Spartans showcased their talents outside of the classroom at the Spartans Got Talent 2025 show Wednesday night.
Held at the Student Union, students were encouraged to attend and cheer on other Spartans showcasing their talents, according to a Feb. 26 Associated Students Instagram post.
Winners of the talent show headline for Fall 2025’s Fire on the Fountain show, according to Associated Students Instagram post.
Eric Long, a third-year computer science student, said he heard about Spartans Got Talent through a friend.
“My friend is the one that actually told me about the event,” Long said. “I think they found it through the Sammy App under the events tab. I think that’s where we find out most of what's happening on campus.”
Along with the free show, those in the audience were able to enjoy food provided which included cheeseburgers, chicken quesadillas and other options.
At the event, there were a total of seven performers that included performances of an ancient Indian classical dance called Bharatanatyam as well as singers, guitar covers and a pianist.
“I just saw a girl walk past me with a violin,” Long said. “I can't wait to see that act since I really like the musician and that sort of music.”
The winner of Spartans Got Talent 2025 was the duo MISEOI the violin and piano, who played a melody from an anime called “Your lie in April.”
Dwein Viray, a fourth-year marketing student, was initially unaware of the food that was provided.
“The food has been really good,” Viray said. “I definitely didn’t know they would have food so it was a nice surprise when DJ Curtis announced it.”
Alongside headlining Fire on the Fountain, DJ Curtis announced that the winner would also win $400 to spend on Ticketmaster.
Behind MISEOI are Ashely Li, second-year finance student and Tara Tse, second-year marketing student, who decided to perform at the talent show because of their love for performing.
“I think it's genuinely just our passion for both music and anime and video games and we're in the same club,” Li said. “We found out that we both played instruments and we wanted to perform together.”
Between performers, there were intervals where students were encouraged to get refreshments and enjoy the set by DJ Curtis.
“I would say they should’ve definitely done it like on a Friday,” Viray said. “I think on a Wednesday it's kind of random, especially because I think for a lot of students right now might be having tests, you know, right after spring break.”
After all the performances, those in attendance voted for their favorite performer through a QR code shown on a projector.
As of now, both winners are unsure about how they plan on using the $400 on Ticketmaster but said how they felt after performing.
“Once it was actually time and all of our friends were here, I got really nervous,” Tse said.
“Then I started to forget what to play. After that, I was like, ‘Oh, it's over already’ so I was really surprised to hear that we won.”
