The City Council celebrates the Final Gala and Awards Ceremony of the X Contest ‘Estepona CREA’ in the category of Voice, endowed with 10,000 euros.

It will take place on Saturday, April 20, at 20.00 hours, in the Felipe VI Auditorium. The Contest ‘Estepona CREA’ 2024 will reward amateur singers under 35 years for children and youth categories.

The City Council of Estepona informs that on Saturday, April 20, at 20.00 hours, will be held at the Felipe VI Auditorium the final gala of the X Contest “Estepona CREA”, which this year is dedicated to the modality of Voice.

During this gala, each of the six singers selected as finalists will perform two songs live: Mariia Koretska, Martina Pérez and Nayeli Ruiz, in the Children’s category; and Irene María Fusco Tortosa, Julia Fernández-Llébrez Gil and Mireia Rondón Neira, in the youth category.

The Deputy Mayor of the Sociocultural Area, Paula Herrera, announced that, in total, 15 amateur singers under 35 years have been presented to this call: 5 in the children’s category and 10 in the youth category. These finalists have been previously chosen by members of the jury, composed of David Gary, tenor, Rocío Bazán, singer, and Hugo Toscano, singer, all of them, people of recognized professional and artistic prestige in the national and international scene and with links to the city of Estepona.

For his part, the councilor attached to Festivals and Popular Traditions, Macarena Diánez, said that once the performances, the jury’s decision will be announced and will proceed to the awards ceremony ‘X Estepona Crea 2024’ to the winners of the contest.

An economic endowment of 10,000 euros is established, to be distributed as follows for each of the categories. For the first prize, 2,500 euros + trophy; second prize, 1,500 euros; and for the third prize, 1,000 euros. In addition to the cash prize, each of the first prize winners will receive a sculpture of the Venus of Estepona, sculpted by local artist Juan Miguel Quiñones.

Admission to the Felipe VI Auditorium will be free until full capacity, after collecting invitations at the Centro Cultural Padre Manuel, from Tuesday 9 (2 invitations per person).

The ‘Estepona Crea’ Contest was launched in 2015 with the aim of promoting and encouraging culture and art among young people in the city. With cyclical character, different modalities have been established. The first year, Painting and Dance; in 2016 the modalities of Music and Literature were awarded; in 2017, Theater and Photography; in 2018, Audiovisual Creation and Sculpture; in 2019 and 2020, special Estepona Crea Kids contest, dance and voice, and dance, respectively; in 2021, Composition for Symphonic Band, on the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the founding of its Municipal Band (1940-2020); in 2022, Lyrical Singing; and in 2023, “Video Mapping”.