{"id":149297,"date":"2016-06-21T23:12:55","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T13:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=149297"},"modified":"2020-10-12T14:20:49","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T04:20:49","slug":"karaoke-competition-kicks-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2016\/06\/21\/karaoke-competition-kicks-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Karaoke Competition Kicks Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_121795\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121795\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20150913-wondai04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-121795\" title=\"20150913 Welcome To Wondai \" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20150913-wondai04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20150913-wondai04.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20150913-wondai04-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-121795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Popular Wondai entertainers Sue Bradley and Geoff Grevell are organising the first ever Regional Karaoke Sing-Off, and the first heats will be held at the Warana Hotel on Friday, June 24<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>June 21, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Karaoke songbirds should start practising their scales this week to get their vocal chords into good working order.<\/p>\n<p>The first round of the Wondai Show Society&#8217;s &#8220;Regional Karaoke Sing-Off&#8221; will be kicking off at the Warana Hotel in Wondai this Friday night, June 24, and it is offering serious prize-money for the winners.<\/p>\n<p>The Regional Karaoke Sing-Off is a new competition that will debut at this year&#8217;s Wondai Show.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s open to adult males, females and duos who live anywhere in the South Burnett, and there\u2019ll also be a special section for children aged 8 to 15.<\/p>\n<p>Four fortnightly adult heats will be held at the Warana Hotel between June 24 and August 5.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;ll also be two afternoon children\u2019s heats, which will be held at the Wondai Diggers Club on Sunday, July 17 and Sunday, August 7 between 12:30pm and 2:00pm.<\/p>\n<p>Then the finals &#8211; which will select the ultimate winners &#8211; will be held at this year&#8217;s Wondai Show on Saturday, August 27.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The competition is being organised for the Show Society by Sue Bradley and Geoff Grevell from Love2Sing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sue and Geoff have run very successful karaoke nights in the South Burnett for many years, as well as performing in their own right as &#8220;The Stepping Stones&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Sue said the adult heats, which will be held on alternate Friday nights, will allow competitors to re-enter if they are knocked out in any particular round.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have some very good karaoke performers in the South Burnett, so we think the standard will be high,&#8221; Sue said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And with $2500 in prize money up for grabs, we\u2019re hoping the Show day finals will attract 24 adult finalists and eight children, which should ensure a really great night out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Participants in this Friday&#8217;s competition will need to register at the Warana between 6:00pm and 7:30pm, after which the sing-offs will run until late.<\/p>\n<p>You can get more details by phoning Sue on (07) 4168-5041 or Geoff on 0468-694-438, or by <a href=\"mailto:geoffgrevell@hotmail.com?subject=Regional Karaoke Sing-Off (from southburnett.com.au)\"><b>emailing them<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karaoke songbirds should start practising their scales to get their vocal chords into good working order<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":121795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[863,3],"tags":[23,26],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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