{"id":29170,"date":"2025-09-02T11:34:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T03:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/?post_type=oasis-news&#038;p=29170"},"modified":"2025-09-02T11:35:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T03:35:30","slug":"what-went-down-at-talent-for-tomorrow-2025","status":"publish","type":"oasis-news","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/oasis-news\/what-went-down-at-talent-for-tomorrow-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"What went down at Talent for Tomorrow 2025?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reading time: 2 minutes<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Week 3 of Semester 2 was anything but ordinary. 16 Curtin students stepped into the spotlight at <em>Talent for Tomorrow 2025<\/em>, showcasing everything from mind-bending magic to laugh-out-loud comedy and even a beatboxing performance that shook the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The big winners? Beatboxer <strong>Susay (Sushant Chaudhary)<\/strong> snagged the University Choice Award, while <strong>Ezinne Nwosu and her K-Pop crew, West Side Crew<\/strong>, danced their way into the runner-up spot. Meanwhile, the crowd went wild for the <strong>Curtin Filipino Students&#8217; Society<\/strong>, who took home the People\u2019s Choice Award with their vibrant traditional dance.<\/p>\n\n\n<section          class=\"block card-spotlights block--no-indent \"\n         role=\"complementary\" aria-label=\"Card spotlights\"\n         data-segment=\"all\">\n\n    \n\n    <div class=\"card-grid\" data-card-size=\"\" data-card-count=\"3\" data-card-background=\"white\">\n                    <div id=\"susay\" class=\"card card--image\"\n         data-type=\"\"><div class=\"card__top image-offset\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Susay.jpg\" alt=\"Photograph of Talent for Tomorrow contestant: Susay\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"fancybox-button button--ico spotlight__toggle\" title=\"Close\"><span class=\"ico ico-times\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M25.71 7.71l-1.42-1.42-8.29 8.3-8.29-8.3-1.42 1.42 8.3 8.29-8.3 8.29 1.42 1.42 8.29-8.3 8.29 8.3 1.42-1.42-8.3-8.29 8.3-8.29z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"spotlight-label\">\n                        Talent for Tomorrow Champion\n                    <\/div><div class=\"card__title\"><h2 class=\"h2\">Susay<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__subtitle\">\n                            Beatbox\n                        <\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>Susay wins the overall Talent for Tomorrow crown, by impressing the audience and judges with his beatboxing act.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <div id=\"west-side-crew\" class=\"card card--image\"\n         data-type=\"\"><div class=\"card__top image-offset\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/West-Side-Crew.jpg\" alt=\"Photograph of Talent for Tomorrow contestant: West Side Crew\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"fancybox-button button--ico spotlight__toggle\" title=\"Close\"><span class=\"ico ico-times\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M25.71 7.71l-1.42-1.42-8.29 8.3-8.29-8.3-1.42 1.42 8.3 8.29-8.3 8.29 1.42 1.42 8.29-8.3 8.29 8.3 1.42-1.42-8.3-8.29 8.3-8.29z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"spotlight-label\">\n                        First Runner-up\n                    <\/div><div class=\"card__title\"><h2 class=\"h2\">West Side Crew<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__subtitle\">\n                            Dance\n                        <\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>The dance crew gave their all on the stage, with a powerful and high energy routine; earning them the runner-up title.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <div id=\"curtin-filipino-students-society\" class=\"card card--image\"\n         data-type=\"\"><div class=\"card__top image-offset\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CFSS.jpg\" alt=\"Photograph of Talent for Tomorrow contestant: CFSS\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"fancybox-button button--ico spotlight__toggle\" title=\"Close\"><span class=\"ico ico-times\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M25.71 7.71l-1.42-1.42-8.29 8.3-8.29-8.3-1.42 1.42 8.3 8.29-8.3 8.29 1.42 1.42 8.29-8.3 8.29 8.3 1.42-1.42-8.3-8.29 8.3-8.29z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"spotlight-label\">\n                        People&#8217;s Choice Winner\n                    <\/div><div class=\"card__title\"><h2 class=\"h2\">Curtin Filipino Students&#8217; Society<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__subtitle\">\n                            Dance\n                        <\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>The Curtin Guild club showcased their culture with a unique traditional dance, that incorporated large bamboo and intricate footwork.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>        \n        <div class=\"card__bg\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    \n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Behind the scenes at Talent for Tomorrow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>But behind all the glitz, two familiar faces were working double-time.<strong> Kristel Ira Lao-As and Musa Amil Izham<\/strong>, the stars of <em>I\u2019m at Curtin, Now What?<\/em>, stepped up as the official MCs. In the latest episode, they spill on everything from backstage jitters to the thrill of commanding the stage at one of Curtin\u2019s biggest student showcases.<\/p>\n\n\n<section\n                class=\"block block--no-indent video-panel \"\n        data-heading-align=\"left\"\n        role=\"complementary\" aria-label=\"Video panel\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n    \n<div class=\"block-heading\" data-segment=\"dom\">\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"did-musa-and-kristel-do-a-good-job-hosting\">Did Musa and Kristel do a good job hosting?<\/h2>\n            \n                        \n                                <div class=\"block-heading__content\"><p>See Kristel and Musa step into the spotlight as hosts, Ravish giving it his all to wow the judges, and Aakanksha watching every move from the audience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n                                <div class=\"block-heading__buttons\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aBaWmipGTzQ\" class=\"button\"\n                       target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Watch the latest episode!\">Watch the latest episode!<\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"video-panel__grid\" data-grid-layout=\"no-content\" >\n        \n<a class=\"video video--large\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aBaWmipGTzQ\" target=\"_blank\" data-fancybox data-ratio=\"16:9\" data-options='{\"smallBtn\" : \"true\"}'>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"video__cover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-02-at-11.22.05-am-aspect-ratio-2-1-1000x942.png\"\n         alt=\"Video cover image - play video\">\n<\/a>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Congratulations to all the participants!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Also a massive kudos to the 13 other performers who bravely took on the Talent for Tomorrow stage! Curious on who performed? Check out their bio&#8217;s on our previous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/oasis-news\/meet-the-contestants\/\">news article<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The annual Curtin talent show returned this year, but it turned out nothing like we&#8217;ve seen before. 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