Karaoke
contest to give students a chance to shine
By
Amber Muranaka
On-line Forty-Niner
If
you think you could be the next Kelly Clarkson
or Ruben Studdard, now is your chance to
showcase your talents at the Associate Students
Inc.-hosted K Beach Celebrity II event Thursday,
May 6 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the University
Student Union Beach Auditorium.
The
event is a karaoke-style singing contest,
much like "American Idol."
Tryout
dates will be Tuesday, April 20 at The Nugget,
Wednesday, April 21 at the Press Room, Tuesday,
April 27 at The Nugget, and Wednesday, April
28 at the Sunset Lounge from 7-9 p.m.
The
only requirement to enter the contest is
to be a Cal State Long Beach student.
Students
can bring their own music for the tryouts
or choose from the catalog provided by A.S.I.
will provide. There will be a monitor for
the words at the tryouts only, in the final
the contestants will have to memorize their
songs.
Prizes
will include a Karaoke machine, a $200 shopping
spree, studio time and other prizes.
"It's
been very entertaining," Brian Stires,
press secretary for A.S.I., said. "Anyone
who has enjoyed "American Idol"
should come out and watch or participate
in this event."
This
is the second year the event has taken place.
The
K Beach media department led by John Trapper
put on last year's K Beach Celebrity event.
"He
was the one that kind of took the karaoke
night idea and almost instantly turned it
into a competitive event," Ronald Canfield,
who is behind this year's event said. "He
put it on [in Fall 2002] and it turned out
pretty good. The winner from last time,
Sarah Goncalves, is on the entertainment
commission this year and has been pushing
the event for this year, so we did it."
Canfield
said students should come out to support
friends and participate in voting for the
winner.
"We
are giving away killer prizes and everything
is free to both contestants and spectators,"
Canfield said, " We are also having
a raffle and free give-a-ways for the audience
to win."
K
Beach Celebrity II is a student government
funded event.
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