MC Zani Crowned Britain's Number One Beatboxer
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2008-10-16

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Vauxhall UK Beatbox Championships 2008

  • MC ZANI CROWNED BRITAIN’S NUMBER ONE BEATBOXER
  • WINNER SCOOPS NEW VAUXHALL CORSA SXI WORTH £12,400

    The nationwide search to find the cream of the beatbox crop came to a head last night at London’s Islington Carling Academy where the Vauxhall UK Beatbox Championship final saw MC Zani - Dean Hosenie, 22, London and Reeps One - Harry Yeff, London battle it out in true tooth and claim for the coveted title of UK's no.1 beatboxer. Both routines blew the crowd away, however MC Zani proved to had the edge by stealing the show with a range of jaw-dropping beats, performed with flair, stage confidence and wit.

    • Over 1000 people attended the biggest night of the year in the beatboxing calendar, with eight finalists from across the UK competing for the title in London town. All performances were met with rapturous applause with favourite Lippicool doing a jaw dropping performance in the semi-final, only to be knocked out by the newly crowned king of beatbox – MC Zani.

    The night also saw guest performances from British beatboxing royalty including Shlomo, and Kila Kela. Twice winner Beardyman also showcased his skills, setting the tone for the contenders, demonstrating the awe-inspiring vocal dexterity necessary to be a crowned a Vauxhall UK Champ and win a new Vauxhall Corsa.

    The Rounds

    Round One

    Lippicool - Nimesh Jani, Nottingham vs Blastkhorps - Symon Ross, London(with Lippicool going through)

    Round Two

    Minamus - Alex Levan, Bristol vs MC Zani Dean Hosenie, London

    (with MC Zani going through)

    Round Three

    Vonny - Scott Vaughan, Leeds vs The Petebox - Pete Sampson, Nottingham

    (with Petebox going through)

    Round Four

    Reeps One - Harry Yeff, London vs Ball-Zee - Patrick Hirst , Leeds

    (with Reeps One going through)

    Semi-final

    The Petebox vs Reeps One

    Lippicool vs MC Zani

    Final

    Reeps One vs MC Zani

    WINNER - MC ZANI

    After a heart-stopping final, MC Zani was proudly presented with the grand prize - a spanking new Vauxhall Corsa SXi - which comes complete with air conditioning, Bluetooth technology (for mobile phones), metallic paint and meaty 17" alloys. Having taken the title and the keys to wheels fitting for a beatboxing king, one thing is certainly for sure - has a beat-iful future ahead of him.

    MC Zani said:

    ‘It was a very close final – the crowd were awesome and thankfully I kept a couple of things up my sleeve for the final. I can’t believe I just won a car!’

    For all of those out there who want to unleash their beats check out www.vauxhallbeatboxchamps.co.uk. Next year it could be you amongst the beatboxing legends knocking the present champ off his throne.

    Beatboxing: The art of producing drum beats, rhythm, and musical sounds using one's mouth, lips, tongue, voice, nasal passage and throat.

    Contact:

    For further information
    please contact Claudia Davies at Mischief
    PR on 02078416661 / Claire Hook 07827353913




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