So much talent! Did you take part in these contests from 1980s to 2000s?

Talent contest entrants in Leiston in August 1980 (Image: Archant)

Long before the current crop of TV shows like The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent, many budding stars were busy taking part in homegrown contests.

Battle of the Bands, Halloween style, at Bacton Middle School in 2008 (Image: Archant)

Schools have often staged their own talent shows, while other events have been held in village halls, clubs and other venues.

Pupils taking part in a talent show at Castle Hill School, Ipswich, in November 1988 (Image: Archant)

Our latest Days Gone By gallery features some of these events from the 1980s right through to the 2000s.

Battle of the Bands, Halloween style, at Bacton Middle Schoo in 2008 (Image: Archant)

They include a Battle of the Bands at Bacton Middle School and a talent show at Kingsfleet Primary School in Felixstowe.

A Battle of the Bands, Halloween style, at Bacton Middle School in 2008 (Image: Archant)

Are you or a friend or family member among the young musicians, singers, comedians and dancers in these photos?

A talent show at Copleston High School, Ipswich, in April 1989 (Image: Archant)

If you have memories of talent contests, email judy.rimmer@archant.co.uk

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These Woodbridge brothers won a talent competition in November 1987 (Image: Archant)

Ipswich Starlite Club's talent contest in July 1968 (Image: Archant)