Over the past 20 ans, the Collingwood Elvis Festival has helped to preserve the legacy of Elvis Presley, the original rock star, and has provided visitors with the opportunity to hear Elvis’ music performed live once again. In 2015, we’re introducing a new music series that will give aspiring singer/songwriters the chance to showcase their unique talents through live performances of their original compositions to a crowd of music fans who know what it looks like when an artist tries something original, puts themselves into their songs, and can deliver an amazing live performance.

These are not tributes. These performances will be raw, real, and relatable – just like the story of Elvis’ climb from truck driver and aspiring singer…to legend.

In 2015, we invite you to experience a music series unlike any other, to have the opportunity to say ‘I knew them from the start.’ Experience the first Collingwood Live & Original Music Series - coming to the Collingwood Elvis Festival July 23-26, 2015.

Check out our finalists!

Live Finals

Dimanche, July 26th, 4pm-6pm
Simcoe Street Theatre, 65 Simcoe Street, Collingwood, ON
$6 par personne

Bernadette Connors

Ian Raeburn

Luke Martin

Gina Horswood

Austin McCarthy

James Stephens

Emerald Echoes

The winners of this round will be determined solely by the judges.

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Thank you to all 12 finalists who performed! You can see all 12 audition videos here: www.bigscreenfx.com/CLandO.html.

About the competition

Eligibility

Contestants must be 18 years of age or older.

The competition is limited to solo artists, duos, and trios.

The competition is open to all genres of music.

The songwriter or at least one co-writer must be one of the performers.

Contestants must submit:

  • an entry video of their performance of one original song
  • a one-minute introduction describing themselves, their song, their background, what inspires or inspired them and what their dream is as a songwriter and/or performer.
  • a legible copy of the song lyrics

Judging

A jury of professionals will judge the electronic submissions based on an established set of criteria that rates:

  • performance
  • melody
  • composition
  • lyrics
  • effectiveness

Submissions will be accepted until Friday, July 10th. The jury will then select the top 12 entries and on July 13th will invite the contestants to compete in the live performance rounds taking place in Collingwood July 25th and 26th.

Live Round One will require six of the contestants to perform two original pieces in front of the jury and a live audience. Live Round Two will feature the remaining six contestants. These rounds takes place at the Simcoe Street Theatre in Collingwood on Saturday, July 25th, 1pm-3pm and 4pm-6pm respectively. During these rounds, the audience will have an opportunity to vote for their favourite new artist. This will contribute to a portion of the contestants’ overall scores.

Based on the established criteria, the jury will select the top six contestants to advance to the Live Finals which will take place at the Simcoe Street Theatre in Collingwood on Sunday, July 26th, 4pm-6pm. The contestants will be required to perform two original songs in this round, which may be the same songs performed in the first round or two new songs at the artist’s discretion.

Prizing

Prize money will be awarded to the top six artists, divided as follows:

First $3000

Second $1000

Third $500

Fourth $250

Fifth $150

Sixth $100

Collingwood L&O is proudly supported by

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