Win £300 with Show and Stay’s karaoke
Published on Thursday 23rd June, 2.43pm, Written by Jonathan Dudley
We’ve got exciting news for all the West End wannabes out there, Show-and-Stay.co.uk (that’s us) are running a video karaoke competition with a £300 cash prize!
If you’ve ever fancied yourself as a star-in-waiting or a diva in the wings, then now’s the time to dust off your webcam and show the world what you can do.
Your renditions of any song are welcome, so long as they have appeared in a musical at some point. Musical episodes of your favourite TV shows, big West End and Broadway hits, classic Hollywood musicals and even the likes of High School Musical are all fair game (though we’re going to have to exclude Glee, since it’s almost all pop songs these days).
To enter, all you have to do is to pick a song, follow this link and print out the entrant sheet and fill in it with your name, the title of the song you’re performing, and the name of the musical that the song appeared in. After that, it’s as simple as recording your video (making sure that you hold your entry sheet up at the start), uploading it to Megaupload, emailing us the link and waiting to see if we select you for the top three. The top three videos will then be put to the public vote to decide who wins the £300 first prize, the £100 second prize and the £50 third prize.
All videos will be uploaded to our Facebook account, so be sure to get all your friends and families to support you with plenty of views, likes and comments. All entries will need to be received by Monday September 12, 2011.
Before you upload your video, make sure that you’ve ticked everything off this handy little checklist.
- Are you aged 18 or over?
- Have you picked a song which has appeared in a musical? (Glee does not count.)
- Have you printed out and filled in the entrant sheet?
- Have you clearly displayed your entrant sheet at the beginning of your video?
- Is your song recorded in AVI, MPG, WMV, RM, HDMOV, FLV, MOD or MP4 format?
- Have you read the terms and conditions?
Sample video – The Show Must Go On from Moulin Rouge! by our own Ollie Tanton-Brown
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COMPETITION CLOSED
Good luck, ladies and gentlemen!
Hey, I was just wondering, is it ok to sing with a backing track? Thanks x
Yup, no problem at all.
Hi, been trying to upload my video all night but it takes aages and gets to 30%, then cuts off saying the website has either changed or doesn’t exist anymore .. Am I doing something wrong ? I’m using the correct format by the way ..
Hmm, strange.
Any problems with the uploader, feel free to email the video over to Jonathan.dudley@show-and-stay.co.uk
Many thanks Jonathan…
Hi Jonathan, I’m going to sing Defying Gravity but the song is quite long… and I was wondering what you thought about me using the backing track to the Wicked in Rock version? Would that be alright? Thanks a lot!
Not a problem at all (The Wicked in Rock version is better anyway).
Also, do I HAVE to hold the entry form and introduce myself at the start of the song, or can I do as someone else has done and just use a shot of it before I start to sing .. Thank you ..
So long as it appears one way or another at the start of your video, that’s fine. Hold it up, edit it in, whatever’s best for you. Excited for your entry now!
Woohoo !!! I sang my song beautifully and forgot to hold my entry sheet up first, so this is GREAT news .. Thank you so much .. Excited to enter now .. Many thanks once again Patricia
Fantastic!
Hi,
For some reason my file is way too big and compressing it doesnt make it any smaller. Any ideas on what to do? My video is no longer than others that have been posted?! Thanks.
The limit on the uploader has been increased. Give that another try and if it does not work then follow the instructions for zipping and emailing the file over.
ok i tried to submit it! the quality isn’t amazing! let me know if you get it!
hi is it ok to sing songs from the boy george musical taboo? thanks kez
Very much so! I look forward to hearing your rendition. Extra kudos awarded if you do the costumes.
hiya, i sent a video in, the page just went back to normal so im not sure if it got sent, could you let me know please, the names kirstie webb, many thanks x
Do you think you would ever do something like this for younger ones, i am 16 and would of loved to enter!
Pity I missed this