AN enthusiastic bunch of ukulele players proved you are never too old for showbiz as they tried their luck at yesterday’s Australia’s Got Talent auditions.
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With four members over the age of 80 and the youngest 53, the group from Euroa put their singing and strumming skills on the line for a chance at fame.
“It would be good to get on television and shock everyone back home,” group leader Di Mackrell said.
Hundreds of people showed up to the auditions with the show’s producers impressed with the quality and variety of acts at Albury Entertainment Centre.
Among the bigger acts to perform was a large gospel choir from Shepparton.
Albury’s Melinda Quinn, 22, decided to give auditioning a second shot after trying out for the show in 2011.
The opera singer who also plays the Irish tin whistle has been performing since she was six.
The Quinn Brothers, a duo from Albury, impressed producers who said they were more interested in the brothers individually.
“We got some good feedback, they responded better to our solo acts,” Josh Quinn said.
The brothers are keen to get in front of the celebrity judges.
“I say bring it on, I am not afraid of Kyle Sandilands,” Jeff Quinn said.
Performers will not learn their fate until May after the national auditions are held.