 Pari gbolohun ti o tẹle: Sykes maa n ṣe bi ọmọ olorin, o gba ọpọlọpọ awọn idije pẹlu Britney Spearss Karaoke Criminals ni ọdun 2003, ninu eyiti o fi ẹnu ko Britney Spears lori TV laaye bi apakan ti ẹbun rẹ, ati Ayẹyẹ Idije Cheltenham ti Idaraya ere, tun ni ọdun 2003. O farahan lori ITVs Ministry of Mayhem ni 2004, o si gba Door Youth Projects Undiscovered Youth Talent Competition ti o waye ni Derker, ti o ṣe Mack the Knife. O tun ṣe fun Live and Unsigned Music Competition ni Bristol ni ọdun 2008. Sykes gbiyanju lati soju fun UK ni awọn : Àkójọ orin Junior Eurovision 2004 tí ó wáyé ní Lillehammer, Norway. Ní ìdíje British qualifying final, ó kọ orin Born to Dance tó wá sípò kẹta lápapọ, lẹyìn Cory Spedding tí ó jẹ olùborí àti Andrew Merry tí ó jẹ olùkejì. 