Congratulations to finalists Haoqing Leo Liu, Ayana Fridkin, and Aaron Su who performed on the Finale Episode of The Talent Season 2 2023 on Tuesday night. Mentors, Coady Green and Benjamin Northey awarded first place to Leo, with Ayana and Aaron taking second and third places respectively.

Also announced on the night was the winner of this season’s Audience Prize – violinist Clara Dinh who played in Episode 9 and the winner of the inaugural Forest Collective 20/21st Century Prize – saxophonist Terence Liu from Episode 1.

Leo, Ayana, and Aaron were awarded a generous collection of prizes donated by 3MBS and our sponsors.

The finale episode was made possible thanks to a hardworking team of volunteers:

• Host: Heather Fletcher
• Season mentor: Coady Green
• Guest mentor: Benjamin Northey
• Sound engineers: Tom Hayman, Will Loveday
• Panellist: Greg Matheson
• Live stream coordinator: Sam Bignell