by Alexandra Pollard Contributor | Photos by Robbie Jay Barratt

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Want to perform at Glastonbury Festival this year?

Budding young musicians have a one week window in which to enter

 

Glastonbury Festival emerging talent competition, how to enter Photo: Robbie Jay Barratt

Want to know who's performing at this year's Glastonbury Festival? Well, it could be you, if you're talented enough.

The festival has announced details of its annual emerging talent competition - the winner of which will get the chance to perform on one of the main stages, as well as a £5,000 prize to fund their songwriting and performing.

The past winners have been something of a mixed bag in terms of success - you've probably not heard of the last four or five, which includes Declan McKenna, Bridie Jackson & The Arbour, and Ellen & The Escapades. In previous years though, Stornoway, The Subways and Scouting For Girls have won, and gone on to achieve pretty successful careers.

The competition is open to UK and Ireland-based acts of any musical genre, and two runners-up will also be awarded a £2,500 Talent Development prize from PRS for Music Foundation.

To enter, you just need to supply a link to one original song on SoundCloud, and a link to a video of yourself performing live (even if it's just in a bedroom).

The competition is open for one week only, from 9am Monday 18 January until 5pm Monday 25 January, and you can enter here.

The winners are decided by a panel of 40 of the UK's top music writers, alongside Michael and Emily Eavis.

No acts have been officially announced for this year's Glastonbury yet, though it's looking very likely that Grimes and ZZ Top will be on the bill. 

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