CCTV Children's Art Talent Selection
Recently, the CCTV Children’s Art Talent Selection was held successfully in Palo Alto, Silicon Valley!
Selected contestants were able to participate in the performance and share their talent and passion for all to enjoy. BigBang Artwork is committed to setting the stage for Chinese artists to blossom and thrive, allowing for self-exploration through performance, contributing to Chinese artists’ visibility, as well as furthering the connection between American and Chinese culture.
Our contestants were divided into three age groups: the Star group, the Moon group, and the Sun group. Our judges panel consisted of notable individuals, including musician Elizabeth Peng, founder of Sacramento Star Fashion Art Center Wendy Li, music producer Mr. Zhang Yijiang, and runner-up of Miss Korea 2009 Ms. An Xianrong.
Instrument:
- Best Group Performance: Jason Cho, Jacob Cho
Vocal music:
- 1st Place: Yelena Tesch
- 2nd Place: Alicia Lim
- 1st Place: Kevin Hou
- 1st Place: Ethan Pan
- 2nd Place: Deanne Liu
- 3rd Place: Fiona Yin
- Best Group Performance: Aarilyn Wong, Cheyenne Susantio
- 1st Place: Pearl Sweetser
- 2nd Place: Kevin Hou
- 3rd Place: Mingze Liu
- 1st Place: Isabella Zhang, Grace Wu
- 2nd Place: Ethan Pan, Helen Wu
- 3rd Place: Sharon Liu, Kelly Huang
- 1st Place: Elsa Gessesse
- 1st Place: Thalia Tesch
- 2nd Place: Ethan Ussery
- 3rd Place: Justin Li
- 1st Place: Ellen Wang
- 2nd Place: Vaidehi Raghavan
- 1st Place: Parisa Yan
- 2nd Place: Isabella Coco Ma, Markus Cheng
- 3rd Place: Anderson Zhang, Doug Ko
- Best Group Performance: Justin Gu, Aden Zhao, Elina Yang and Ethan Yang , Eunice Yeung, Elina Yang
- 1st Place: Parisa Yan, Eve Ussery, Xiao Yang
- 2nd Place: Angela Chen, Angela Lin, Selena Zhang
- 3rd Place: Natalie Zhou, Jocelyn Wang,
Zihan Lyu
- Best Group Performance: Katrina Liu, Vivian Wang, Sophia Chen, Emily Lin, Elbielyn Mui, Yiran Zheng, Sophie Lim
- 1st Place: Iris Cui
- 2nd Place: Yuchen Wei
- 1st Place: Angela Lin, Baowei Tan
- 2nd Place: Cinyan Shao, ZiLi Ma, Eileen Wang
- 3rd Place: Angela Liu, Tsz Wing Chen, Zhiying Chen
- 1st Place: Cinyan Shao
- 1st Place: Andy Bi
- 1st Place: Claire Lu
- 1st Place: Jasmine Kanmani
- 1st Place: Sophia M. Wan
- 2nd Place: Sophie Kou
- Best Group Performance: Athena Leong, Eric Zhang, Roger Ou and Aaron Ma , Kenneth Ma
- 1st Place: Juliet Dong
- 2nd Place: Sophia M. Wan
- 3rd Place: Samantha Seiter
- Best Group Performance: Jaden Zhao, Haiping Zhang, Sophie Chen, Pearl Sweetser and Ella Zhou, Kayla Pate, Emily Han, Iris Sun
- 1st Place: Samantha Seiter, Erica Zhao
- 2nd Place: Angelina Li, Keer Ma
- 3rd Place: Zhiyao Wu, Amy Liang
- 1st Place: Elsa Gessesse
- 1st Place: Nicholas Murray Yu Lapwood
- Best Group Performance: Amber Shi, Alicia Tang
After each talent category is judged, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and “Best Team” awards are announced! You can find the videos of the contestants’ performances Here. After these videos are reviewed by CCTV, the first place winners will be able to participate in CCTV’s global finals in Beijing, a vividly educational program where art and personal growth meet each other at the halfway mark.