Citing inclement weather concerns by prospective contestants, officials have canceled Blount County's Rising Star of Tennessee vocal competition, which was scheduled to begin Feb.27 "We decided Monday night, which was very short notice, but from what I was hearing from all of the potential contestants, they feared trying to make it to Blount County to compete, chairperson Shelia Hale-Bledsoe told The Daily Times". To read the full story
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Things took a decidedly bizarre turn during the ‘American Idol’ Orlando auditions when hopeful Jarrod Norrell gave a spacey, out-of-sorts performance of the hymn ‘Amazing Grace,’ then refused to leave after being told by judges that his vocals weren’t up to snuff.
Ultimately, Norrell was removed by security and led away in handcuffs by police.
“Oh, good lord. What was that? Do you really think you’re a good singer?” asked Kara DioGuardi after Norrell’s performance. “Honey, it sounded like a lawnmower.”
Randy Jackson agreed. “Dog, the vocals, man. You can’t sing,” he said.
Norrell, …
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Whether you love the three weeks of audition episodes that kick off American Idol each season or consider them to be a slog through the ranks of America’s deluded and talentless, one thing is certain: They are popular. Last week’s two-night premiere, during which the judges searched for singers in Boston and Atlanta, drew an average of 28 million viewers. For full story
This has been conversation since Rising Star of Tennessee started. Each year as we listen to the cds to choose the semi finalist it is mind boggling to hear the talent we have living in Blount County, Tn. My first year at a semi finals performance really dumb founded me a see an 11 year old produce a voice that sounds like an adult.W really have some talent “hiding in them there hills”
I took the time to find two articules in “The Daily Times” that supports my argument….
Vonore’s Vanessaa Wolfe …
Of course, they are one of our sponsors…duh
Rising Star of Tennessee prepares for annual competition, fundraiser
The winner went on to front a band that performed as last October’s Foothills Fall Festival.
The runner-up recently signed on to sing at a regular gig at the fabled Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge in Nashville.
Take note of those accomplishments, aspiring singers — such good fortune could be yours, if you do well in the Rising Star Vocal Competition, sponsored by Patch Ministries of Blount County and scheduled to begin next month.
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by Steve Wildsmith
While a new season of American Idol kicked off in Boston Tuesday night, Ellen DeGeneres has already started taping Hollywood week as a judge for talent search, which she called an “amazing time.” But she’s already dreading one aspect of her new job: telling contestants they won’t make the cut.
“I don’t like that and I’m not that kind of person — because they have a name for a person who likes to hurt people’s feelings — it’s called ‘Simon,’” the talk show host said on an episode of her show …
