Previous OAC Winners
Celebrating five competitions' amazing performers
Each year, the Open A cappella Competition not only crowns a single winning group, but we also award second place, third place and five other special awards. All of these are chosen by our specialist judging panel, with the exception of the People's Choice Award, which is voted for purely by the public!
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Exceptional Vocalist
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Exceptional Arrangement
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Exceptional Vocal Percussion
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Exceptional Choreography
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The People's Choice Award
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Over the years, we have chosen to add more awards to honour the talent that we get to see each year at the OAC. Every group also goes home with a participation award. Getting to the final ten and performing live on stage is an achievement in and of itself!
OAC 2025
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Northern Lights - Durham University
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Aquapella - University of Bath
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CU Vox - Cardiff University
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​Exceptional Vocalist - Izzi Croft-Smith and Katherine Drummond [CU Vox - Cardiff University]
Exceptional Vocal Percussion - Ben Swann-Tanton [CODA Vocals]
Exceptional Choreography - Northern Lights [Durham University]
Exceptional Arrangement - Northern Lights [Durham University]
People's Choice Award - CU Vox [Cardiff University]
OABC 2025
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Redbeard
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TMY
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Siren
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Northern Lights - Durham University
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Aquapella - University of Bath
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Algorhythm
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​Exceptional Vocalist - Cate Luke [Songsmiths - University of Leeds]
Special Mention - Orion Joski-jethi [The Inner Voices]
Exceptional Vocal Percussion - Colum Findlay [Perfect Forth]
Special Mention - Connie Richards [Algorhythm]
Exceptional Choreography - Aquapella [University of Bath]
Exceptional Arrangement - Northern Lights [University of Durham]
People's Choice Award - CU Vox [Cardiff University]
OAC 2024
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The Inner Voices
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The Leamingtones - University of Warwick
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Nth Harmonic - Imperial College London
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​Exceptional Vocalist - Cate Luke [Songsmiths - University of Leeds]
Exceptional Vocal Percussion - Orion Joski-Jethi [The Inner Voices]
Exceptional Choreography - The Inner Voices
Exceptional Arrangement - The Leamingtones [University of Warwick]
People's Choice Award - CU Vox [Cardiff University]
OABC 2024
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Aspie
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Nouri
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Andyy
OAC 2023
OAC 2022
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Axiom Vocals
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​Exceptional Vocalist - Georgia Blessitt [Axiom Vocals]
Exceptional Vocal Percussion - Michael Colman [Axiom Vocals]
Exceptional Choreography - The Uptone Girls [University of Birmingham]
Exceptional Arrangement - Axiom Vocals
OAC 2020
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The Decibelles - Cardiff University
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Exceptional Vocalist - Ledi Manurung [The Rolling Tones - KCL]
Exceptional Vocal Percussion - Jade Harvey [The Decibelles]
Exceptional Choreography - Aquapella [University of Bath]
Exceptional Arrangement - Fraser Hume [Tone Up - Edinburgh University]