Glastonbury's Emerging Talent Competition Reveals Finalists

Eight finalists have been selected from thousands of entries

The finalists are: The Ayoub Sisters, Bryte, Caleb Kunle, JayaHadADream, KID 12, Nadia Kadek, Olivia Nelson, and Problem Patterns

Glastonbury judges selected the eight finalists from a longlist of 90 artists which was compiled by 30 of the UK’s top music journalists.

The prestigious yearly competition, which supports emerging acts in their dream to play Glastonbury, is supported by PRS for Music and PRS Foundation.

The winner of the free-to-enter competition will play a coveted slot on one of Glastonbury's main stages this June. They will also receive a £5,000 Talent Development prize from PRS Foundation to go towards levelling up their songwriting and performing talents. Two runners-up will also each be awarded a £2,500 PRS Foundation Talent Development prize.

This year’s invite-only final will take place on Saturday 27 April.

Previous winners of the Emerging Talent Competition include N’famady Kouyaté (2023), Marie White (2019) and Declan McKenna (2015).