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Welcome to the 2nd Qualifying round of the 7th season of the Amateur Singing Contest with John Santos
November 2012

The CONTESTANTS...
The Judges...
L-R: back row:
Emanuel Santos, James Tavares, Jennifer Berney, Michael Reid, Tatsiana Kremis, Eva Marton, Victoria Bertini, Avery Parker, Ehren Kassam, William Diaz
L-R: Front row:
Andrés Celis, Samantha Gutierrez, Natalie Castro, Adriana Serra, Melanie Neves, Bella Lecomte, Aysha Sayani, Emma Gubitz, Nitika Burman, Sumana Ganguly Dey.

Celia Palli has performed as a background singer for Nelly Furtado for the last 3 years, touring the world and performing for crowds. She has performed on the stages of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and the Billboard Music Awards. She has also performed on the recordings of many other artists but we can all look forward to the debut of her solo album in 2013.
Jenny O'Meara's career took off at age 17 when she sang with Disney in Orlando Florida and she performed in Niagara Falls, Atlantic City, Thailand, and Morocco. Recently, Jenny has studied with acclaimed voice teacher Seth Riggs and Dave Stroud whose combined students have included artists like Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Barbara Streisand and Adam Lambert.
Henrik Cipriano is a singer who has been performing for more than 25 years both as a solo artist and with his band Black Tulip. He has released several albums and has performed around the world. Not only does Henrik have a great voice, he is also a talented comedian, an all-round entertainer. He also appeared as a judge & performer at our last finale and over the past 5 years, he has been very generous with his time by judging for us on many occasions.
Rosario Arce is an award winning recording artist and actress originally from Bolivia. She began singing and performing on radio at a very early age. In 1987, she won the title of “Talent of the Year” in her homeland.
Tama Werner is a highly trained and widely acclaimed vocalist. She was an original member of The Internationals, one of the longest running Broadway review groups in dinner theatre history which launched the careers of Loreena McKennitt and Miriam Breitman. She is also known as Zack’s mother.
Hugo Piló is a singer/songwriter from Portugal who began performing at the age of 15. He earned national attention from his appearances on the popular television show “Chuva das Estrelas”, moving on to play with the band “Blister” for 6 years. Blister released 2 albums producing several hits songs not only on the radio but as part of the soundtracks of various television programs. He is currently preparing a solo CD.
L-R: Célia Palli, Jenny OʼMeara, Henrik Cipriano, Rosario Arce, Tama Werner & Hugo Piló
And The Winners are...


Juvenile
Bella Lecomte and Natalie Castro
Adult
Victoria Bertini and William Diaz, both of whom would later withdraw.
































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2nd Round
November 2012