TALENT QUEST NEWS

Friday, June 12, 2009 Michelle Grimaldo, 2007 Country Female Talent Quest National Winner will be on Fox Network as a contestant on:

"Don't Forget the Lyrics"

Check out our new website: www.talentquest.org

  MORE PRIZES AND EVENTS FOR THIS YEARS CONTEST AT THE  2009 NATIONALS IN LAUGHLIN NEVADA

Daily Drawings; each contestant will receive a Players Club Card in their registration packet.  Each day of the contest Players Club Card numbers will be drawn for prizes. Some of the prizes will be Breakfast for two in the Roundhouse Buffet,  Dinner for two in the Roundhouse Buffet and a Three day two night stay at the Tropicana Express Hotel & Casino.  Three CDG's will be added to the daily prizes from Chartbuster Karaoke. 

Theme Night in the Caboose Lounge; Monday through Friday, each night different theme. Thirty singers each night will sing to that nights theme. Nightly prize winners will be posted the following morning. A product package to go with the theme of the night will be awarded from Chartbuster Karaoke. Other prizes will be listed as sponsors make them available. 

Peoples Choice Award; Audiance & contestants will be able to vote this year on who they feel is the best overall contestant during the week of the competitions. The winner of this award will receive a Trophy, CSU-222 Karaoke Player from RSQ, 450 Essential Pack from Chartbuster Karaoke and name a college of their choice that will receive a monetary Music Scholarship from Talent Quest in their name. 

Duet Competition;  Twenty-five  Duet teams will compete on stage during the afternoon of Saturday, September 26.  The top two teams will return on stage that evening during the Final Night show to sing and receive their Trophy's. Other prizes will be awarded to them from Chartbuster Karaoke & VocoPro. 

Venue/KJ Award; This award will be given to the Venue/KJ that sent the best overall contestants out to the Nationals. The Venue/KJ will receive Trophy's, a $250.00 Gift Certificate from Chartbuster Karaoke, Gigstar Karaoke system and a Professional Karaoke Mixer from VocoPro.  

...What People Are Saying... 

"This contest is simply amazing......"
Tony Perkins, Weatherman, Good Morning America.

 "It's a Poor Man's American Idol..."
USA Today shines a national spotlight on Talent Quest 2003. Click here to read all about it.

"I had a great time with all of you at the contest. It well surpassed all my expectations. The whole thing was unbelievably high in quality."
Salih Ulker, Productions & A/V supervisor for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Judged the Pop/Rock Category

"Talent Quest, The Best Karaoke Party in the World."
Monty Keely, Contestant.

"The talent and contest was great. So were your judges."
Frankie Pizano, Contestant

"I have never met so many incredible people all at once in my life. I'm amazed at the awesome talent. This competition was so much more than singing, it is and will remain to be the relationships that were built, they will stay with me a lifetime."
Bill Bowering (Syracuse Cowboy), Contestant.

The Following are Additional Sponsors/Associates of the
Talent Quest 2009 National Singing & Performance Contest: