Results from 2009 contest will remain posted until 2010 contest is held. New results for all contests will be posted as they become available.
Hamburg Family Fun Festival
FINAL Round - Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 2 PM
2010 HAMBURG FAMILY FUN FESTIVAL TALENT SEARCH FINALISTS:(IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)
JUNIOR DIVISION (AGES 15 & UNDER)
Lilly MacPhee, Vanessa Sparks, Brittany Chapa, Bayley Loewenstein, Hailee-Marie
ADULT DIVISION (AGES 16 & OVER)
Letha Allen & the Benders, Annie Wildgen, Aly Muir, One Week's Notice, Holly Schaefer
OPEN DIVISION (ALL AGES)
Cassie Bondie, Emily Hadick, Fermata Town, Tony Thompson, Chris Sowa
CONTESTANTS QUALIFIED FOR THE FINALS AT PRELIMINARY ROUNDS HELD AT ZUKEY LAKE TAVERN, PINCKNEY IN MARCH AND APRIL. JOIN US AT THE FESTIVAL FOR A TALENT PACKED FINALS!!Belleville National Strawberry Festival ~
2010 contest to be held Sunday, June 20
STRAWBERRY IDOL WINNERS 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
JUNIOR DIVISION (AGES 12 & UNDER)
1ST TRAVIS ARTHUR, AGE 12 FROM IMLAY CITY SINGING “DON’T STOP BELIEVING” BY JOURNEY
2ND KELSEY WILLIAMSON, FROM WYNDOTTE SINGING “THE CLIMB” BY MILEY CYRUS
3RD MACKENZIE BUSHEY, AGE 11 FROM ROMULUS SINGING“HOT N COLD” BY KATY PERRY
HONORABLE MENTION
4TH KYLEE DOTY, AGE 9 FROM CLINTON SINGING “OVER THE RAINBOW” BY JUDY GARLAND
TEEN DIVISION (AGES 13 – 19)
1ST HOLLY SCHAEFER, AGE 16 FROM NORTHVILLE SINGING “OUR SONG” BY TAYLOR SWIFT
2ND RACHAEL GRACE, AGE 14 FROM HUNTINGTON WOODS SINGING & PLAYING GUITAR “WIDE OPEN SPACE” BY THE DIXIE CHICKS
3RD KT ARGO, AGE 13 FROM BELLEVILLE SINGING “I WAS COUNTRY WHEN COUNTRY WASN’T COOL” BY BARBARA MANDRELL
HONORABLE MENTION
4TH KAYENNE BAUR, AGE 14 FROM GAYLORD SINGING “STAND UP FOR LOVE” BY DESTINY’S CHILD
5TH REBECCA NOWAK, AGE 13 FROM BRITTON SINGING “SO SMALL” BY CARRIE UNDERWOOD
ADULT DIVISION (AGES 20 & UP)
1ST MIZTFIT FROM SOUTHGATE ORIGINAL RAP “BUTT UGLY”
2ND MARILYNN MOLTANE SINGING “IDREAMED A DREAM” FROM LES MISERABLE
3RD JEFF WEIDNER FROM WYNDOTTE SINGING “IT’S AMERICA” BY RODNEY ATKINS
HONORABLE MENTION
4TH JOAN REMINTON FROM WESTLAND SINGING “COUNTRY” BY CARRIE UNDERWOOD
ALL WINNERS RECEIVED A TROPHY, PROFESSIONAL STUDIO RECORDING TIME PROVIDED BY TALENT LIVE STUDIOS, CANTON AND AN INVITATION TO PERFORM AT THE MICHIGAN STATE FAIR TALENT SHOWCASE. THE SHOWCASE WILL BE HELD ON THE BAND SHELL STAGE AT THE MICHIGAN STATE FAIR ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2009.
THANKS TO ALL THE TALENTED CONTESTANTS AND THOSE THAT SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR QUEST. ALSO THANKS GO OUT TO THE JUDGES THAT HAD THE VERY DIFFICULT TASK OF DETERMINING THE WINNERS.
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR STRAWBERRY IDOL SPONSORS: THE BELLEVILLE NATIONAL STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL, TALENT LIVE STUDIOS, MICHIGAN STATE FAIR, PARTY TIME ENTERTAINMENT AND SEIGE MEDIA.
DVDS OF THE STRAWBERRY IDOL & LAKESHORE STAR SEARCH CONTESTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE BY CONTACTING PARTY TIME ENTERTAINMENT AT 734.620.0246
LAKE SHORE STAR SEARCH ~ 2010 contest to be held Saturday, July 3
July 1, 2009 Winners * Ypsilanti
JUNIOR DIVISION (ages 15 & under)
1st Place: Brianna Beardsley, age 15 of South Lyon, vocal
2nd Place: Kaylyn Pace, age 14 of Dexter, vocal
3rd Place: Rachael Gray, 14 of Huntington Woods, vocal with guitar
HONORABLE MENTION
Elizabeth Elliott, age 10 of Ypsilanti, tap dance
Unjanee Wills of Belleville, vocal
ADULT DIVISION (ages 16 & over)
1st Place: Ko Kaiden of Ypsilanti, vocal
2nd Place: Kaylin Brown of Plymouth, vocal
3rd Place: Leslie Parker of Ypsilanti, vocal
HONORABLE MENTION (TIE)
Joey Klein of Whitmore Lake, vocal with guitar
Jeffrey Scott of Wyandotte, vocal
1st Place winners in both divisions received a $250 Savings Bond provided by Citizens Bank, Ypsilanti. 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners in each division received a trophy and a professional recording session at Talent Live Studios, Canton provided by Talent Live. Honorable Mentions received an engraved medallion. All winners will be invited to perform at the Michigan State Fair Talent Showcase.
BLISSFIELD IDOL – July 12, 2009
Teen Division (ages 13-19)
1st Place: Olivia Miller, 14 of Riga
2nd Place: Emma Flory, 16 (with guitar) of Whitehouse, Ohio
3rd Place: Kaylyn Pace, 14 of Dexter
Honorable Mention (tie):
Brie Stevick, 15 of Brighton & Brianna Beardsley, 15 of South Lyon
Adult Division (ages 20 & over)
1ST Place: Brynn Flory of Whitehouse, Ohio
2nd Place: Rachelle Sweet of Tecumseh
3rd Place: Eric Briggs of Hudson
Honorable Mention: Mellow Dee of Ypsilanti
Kalamazoo County Fair Announces Talent Search Winners
Talent Search 2009 held on Saturday, August 15 at the Kalamazoo County Fair brought contestants from near and far to compete for trophies and cash prizes. In addition, winners in each division will be invited to perform at the Michigan State Fair Talent Showcase on Thursday, September 3 on the band shell stage. Special thanks to the judges who had the difficult responsibility of determining winners from the diverse variety of talent.
Junior Division (ages 15 & under)
1st Place: Trino Schincariol, 14 of Lawton - Magic act
2nd Place: Ariana George, 13 & Corey Happner, 14 of Sturgis – Vocal and Acoustic Guitar -“Crazier” by Taylor Swift
3rd Place: Rachael Gray, 14 of Huntington Woods – Vocal and Acoustic Guitar – “The Climb” by Miley Cyrus
Honorable Mention
4th Place: Shannon Watts, 13 of Jackson – Vocal – “Life’s What you Make It” Hannah Montana
5th Place: Joe Jenneman, 12 of Grand Rapids – Electric Guitar – original “Stood Me Up”
6th Place: Kayenne Baur, 14 of Gaylord – Vocal – “I Told You So” by Carrie Underwood
Adult Division (ages 16 & over)
1st Place: Cindy Faubert of Hastings – Vocal – “Long Black Train” by Josh Turner
2nd Place: Michael Williams of Gary, Indiana – Vocal Percussion (Beat Boxing) – original
3rd Place: Kyle Bond of Richmond – Vocal & Electric Guitar – original – “Wrong Turns Turn into Right Ideas”
Open Division (all ages)
1st Place: Anonymous – Trenae Dunigan, Theis Cross, Kiara Gathings, Shanee Little, Danisha Shaffer from Kalamazoo performing Hip-Hop Dance / mixed songs
2nd Place: Michael Williams of Gary, Indiana – Vocal Percussion (Beat Boxing) – original
3rd Place: Cindy Faubert of Hastings – Vocal – “Born to Fly” by Sara Evans
Honorable Mention
4th Place: TCOYA Dance Team – Ezekiel, Teresa, Christina, Aaliyah, Natia, Jevonte, Chelsea from Detroit performing Hip-Hop Dance / mixed songs
5th Place: Michael Joe Gillespie of Kalamazoo – Vocal and Acoustic Guitar- original “In My Dreams”
6th Place: Rachael Gray of Huntington Woods – Vocal and Acoustic Guitar – “Leave the Pieces” by The Wreckers
Calhoun County Fair Announces “Calhoun Idol” Winners
Calhoun Idol 2009 held on Saturday, August 22 at the Calhoun County Fair brought contestants from near and far to compete for savings bonds and trophies provided by the Calhoun County Fair as well as a professional studio recording session at Talent Live Studios, Canton Michigan provided by Talent Live. Talent Live Studios is a leader in the metro-Detroit recording industry producing local artists as well as a diverse array of national artists such as Merrill Osmond, Snoop-Dogg, Stevie Wonder and former American Idol Josh Gracin started his recording career at Talent Live. In addition, winners in each division will be invited to perform at the Michigan State Fair Talent Showcase on Thursday, September 3 on the band shell stage. Special thanks to the judges who had the difficult responsibility of determining winners from the talented field of contestants.
Junior Division (ages 15 & under)
1st Place: Rachael Gray, 14 of Huntington Woods, performing “The Climb” by Miley Cyrus with acoustic guitar
2nd Place: Shannon Watts, 13 of Jackson, performing “Life is What You Make It” by Hannah Montana
3rd Place: Sally Arredondo, 15 of Chesterfield, performing “ Broken Wing” by Martina McBride
Honorable Mention
4th Place: Ariana George, 13 of Sturgis, performing “When You Say Nothing at All” by Allison Kraus
Adult Division (ages 16 & over)
1st Place: Dani Jamerson, 16 of Sherwood, performing “Let’s Give them Something to Talk About” by Bonnie Raitt
2nd Place: Heather Roberts, 41 of Jackson, performing “O Mio Babbino Caro” by Puccini
3rd Place: Nickolas Cronk, 34 of Olivet, performing “Shameless” by Garth Brooks
Honorable Mention
4th Place: Kari Hanson, 16 of Battle Creek, performing “All American Girl” by Carrie Underwood