This year’s Crypt Factor event took place last week and our girl band, Spice Aloud , did TK proud. We were one of nine acts to perform on the night to raise money for St. George’s Crypt and LionHeart .
The day leading up to our performance didn’t go without fault. Emma ‘Ginger’ Stanham forgot her iconic Union Jack dress which resulted in some stressful phonecalls back to the office and the group worrying that this was a bad omen for the evening ahead! Following a disastrous karaoke performance a few months back, expectations were now high with one of the other acts proclaiming ‘word on the street is, you girls got good!’
We spent the day rehearsing at the pavilion at Elland Road, feeling fairly confident until the vast space started filling up with over 700 people. Suddenly, all those hours of practice seemed to be forgotten and we went quiet with nerves, watching the other acts show off on stage.
When it came to our turn, we took some deep breaths and walked on stage, microphone stands in hand, to do our rendition of a Wannabe/Sound of the Underground mash-up. The giggles from the audience got us into the spirit of the event and we ended up doing our best performance yet. Our smiles were bigger than ever before and our dance (choreographed by TK’s very own Nicole Levings whose screams could be heard across the room!) went flawlessly. The audience clapped along and there were some very loud cheers coming from a few tables in particular as we finished up.
Although there were some crude comments about our outfits, the judges had nothing but praise for our ‘well-rehearsed’ performance. Unfortunately, it wasn’t to be though and, despite our lovely feedback, we didn’t make it through to the final round. The final three acts performed again and, after a vote from the crowd, the winning act was revealed as Dawn Allen from Pinsent Masons who stunned the audience with Kelly Rowland’s ‘When Love Takes Over’.
Despite not making the final, we were thrilled with the response and had a fantastic evening. The event raised over £50,000 – which is £20,000 more than last year’s record! The general consensus has been that it was the best Crypt Factor ever and we were very pleased to be a part of it. Thank you to all the organisers, judges and guests and well done to all the other acts.
