The search for Britain’s next family supergroup has reached its closing stages and now it’s down to the public to decide upon the ultimate winner. Out of the five finalists, only one will win a recording contract with Universal to release an album just in time for the festive season.

Beating off stiff competition from over 900 other family acts, the final five family bands won the votes of judges Bernie and Coleen Nolan, music manager Jonathan Shalit and Universal’s Jordan Jay.. But now it’s up to the public to decide who will make their Christmas playlists:

Belles Girls

Made up of sisters Robyn, Jessica and Harriet Hills and their cousin Katie Woolnoth, Hertfordshire band Belles Girls are over the moon to be living their dream. Infectious giggles and energetic dance routines are the order of the day!

The family group, who came together singing Ave Maria at their Great Grandmother Bella’s funeral, named themselves after their late Great Grandma as she always referred to them as ‘my girls’. They also performed at their cousin’s wedding and are all involved in amateur theatre productions, locally and at school.

Baby Chic

Adorable Baby Chic are sisters Ella and Mia Meads from Berkshire. At just 8 years old Mia was the youngest cast member of Oliver! in the West End and they are bound to capture the nation’s hearts with their incredible vocals.

Their Mum Katy said, ‘The girls are so excited! They sing continuously and aspire to be like Beyonce or Alexander Burke. As their Mum, I am so proud of them and that they are living their dream.’

Beardsmith

Beardsmith, from Nantwich, are father Neil and his four sons and daughter. Originally a 4 piece formed 10 years ago, the group has never stopped growing! The family are home schooled and travel around the country playing gigs, including holiday parks and outdoor events.

Neil Beard said: ‘We’re all very excited to be in the final 15! We’ve performed around the country in some big venues – but never to a huge national television audience before. With lots of people back home wishing us well, we can’t wait until the next stage of the competition. The No 1 Family has been a great way of opening doors which otherwise might have taken years to achieve.’

Red Voix

This is the first time that Dad Ian and daughters Rebecca and Hannah Davies from South Wirral have sung together and they’re absolutely ‘astounded’ to get this far! With Hannah on violin, Dad on the guitar and Rebecca on vocals they are a great combination!

Dad Ian Davies said, ‘We are all really surprised to make it to the final 15. The girls are really excited and really comfortable with singing in front of an audience – however I’m really nervous! But we have really enjoyed every moment of the ride so far’.

D’Votion

D’Votion are from the Midlands and are made up of brothers and sisters Paul, John, Julia and Charles from Birmingham. Their Dad is a pastor and they all sing gospel in the local church. Paul has written over 200 songs – by day they work for the family engineering business. With their warm harmonies and loveable personas they’re sure to bring the soul to any song they take on.

Paul said: ‘We are all absolutely over the moon! This is just such an amazing opportunity and we are all totally focused and determined to give the best performance possible next week. It’s really bought the family together and we want to make 2009 our year!’

Next week the family bands will go head to head and perform live on GMTV every morning before the public get voting on Friday 9th October. The winning family band will also be announced on Friday morning.

Catch all the five finalists on GMTV w/c 5th October and vote for them on Friday 9th October.

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