A GROUP of Weymouth youngsters have taken the starring role in a new music video.

The famous sands of Weymouth Beach have been thrust into the limelight once again as the setting for Devonshire up-and-coming artist, China Bowls’, first music video, newly released this week.

Here's the video on YouTube:

While the talented China Bowls, otherwise known as Lucie, sings the harmony, it is 10-year-old aspiring actress Bria Thorne who takes the lead, supported by her friends Roman Laing, Daniel Litchfield and Alfie Rupp.

Bria’s mum, Tahnee, a hairdresser from Wyke Regis, said: “Bria has been taking dance and musical theatre classes since she was three, so when my sister saw the director looking for young children to audition on Facebook, I got in touch.

“We were on holiday in France at the time, so Bria had to audition over Skype and we sent them a video of her dancing on the beach.

“When they gave her the part, they asked if we knew of any local boys to get involved so we asked her school friends from Holy Trinity.

“She absolutely loved the day. The production team, the director, and the cameramen were all so lovely to her.

“Me and her dad Kris, and brothers are all just so proud of her”

The video, filmed on September 17, is the first single ‘Wonder’ from China Bowls’s debut EP ‘Talk’ and is directed by the award winning film producer Misha Vertkin.

With an eclectic sound of blues blended with hip hop, China Bowls is already a big name on the Bristol music scene and has played at some of the UK’s biggest festivals including Glastonbury, Boomtown and Bestival.

Staring the work of another Weymouth talent, Sandworld’s Mark Anderson, the video tells the story of a little girl, played by Bria, who has big ambitions.

After she is left out from a group of boys making sand castles on the beach, she steps out on her own to create a sand masterpiece.

China Bowls said: “We wanted to make a really fun video that also sends the message that sometimes it’s okay to start again.”

The artist is the first to be signed to the new record label Saffron Records, a label dedicated to changing the way women are perceived in the music industry.

Director of the video, Misha Vertkin, added: “The song is quite serious on the surface, whereas China Bowls’s energy on stage is definitely fun and cheeky, which we wanted to reflect.

“We wanted to make a film that was really enjoyable to watch.”