Gabriela Cherta

Week 5 - 7th December 2021

Katherine

Katherine

Katherine

Katherine is a professional, versatile

singer. She works in many styles such

as pop, lounge, jazz, rnb, soul and

electro swing and haa an extensive

experience of performing at some of

the best venues in the UAE (Habtoor

Palace, Waldorf Astoria, Capital Club,

Taj, Oberoi, etc.) 

Ann

Katherine

Katherine

A homegrown talent from the Philippines who has sang professionally since age 18. Performed in different states of

Malaysia as a professional hotel lounge singer. Opened for Sarah Geronimo, one of biggest pop stars in the Philippines

during her 2018 Dubai concert . Has won singing competitions in the Philippines, Malaysia, and the UAE over the past

few years

Janice

Katherine

Janice

Janice from Scotland moved to Dubai 2 years ago from Thailand where she was a regular singing in local bars and restaurants . She is well known for her charity work singing to help raise money for a local children's

charity


Week 5 videos

Katherine

Ann

Janice

Week 6 - 14th December 2021

Yamane

Yamane

Yamane

Yamane El-Hage, born in 1996 in Beirut, is a Lebanese multi-musician, singer, composer and producer playing the piano and the guitar. In 2019, she participated in the international reality contest "The Voice صوت أحلى" in which she reached the semi-finals. She now plays with several bands, ensembles, or even alone and performs in numerous festivals, concerts, and shows while producing her own songs, as well as making music for TVCs, short films, and individual artists. 

Semi

Yamane

Yamane

Semi has been performing over the past 5 years in Hong Kong and abroad, and is currently based in Dubai. Semi’s repertoire spans over 400 songs in English, French, Cantonese, Mandarin and Japanese. Semi is also a singer-songwriter and music video producer. To date, she has published 5 singles including "Slow is The Groove”, "Me & U" and "Twinkle Twinkle" – all are available on various platforms, including YouTube and Spotify

Week 6 videos

Yamane

Semi

Week 7 - 21th December 2021

Sweet Pepper Duo

Sweet Pepper Duo

Sweet Pepper Duo

Sweet Pepper Duo is a new Dubai duo, bringing best mood by singing some sweet pop songs and adding some "pepper" by strong male rock vocalist Le.  Le is professional musician, 12 years experiance on stage as a lead/bass guitar and singer , and Irina a strong vocalist with a passion for sing singing and doing it with soul 



Anchell

Sweet Pepper Duo

Sweet Pepper Duo

Anchell has performed for the last 12 years across Dubai, currently performing as the  lead vocalist of a resident band in Marcopolo Hotel. She also has won best female vocalist of stongbow battle of the bands 2012. Her repertoire includes and eclectic mix of Pop, jazz, rock, ballads and dance music

Riky

Sweet Pepper Duo

Riky

Riky is an instrumental guitarist, hailing from the Philippines, Manila.He has worked extensively as a Wedding Musician playing Bossa-nova, jazz and pop in various formats. He studied music at the prestigious Yamaha Music School Philippines. Riky also mixes vocals with his largely instrumental renditions and looks forwards to sharing his Passion and Joy through Music with the audience

The Rules

Eligibility Rules

ALL performers MUST be registered for the event. 

ALL genres and sub-genres of music and artistry are accepted and encouraged!  Process and Judging:


Step 1:  Register

Step 2: Signing up below using your email and paste your links to your music (i.e. videos...etc) and other YouTube links.

Entry Rules


1. Official W XYZ  ENTRY RULES:To be eligible:​

  • Must be 21 years old or older (Valid ID REQUIRED for entry ).
  • Must submit a registration form and a submit a video during open submission dates (Ends 28th October 8pm) (see video submission rules for more details).
  • Open to Solo or Duos
  • 24 Finalists will be chosen by the W XYZ Panel
  • First performance will start on the 9th November, and will be weekly for 8 weeks


2. Video Submission Rules:


  • A video must be provided and be no more than 10 minutes in length. 
  • Video routines MUST include a minimum of 3-tracks.
  • All videos must be submitted with a completed registration form. Videos must include a   brief introduction that includes your name, where you’re from, and why you want to be the next W XYZ resident.
  • All videos must be in HD format (720p and higher) with an unedited direct audio recording of your routine.
  • Videos may be used on YouTube and/or any other video outlets for promotional purposes only.
  • ALL submissions must be received BEFORE 2nd November  8pm 2021. Any video(s) after the open submission dates will not be considered.
  • After review of the videos, 24 applicants will be picked for the competition starting on Friday 9th November. Each performer will be contacted the by the 4th November 2021. We will post the 24 finalists on our web page and our social media sites.
  • Each set will be recorded live and uploaded to the Dash Talent Youtube channel and embedded on our website. The public will vote on our site, and votes will be open for 5 days and the performer with the most likes will progress to the next round.


​3. Competition and Judging Criteria:​The competition will consist of the following:

  • Every week for 8 weeks, 3 performers will perform a set no less than 30 minutes


4. Rights


We reserve the right to change any rules, at any time.  We also reserve the right to exclude entrants due to anything we deem as misconduct.  Participants may not contract with the venue for a period of 12 months from the first performance, unless written consent is received from Dash Talent. 


Prizes

The winner will receive a Dash Talent contract for 8 weeks, minimum 1 day a week at W XYZ at AED 1k per event (3 x 45mins).  Dates and times, to be confirmed.

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