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10178 - 106 Street
Edmonton, AB
Canada, T5J 1H4
Phone: 780-951-4564
Fax: 780-423-2844
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Click on the above images to download the Country Star
Search Prizes,
Rules & Regulations, and Entry Form.
(You will need Adobe Reader to view and print the Country Star Search
Brochure, and Entry Form. To download Adobe Reader for free click here.)
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- Entry into the Global Country Talent
Development Workshop.
- Opportunity to perform on Global
Country Shows & The Global Country Concert at the Winspear Centre,
Edmonton, Alberta in 2011.
- Trip to Nashville (Accommodation &
Transportation) March 2011 with opportunities to tour various sites
such as Country Music Hall of Fame, Grand Old Opry, Ryman, and other
points of interest (at winner's expense).
- 2 song demo recording at Powersound
Recording Studios in Edmonton (must be completed by December 2010).
- Trip to Pigeon Forge (in conjunction
with Nashville Trip) March 2011 to compete in the North American
Country Music Associations International Competitions and attend
various shows in the area.
- $1,000 from Galaxie, The Continuous
Music Network.
- Canadian Country Music Week prize
package from the Canadian Country Music Association. Includes
admittance to Songwriter’s Cafe, New Artist Showcases, Roots
Showcase, Gospel Showcase, and Great Guitar Pull, plus preferred
seating tickets to the CCMA Awards and Post Awards reception during
Country Music Week September 2010 in Edmonton, Alberta.
- Registration to seminars, Country Music
Week 2010, from Global Country.
- Registration for Western Canadian Music
Alliance October 2010.
- E Pack (Vocal Mic, Clip, Pouch, Tripod
Boom, Stand with 21 feet Mic Cable) from Sennheiser.
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- Opportunity to perform on stage with a
live band at the Winspear Centre during the Global Country Concert.
- Entry into the Global Country Talent
Development Workshop.
- Opportunity to enter in the North
American Country Music Associations International (NACMAI) competition
in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and tour of Nashville (at winner's expense)
2011.
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Judges will make their
decision based on vocal ability, performance, star quality, stage
presence, overall talent, and marketability. The judges decision is
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Scoring System
10 points - Outstanding
8-9 points - Excellent
6-7 points - Very Good
4-5 points - Good
2-3 points - Average
0-1 point - Below Average |
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For
information on becoming a sponsor for Country Star Search please visit
our Sponsor Opportunities
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| May 15th, 2010 |
Christina
Dubinsky
Sherwood
Park, AB |
Sheritta
Kahpeaysewat
Cochin,
SK |
Kasha
Derechy
Edmonton,
AB |
Ivan Daigle
Petiteadiac,
NB |
Kara Wilson
Edmonton,
AB |
Tyler Lizott
Fort
Vermilion, AB |
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Livy Jeanne
Ardrossan,
AB
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Daylin
Jorgensen
St
Albert, AB
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- ages 13 to 17:
Livy Jeanne is a fifteen year old student from Ardrossan. As a country
music singer/songwriter, Livy has been very successful in competitions
throughout Alberta and BC, including having the distinction of being
named the Comox Valley Idol in 2008, as well as being one of 16
songwriters selected from over 300+ entries in the Calgary Folk Fest
Song writing Competition. In 2009 Livy had the great privilege to be
invited to a private songwriters retreat, where she had the honour to
work with lead singer/guitarist Bill Henderson of Chilliwack, and award
winning songwriters/producers/publishers Ron Irving and Larry Wayne
Clarke. In 2009 Livy had the opportunity to showcase her own songs at
the prestigious Vancouver Island Music Business Conference. She makes a
return appearance in 2010, and has been selected, from
many artists, to be one of only five “featured” artists to
perform.
Livy Jeanne has entertained audiences in both Canada and the US,
including at Edmonton Oil Kings, and Salt Lake City,” Utah
Grizzlies” games, as well as the Shrine Circus, WIN House Empty
Bowls Luncheon, Run for the Cure, The Stollery Hospital, Casa for Kids,
and many more events.
The teenage songwriter has
had the honour of being asked to co-write a song for the Canadian
Mental Health Foundation called "Save Me", as well as "The Circle of
Giving" for the Minerva Foundation.
With a focus on giving back to the community, Livy has performed in
many events for non-profit organizations, including being one of the
artists nominated for the AFP Heart and Soul Philanthropy Award for her
work with 'Soaring with Song' – Creating a World Without Breast
Cancer, held at the Winspear Centre in June of 2009
Livy continues to write her own songs and is currently working on her
first CD, while sharing her gift of song and charting a course towards
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- ages 7 to 12:
Daylin Jorgensen is 12 year old St Albert student. She has been singing
for a little over five years. Recently she purchased her own guitar and
started taking lessons. Daylin is no stranger to competitions, having
competed in Country Vocal Spotlight in 2008, Northern Star Talent
Search, and Futures Fest, where she won first place in the 9-12 musical
theatre competition in 2009. Also in 2009 she was selected as one of
five Edmonton semifinalists for the nationally televised show, Karaoke
Star Jr. She has sung the National Anthem at Edmonton Oil King Games,
and in front of 28,000 fans at an Edmonton Eskimo game. Daylin has
participated in various fundraising events, believing that she
can help give back to the community by sharing her joy of music
and entertainment. Aside from music, Daylin enjoys drama, playing
soccer and volleyball, and swimming.
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Alex Hughes, along with Sean
Sonego, the Youth Division Star Search winner, will be heading to
Nashville and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, in March to compete in the North
American Country Music Associations International competitions. Olivia
Rose Leaf, the Junior Division winner, is unable to compete this year
but will be competing at NACMAI next year.
The 2010 Country Star Search
preliminary competitions will be held on May 8th. Entries are
now coming in. Anyone wishing to compete should go to the Country Star Search page and get
their entries in. A limited number of entries will be accepted.
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2009 Global Country Star Search
winner, Alex Hughes, recorded two original demo songs at Powersound
Studios in January, with Scott Greene doing the engineering. The
recording session was part of her prize package for winning the Star
Search competition. Besides having one of the newest recording studios
in town, and offering a full service facility, Powersound Studios owner
Phil Anderson also teaches a full time recording arts program at the
studio.
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Anderson, Scott Green, and Alex Hughes (l to r) |
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1st Runner UpKara Wilson
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Alex Hughes
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Olivia Rose Leaf
7 to 12 years old
Elk Point, AB |
13 to 17 years old
Edmonton, AB |
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| June 16th,
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On Monday, June 16, 2008, Global
Country marked the 10th Anniversary of the highly acclaimed Festival of
the Stars at the Winspear Centre in Edmonton. Five finalists in the
2008 Country Star Search competition performed with a live band before
a packed audience, who voted by secret ballot to determine the winner.
It was a tough choice for the Winspear audience, as the performers all
had enormous potential, but in the end, Stan Hitchcock from St. Albert,
AB, blew the audience away with his rendition of the George Jones hit,
“He Stopped Loving Her Today”. As soon as Stan started
performing you could read it on the faces of the audience that he had
them in the palm of his hand.
Stan Hitchcock has been singing since
he was 12 years of age. Born in Westlock, AB, he was heavily influenced
by the classic country stylings of George Jones, Merle Haggard, Conway
Twitty, and Waylon Jennings. In 2001 he won the Canadian Country Music
Hall of Fame singing competition in Calgary. In 2002 he moved to the
Toronto area where he formed a band and spent two and a half years
performing around southern Ontario as Stan Hitchcock and Laredo. In
2006 he returned to his Alberta roots, locating in St. Albert. Once
again he was back on the road performing around the northern Alberta
and British Columbia bar circuit, this time as Stan Hitchcock and
Freightrain. Besides being a dynamic performer in the classic country
style, Stan is also becoming an accomplished songwriter, having penned
and performed much of his own material.
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The 10th Festival of the Stars Concert |
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of Regina, Saskatchewan, maintained an almost
perfect score to garner the International
Male Vocalist and International Male Entertainer
awards at the 2008 North American Country Music Association’s
International Awards held in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee from March 10th to
15th.
Each year Global Country enters their Country Star
Search winner into the NACMAI competitions, and also provides an
extensive tour of Nashville. The result is a highly educational
experience as well as the opportunity to compete internationally.
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Star Search Winner in Nashville |
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19th, 2007
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After more than a month of weekly
competitions, and a night of semi-finals, the grand finale was held at
the Winspear Centre, on Monday, June 18, where audience members cast
their votes for their favorite finalist. The competition was stiff, but
Global Country was proud to announce that the 2007 Rising Star is Paul
Chesters.
Paul Chesters was born in
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan where he started singing at the age of five. He
sang with the award winning U of R Chamber Singers. Paul received a
scholarship to attend the Iowa School for Music Vocations (jazz and
classical). He was the 2004 winner of Regina's 620 CKRM Talent Search.
He has performed with or opened for Duane Steele, Steve Fox, The
Poverty Plainsmen, Jason McCoy, and Julian Austin.
The 2007 Global Country Rising Star
(Country Star Search Winner) is enrolled into the Rising Star Program,
offering a trip to Nashville and Pigeon Forge Tennessee. Paul will
compete in the North American Country Music Associations International
Competitions in March 2008. Paul’s official launch will
take place on Tuesday, November 6th at the Rodeo Concert at the
Winspear Centre. We look forward to working with Paul and help
kick start his career. Country Star Search is
“Canada’s version of Nashville Star “. It is an
exciting new program launched by Global Country in 2007. The 2008
competitions will start in March 2008 and the Finalists will once again
be determined by audience vote. This process proved to be very
successful. - Read
Latest Press Release
Country Star Search 2008
Preliminaries will start on Thursday, May 1st, 2008 and will run every
Thursday to May 29th, 2008. Entry forms will be accepted after February
1st, 2008.
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March 16th, 2007
Global Country Canada has launched a new
program to find artists to take into it's Rising Star Program. Country
Star Search will be open to amateur Canadian country artists over the
age of 18. The preliminaries will take place at Cook County Saloon on
Thursday evenings throughout the month of May, with five finalists
performing on stage during the
All Star Concert at the Winspear Centre on June 18th. The winner will
be determined by an audience vote. Besides acceptance into the
prestigious Rising Star program, which offers special mentoring and
performance opportunities, the prize package will include a trip to
Nashville and entry into the North American Country Music Associations
International competitions in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, registration to
the CCMA's Country Music Week and Western Canadian Music Awards Show
& Conference, a demo recording package, and more. - Bill
Borgwardt, Country Music News
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