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A whole lotta talent on DuPage stage

Sixteen acts will take the stage Saturday at the DuPage County Fair's talent show.

The event, which begins at 2 p.m. in the Entertainment Tent, will feature eight acts in each of two divisions. The finalists were chosen during preliminary rounds in June.

The winners in each division will represent DuPage County at the January 2009 IAAF Convention in Springfield.

The eight finalists for the junior division, age 14 and younger, are:

• Fefe Ho, Bloomingdale, Kung Fu demonstration

• Madeleine Dorren, Wheaton, vocal solo

• Divya Rea, Wheaton, piano solo

• Mia Dorren, Wheaton, vocal solo

• Nini Marchese, Lisle, vocal solo

• Nico Ziebell, Wheaton, vocal solo

• Brittany Austin, Naperville, hip hop dance solo

• Kevin Deiber, Carol Stream, martial arts demonstration

The eight finalists for the senior division, 15 -21 years old, are:

• Sarah Chaney, Wheaton, piano solo

• Brian Semrau, Elmhurst, piano solo

• Megi Caushi, Villa Park, vocal solo

• The Aviators, Lombard, Band featuring Jake Martin. Dominic Segatti, Mitch Bellock & Chris Byrne

• For the Love of the Dance, Aurora, Irish Dance Group featuring Fiona , Bridget, Colleen, & Shannon McCoy

• Ashleigh Brown, Naperville, vocal/guitar solo

• Kristyn Cochrane, Lombard, vocal solo

• Agatha Kielczewski, Addison, piano solo

Nini Marchese of Lisle qualified to compete in the junior division during the tryouts for the DuPage County Fair talent show. Courtesy of DuPage County Fair
Mia Dorren of Wheaton will sing a solo at the DuPage County Fair talent show. Courtesy of DuPage County Fair
Competing in the Junior Division are: Brittany Austin of Naperville, far left, Mia Dorren of Wheaton, Nico Ziebell of Wheaton, Madeleine Dorren of Wheaton, Nini Marchese of Lisle, Divya Rea of Wheaton and Kevin Deiber of Carol Stream. Courtesy of DuPage County Fair