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2004 Collingwood Elvis Festival
What A Party! |
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David Lee From Birmingham Alabama Wins Professional Division
Pete Paquette From Ottawa Valley Region Wins Non-Professional Division
Shon Carroll of Kitchener, Ontario wins Professional
Division - Early Years
Marcus Wells of Toronto, Ontario wins Non-Professional
Division - Concert Years
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The sunshine, pleasant temperatures, an improved climate for
tourism and a well organized festival all contributed to large
crowds and terrific entertainment at the 10th annual Collingwood
Elvis Festival.
Tribute Artists came to Collingwood from as far
away as England, the southern and western United States, Australia
and all parts of Canada to entertain the thousands of visitors
who came to remember the King and to party!
And it was a terrific
weekend party! Friday night’s Downtown Collingwood Street
Party began at 3pm and continued past midnight. Every Tribute
Artist in attendance took to the main street stage to introduce
himself (or herself) to the large crowd and to sing one song.
Downtown Collingwood BIA Manager Sue Nicholson says organizers
were extremely pleased with the large turnout at this year’s
festival. She says the festival has revitalized this year’s
summer tourism season in Collingwood. Nicholson feels the Elvis
Festival team worked very well together and established a winning
system for next year’s event.
Collingwood’s Director
of Leisure Services Peter Dunbar says attendance numbers were
up from last year and this year’s festival has been a huge
success. “I think the moon and the stars were all in the
right order” said Dunbar. “The weather was absolutely
perfect, you couldn’t write a better script” he said. “The
attendance at the Pine Street stage was outrageously successful” Dunbar
added. Tribute Artist Luc Bissonnette is from Welland and after
performing on the Pine Street Stage Sunday afternoon he said
that he was already making plans to return next year. “The
people are great, It doesn’t matter about the competition
it’s just about having fun” he said. “I hope
it just keeps getting bigger and bigger, the music is amazing” Bissonnette
added.
David Lee from Birmingham, Alabama was honoured as the
Professional Tribute Artist Grand Champion - Concert Years, before a packed house
at Sunday night’s Grand Finals in the Eddie Bush Memorial
Arena in downtown Collingwood.
Shon Carroll of Kitchener, Ontario won Professional
Division - Early Years.
Pete Paquette from the Ottawa
Valley region was named top Non-Professional Tribute Artist - Early years.
Marcus Wells of Toronto, Ontario won the Non-Professional Division - Concert Years.
The Senior Youth Division Tribute Artist was won by Paul
Fracassi of Woodbridge, Ontario. And, Steven Pelleriti
of Brampton, Ontario was the Junior Youth Tribute Artist winner.
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