Young Singer of the Year 2025

If you were to wander through Berkhamsted’s Kings Campus last week, you could be forgiven for thinking you had stumbled backstage at a West End show. The annual Young Singer of the Year competition was underway, with pupils across Berkhamsted Schools Group vying to be crowned Young Voice, Young Vocalist, and Young Singer of the Year.

Competitive rounds were held simultaneously in four different venues, making this the largest music competition of the year. Pupils performed songs from a variety of different genres, including folk, classical, musical theatre, jazz, pop and more. The range and talent of pupils was truly remarkable, as was their confidence in performing in front of their peers – particularly our youngest pupils from Berkhamsted Prep and Heatherton.

After a highly competitive first round, pupils returned the next day to compete in the finals. We welcomed Director of Performance at All Saints Catholic College, James Slimings, to adjudicate. James, who holds a PhD from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and St Andrew’s University, commented on the high standard of performance and explained that choosing a winner was an incredibly difficult decision. Pupils were assessed on both their singing skills and ability to perform the emotion of the song.

A huge congratulations to all our performers! The final results are as follows:

Young Voice of the Year

Alice W – Heatherton

Adjudicator Awards: Bea W and Toby K – Berkhamsted Prep

Young Vocalist of the Year

Eva V – Berkhamsted Girls

Adjudicator Awards: Matthew R – Berkhamsted Boys, Lauren C – Berkhamsted Girls

Young Singer of the Year

Zoe A – Berkhamsted Sixth