Shimmer Boy from Cork was the overall winner in The Academy last night (28 October)
Shimmer Boy from Cork was the winner last night (28 October) at a packed Academy for the finale of A New Local Hero competition.
Following acts being selected from 22 stations, Kfm choice Sitting Room advanced to the final as well as five others.
Sitting Room is a three-piece group made up of sisters Aoife and Emily Mulhall from Athy and Ava Somers from Carlow.
It was all part of Irish Music Month with Hot Press and the IBI in association with Kfm, supported by Coimisiún na Meán and the Sound & Vision Scheme all funded by the Television License Fee.
Shimmer Boy has now won a prize package that includes €5,000 in cash, the opportunity to record a single at the prestigious Camden Recording Studios in Dublin, have it mixed and mastered by the Grammy Award winning Spéir Mix & Master and its release through acclaimed Irish independent record label Rubyworks – the label that discovered Hozier.
It follows an extensive nationwide talent search led by Hot Press and the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (IBI) – with all of 21 local and regional radio stations participating – an industry judging panel had selected six acts from a shortlist of 21 regional Local Heroes to take to the stage for the special live showcase.
The six national finalists, listed alphabetically, were as follows:
Groev – Galway Bay FM
Rebecca Lane – FM104
RunTheRed – LMFM
Shimmer Boy – Cork's 96FM
Sitting Room – Kfm
WineMom – Radio Nova
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