Description
Do you have the voice of the year? Singers in grades 6 - 12 whose video-auditions edge out the competition will be named finalists in the 2020-2021 Williams SING-OFF Competition and evaluated by special guest judge and Broadway star Eva Noblezada! Following in the footsteps of Gabby Barrett, Trinity Wiseman, Dejah Monea, and others, this year’s winner will perform during the live KDKA-TV broadcast on New Year’s Eve.
Prizes & Opportunities
The 2020-2021 Williams SING-OFF Competition winner will receive:
- Performance during the live KDKA-TV broadcast on New Year’s Eve
- Incredible exposure in the Pittsburgh market via media promotion associated with event marketing and public relations efforts
Eligibility
Individual students or student groups of 20 or fewer, grades 6 - 12 affiliated with a middle or high school within 150 miles of downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania are eligible to enter.
Special Guest Judge, Eva Noblezada
Past Winners
2019-2020 Winner: Lavanya Anantharaman | Franklin Regional High School
2018-2019 Winner: Audrey Logan | South Fayette High School
2017-2018 Winner: Trinity Wiseman | Elizabeth Forward High School
2016-2017 Winner: Dejah Monea | Pittsburgh CAPA School
2015-2016 Winner: Addison Albert & Colin Aikins | Central Catholic & Knoch High Schools
2014-2015 Winner: Gabby Barrett | Serra Catholic High School
2013-2014 Winner: Savannah Wiggins | Penn Hills High School
2012-2013 Winner: Alyssa Gephart | Thomas Jefferson High School
2011-2012 Winner: Katie Zemaitis | Harrison Middle School (Baldwin-Whitehall)
2010-2011 Winner: Nicoletta Giacchino | Franklin Regional High School
Who
- Individual or Group performers must be affiliated with a middle or high school in the eligible geographic area (grades 6-12 only).
- If auditioning as a group rather than an individual, group size may not exceed 20 students.
How
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Williams SING-OFF Competition — Application
Thanks for your interest in the 2020-2021 Williams SING-OFF Competition, part of Highmark First Night Pittsburgh! Please keep these requirements in mind before you record and submit your audition video:
Submission Deadline: Monday, December 7, 2020 @ 11:59 pm.
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust will select up to five finalists. Contestants will be notified of their status in mid-December.
- Performance video should be less than 2 minutes in length (your choice: perform one short song, a part of one song, or parts of up to two songs).
- Performance content must be family-friendly.
- Musical accompaniment is not required (a cappella is accepted), but may be in the form of a pre-recorded track or live performance (due to set-up constraints, any live accompaniment must be limited to one instrument such as keyboard, guitar, etc. — no full live bands).
- Performer(s) must be available to record another video performance with KDKA-TV on a date to be determined in December.
- Individual or Group performers must be affiliated with a middle or high school in the eligible geographic area (grades 6-12 only).
- If auditioning as a group rather than an individual, group size may not exceed 20 students.
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust reserves all rights to cancel this contest, the performance, or any part thereof.
