A music band, and audience favorite, contesting at the UIS Got Talent | Photo credit: Bwayisak Tanko
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On Thursday, May 6, 2023, the University of Illinois Springfield had its first campus-wide talent hunt put together by Ritmo, Flow y Son, and the UIS Student Activities Committee.
The event, which kicked off at 6 p.m., saw contestants across different nationalities and genres display their talents through singing, drumming, poem recitations, and dance.
After two hours of rigorous competition, the best performers were awarded winners. They were:
First position: Gloria Bajlozi & Group
First Runner-Up: Vinny Sridhar Kaza
Second Runner-Up: Najee Yarbrough
UIS Students at the cotton candy table | Photo Credit: Bwayisak TankoUIS students at the Ice Cream table | Photo credit: Bwayisak TankoGuests at the UIS Got Talent Show | Photo credit: Bwayisak TankoGuests at the UIS Got Talent Show | Photo credit: Bwayisak TankoUIS Got Talent compere | Photo credit: Bwayisak TankoRFS entertaining the audience| Photo Credit: Bwayisak TankoRFS entertaining the audience| Photo Credit: Bwayisak TankoA Contestant at the UIS Got Talent| Photo credit: Bwayisak TankoSecond runner-up of UIS Got Talent | Photo credit: Bwayisak TankoA Contestant reciting a poem at the UIS Got Talent | Photo credit: Bwayisak TankoA Contestant playing a musical instrument at the UIS Got Talent | Photo credit: Bwayisak TankoA team of Contestants dancing at the UIS Got Talent | Photo credit: Bwayisak TankoWinners of UIS Got Talent | Photo credit: Bwayisak TankoA duo at the UIS Got Talent | Photo credit: Bwayisak TankoA music band, and audience favorite, contesting at the UIS Got Talent | Photo credit: Bwayisak TankoA music band, and audience favorite, contesting at the UIS Got Talent | Photo credit: Bwayisak Tanko
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