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Fiji's Vude Queen calls for KAILA audience Laisa Vulakoro is no stranger to talent searches so when she calls attention to the this weekends Kaila Star Search Heat 1 - it means the event is a must see! The show is scheduled for 6pm on Saturday June 21st at the Suva Civic Centre. Fiji's Vude Queen has in recent years become a patron for the development of local talent. Her influence is such that Fiji has seen an increase in young talent going on to become recording artists. Some of her proteges now lead the search for raw talent. One such person is Savuto Vakadewavosa who leads a team of talented young musicians who make up the Kaila! Star Search Team at the Hibiscus Events Group. Of the group, HEGI Chairperson Hirdesh Prasad says we can expect great things. "They are young people, who were themselves lifted onto the limelight so to speak by senior artists who wanted to nurture talent," Mr Prasad said. "So its a great thing to see that cycle of mentorship continue." Savuto said his team was quite excited to see the 30 acts they had been mentoring finally be ready to get on stage. "The talents in Fiji has just grown to greater heights. Some of these kids are coming in with natural vocal capabilities that other people usually need specialised training for," Savuto said. The young Vude prince attributes the trend to the development in social media. Young people are able to easily access media which encourages talent in a way thats never been seen before. The result is that when the first 15 acts come alive on stage this Saturday, the audience is in for a treat. At only $3, the viewing public is will get to see an acoustic duo, two dance acts and at least 13 solo vocal performances. Savuto said his dynamic team of fellow young rising stars are almost as excited and nervous as the fresh talent Fiji will get to see this weekend. “Mentoring is new for us especially when we are a young team but we always have fun in the process. Kaila! Star search is the first show in the lead up to the Hibiscus Festival so the pressure is there to start the hype well but  we are confident that we will deliver a great show for 2014!” Heat 2 of the Kaila! Star Search takes place next week followed by a Quarter Finals and Semi Finals while the Finals takes place during the festival proper which runs from August 15 - 23rd at Suva's Albert Park. Ends.... By Lice Movono-Rova www.andislandher.com _