Musician of the Year 2023
*Musician of the Year" is an independent annual competition that only open's to previous seasonal winners who have won 6+ ⭐Awards Points. No application fee required. Please check your eligibility here.
At the beginning of the video, all candidates MUST say the sentence "London Young Musician of the Year 2023", or hold up a piece of paper with this sentence written on it, to the camera. Videos failed to meet Annual Requirements« will not be accepted.
Multi-Round Competition
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Using the same video submitted
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Both Jury Marking and Audience Voting determine the final results. Rules & Categories«
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Video Submission Deadline: 1st April 2023, 23:59 London Time (no late submission accepted)
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First Round Results: 14th April 2023
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Semi-final Round Results: 21st April 2023
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Final Round Livestream: 24-26 April 2023
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Final Results: 28th April 2023
AWARDS
Prizes including £1000 total cash award, teacher certificates, special edition champion trophies, magazine interviews«, online concert« invitations, CD awards and LYM exclusive teddy bears. Special awards including Best Chamber Music, Best Creative Video and more. All candidates will receive an e-certificate and a special Musician of the Year e-card. Prize/Award winners will also receive e-certificate for their teachers. *No jury comments provided in this annual competition. Find Out More«
WORLD TOP 50 Musicians
Entering Musician of the Year means you have more chance to be the World Top 50 Musicians. This annual ranking is calculated based on both seasonal & annual competition results in competition year 2021-22. The 6 points you used for entering annual competition will still be counted in this ranking. Check Awards«
Annual Awards
Awards here are NOT for Season 1-4 Competitions
Final 1st Place
One winner in each category will receive:
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Cash Award (£300 for Master category; £150 for Artist category; £80 for Talent category)
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a Champion Trophy
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a Paper Certificate
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a Magazine Interview«
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Online Concert« invitation
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Featured Post on social Media (*Facebook and Instagram)
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Winner E-card and video displayed in the Hall of Champions
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E-certificate for winner's teacher
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Chance to order paper certificate & medal for winner's teacher (*additional cost)
*All instruments/vocal are competing together in the same category. First Prize will be awarded to one winner in each category only.
to Finalists
Musician of the Year Award winners will receive:
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Winner E-certificate
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Winner E-card and video displayed in the Hall of Champions
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Chance to order paper certificate & winner medal (*additional cost)
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E-certificate for winner's teacher
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Chance to order paper certificate & medal for winner's teacher (*additional cost)
Audience Vote
Two winners in each category will receive:
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a London Young Musician™ special edition Teddy Bear
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Winner E-certificate
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Winner E-card (*digital format)
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Chance to order paper certificate & winner medal (*additional cost)
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E-certificate for winner's teacher
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Chance to order paper certificate & medal for winner's teacher (*additional cost)
*Only the candidates who get into the Semi-final Round are qualified for Fans' Favourite Award selection. Two Fans' Favourite Awards will be awarded to those with highest number of votes in each category - minimum 20 votes required.
Final 2nd Place
One winner in each category will receive:
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Cash Award (£150 for Master category; £90 for Artist category; £50 for Talent category)
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a Winner Medal
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a Paper Certificate
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Online Concert« invitation
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Winner E-card and video displayed in the Hall of Champions
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E-certificate for winner's teacher
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Chance to order paper certificate & medal for winner's teacher (*additional cost)
*All instruments/vocal are competing together in the same category. Second Prize will be awarded to one winner in each category only.
to Semi-finalists
Annual Star Award winners will receive:
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Qualification for Fans' Favourite Award selection
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Winner E-certificate
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Winner E-card (*digital format)
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Chance to order paper certificate & winner medal (*additional cost)
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E-certificate for winner's teacher
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Chance to order paper certificate & medal for winner's teacher (*additional cost)
Competition Year 2022-23
Top 1 winner will receive:
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A special edition Crystal Medal«
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Top 1 winner's teacher will receive Distinguished Teacher Award paper certificate
Top 3 winners will receive:
Top 5 winners will receive:
Top 10 winners will receive:
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Awarded an artist profile & music showcase on True Art Music«
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Opportunity to make EP/CD album with True Art Music label (*additional cost)
Top 15 winners will receive:
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Winner's teacher will receive Teacher Award e-certificate
Top 50 winners will receive:
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Chance to order paper certificate & annual award medal (*additional cost)
*World Musicians Ranking 2022-23 is calculated according to the total score of the winner gained in LYM 2022-23 competition year (including 22-23 Season 1 to Season 4, and Musician of the Year 2023). Read More «
Final 3rd Place
One winner in each category will receive:
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Cash Award (£100 for Master category; £50 for Artist category; £30 for Talent category)
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a Winner Medal
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a Paper Certificate
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Online Concert« invitation
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Featured post on social media (*Facebook and Instagram)
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Winner E-card and video displayed in the Hall of Champions
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E-certificate for winner's teacher
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Chance to order paper certificate & medal for winner's teacher (*additional cost)
*All instruments/vocal are competing together in the same category. Third Prize will be awarded to one winner in each category only.
Jury Nomination
Special Award will be granted to Finalists based on the jury nominations (eg. Creative Performance of the Year etc.)
Special Award winners will receive:
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Winner E-certificate
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Winner E-card and video displayed in the Hall of Champions
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Chance to order paper certificate & winner medal (*additional cost)
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E-certificate for winner's teacher
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Chance to order paper certificate & medal for winner's teacher (*additional cost)