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First Break Competition Finalists Revealed For 2014

Five acts will battle it out for radio airplay and more

The five finalists for the Mushroom Group and commercial radio-run competition First Break have been announced today.

Sydney five-piece Castlecomer, emerging pop singer-songwriter Alexandra Jae, Western Australian outfit Indigo, indie rock trio The Royales and the brother/sister fronted Nova and the Experience are all vying for the 2014 title.

The acts will perform for Mushroom executives and network music directors on Friday 6 December in Sydney. The winner will receive more than $2 million in commercial radio airplay, spread across two singles plus marketing and touring support.

First Break replaced the New Artists 2 Radio [NA2R] program in 2012. This year's winner was Sydney based pop artist Iluka.