KARAOKE CONTEST RULES


KARAOKE COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS

  1. EMPLOYEES OF BBS DISTILLERIES, LEAKY STILL, MONTI VISTA, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE.
  2. ONE ENTRY PER PERSON PER NIGHT. CONTESTANTS CAN ONLY QUALIFY FOR THE SEMI-FINALS/FINALS ONCE. PREVIOUS CONTEST WINNERS WITHIN THE LAST 90 DAYS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ENTER.
  3. CONTESTANTS MUST SING AN ENTIRE (1) SONG TO COMPETE; CONTESTANTS WILL BE JUDGED ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 5 FOR VOCALS AND STAGE PRESENCE TO RECEIVE AN OVERALL PERFORMANCE SCORE OF 50 MAX. ALL SONGS MUST BE FROM THE HOST VENUES’ HOUSE SYSTEM, WITH NO EXCEPTIONS.
  4. CONTESTANTS IN THE FINALS MUST SING TWO (2) SONGS OF DIFFERENT GENRES TO COMPETE, ONE (1) OF WHICH WILL BE CHOSEN BY SPINNING THE GENRE WHEEL ON THE DAY OF THE FINALS. CONTESTANTS WILL BE JUDGED ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10 FOR VOCALS AND STAGE PRESENCE TO RECEIVE AN OVERALL PERFORMANCE SCORE. ALL SONGS MUST BE FROM THE HOST VENUES’ HOUSE SYSTEM, WITH NO EXCEPTIONS.
  5. ONCE YOUR NAME IS CALLED, THE CONTESTANT WILL HAVE A MINIMUM OF (30 SEC) BEFORE THE SONG BEGINS; YOU MUST START SINGING. YOU (CAN NOT) REQUEST THE SONG TO BE STARTED OVER/RESTARTED.
  6. THERE WILL BE JUDGES EACH WEEK. JUDGES MAY VARY THROUGHOUT THE COMPETITION BUT WILL NOT EXCEED FOUR (4).
  7. THIS WILL BE AN EIGHT (8) WEEK COMPETITION BEGINNING OCTOBER 5TH, 12TH, 19TH (SEMI-FINAL), 26TH, NOV 2ND, 9TH, 16TH (SEMI-FINAL), 23 (REDEMPTION BRACKET, NOT MORE THAN TWO WINNERS SELECTED TO MOVE FORWARD), AND LASTLY NOV 30TH GRAND FINALE. WITH NO MORE THAN THREE (3) SEMI-FINALISTS PER NIGHT. EACH OF THE SEMI-FINALISTS WILL BE AWARDED A $25.00 DISTILLERY GIFT CERTIFICATE. MAY NOT BE REDEEMED FOR ALCOHOL.  THE (8-12 SEMI-FINALISTS WILL BE INVITED BACK FOR THE GRAND FINALE COMPETITION ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, FOR THE CASH GRAND PRIZES OF (1ST) $750, (2ND) $500, AND (3RD) $250. CONTESTANTS MUST BE 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO PARTICIPATE AND MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN.
  8. THE COMPETITION WILL RUN EACH WEDNESDAY FROM 8:30 PM – 11:00M. CONTESTANTS WILL COMPETE IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEIR ENTRY IS RECEIVED. ACCEPTANCE OF ENTRIES WILL BEGIN AROUND 8:00 PM ON THE EVENT NIGHT. IF A CONTESTANT DOES NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM DUE TO LACK OF TIME, THEY WILL MOVE TO THE BEGINNING OF THE QUEUE FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
  9. THE CONTEST IS OPEN TO AMATEURS AND PROFESSIONALS.
  10.  RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THIS COMPETITION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO END THE COMPETITION AT ANY POINT IN TIME FOR ANY REASON.

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