New faces joining us this week on Karaoke! LOVE it, but without further adieu, the winner is...
@shellany - with her first ever entry singing Sinead O' Conner's "Nothing Compares to You". Blew us away with this entry and you have got some fans and you have got some lungs on you! 4.2 total out of 5. Great job! We hope to see you again this week!
Second place
For second place last week, our fantastic regular performer @yusaymon takes the cake. We've never heard U2 done so well, very, very good! Can't wait to see you on screen again this week for the #karaokecontest :)
Third Place
Last week, once again, those high notes getting hit like crazy by @topkpop. Good on ya girl! I think we're all going to be throwing satin and lace out the window and opt for "Black Velvet"!
All of your awards will be sent in the next couple of days, thank you all for competing!
Week 8 Begins
Getting more new faces showing up and some regulars, **LOVE IT**! This week we are pulling all we can from the suggestion box that we put out every Saturday. Simply select the one you like best and record yourself singing along with it. Then, drop your video and/or link to your post with the video of you down there in the comments section. Easy, right? Here's 'the catch'.
RULES
- The 1st tag for your submission post must be #karaokecontest.
- This submission thread must be upvoted (if you would like more competition, please resteem it).
- Your video of yourself singing must be in comments of this post (so you can get the popularity vote), or at least a link to your Steemit post entry.
- You must choose one of our selected songs to sing along to.
JUDGING CATEGORIES
- Popular vote: This will carry 40% of the overall score. Whoever has the most upvotes (not reward amount for the post) in the comments below, will win the popular vote. You may only vote for yourself ONCE, purchased bot votes for yourself will not count.
- Timing: 20% weight - how close you are to the timing of the original lyrics.
- Pitch: 20% weight - how close you are to staying on key to the original lyrics.
- Likeness & Performance: 20% weight - how much you actually sound like and embody the singer of the original lyrics.
PRIZES
We will award prizes for 1st, second and third places by the following Tuesday of this post. @michaeldavid has donated 10 STEEM for the first place winner and @enginewitty has given 10 SBD (7 for 2nd place and 3 for 3rd). Winners will be announced Mondays with the posting of each new submission thread.
And the judges areβ¦
Our 'Care Bear', @bearone has graciously decided to continue to lend us her eyes and ears and be one of our judges. Plus, the ever-lovely @jaynie has agreed to continue her passion for musical talents and remain on board scoping the talent for us. We also have producer and fellow ally @christheaudioguy giving up some of his time to help in the judging. #thealliance is thankful for all of you. And finally, we have @michaeldavid doing the magical math involved with tallying all the final scores. This is fun everyone, we're having a blast!
Community
This is all made possible by the fantastic community and involvement we have here on Steemit. Huge kudos to @enginewitty for the vision and giant of #thealliance @michaeldavid for helping orchestrate this contest. Music is an art and a passion of ours and we would now like to bring up our strongest supporters and think you should give them a Shout too!
Our Supporters
Look into the Open Mic contest, sponsored by @pfunk and hosted by @luzcypher! Support your favorite artists by stopping in to see their entries and show them some love! They are celebrating their one year anniversary and have been a maniacal beast in the progress of the musical community here! HUGE shout to you guys for staying so consistent!!! Big hugs to @jessamynorchard for connecting the dots and ushering us in!
Do you like to dance? Stop in here to check out @donatello and his competition! I would love to see people get in on this. C'mon...you know you want to! Don't get cold feet now, you'll trip over them on the dance floor!!
This Week's Songs
Ah yes, what songs are we able to choose from this first week? This week as usual, we are catering to the audience and have taken some from the suggestion box so be on the lookout for it every Saturday for people that have a desire for a certain artist, band, genre or era of music.