February 2010 Qualifiying Round

Welcome to the fifth Qualifying round of the 4th season of the Amateur Singing Contest with John Santos,

The CONTESTANTS...

Juvenile:

1. Shanice Cox - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Whitney Houston)

2. Maisy Vause - Hot'N'Cold (Katy Perry)

3. Melanie Frade - Quando A Chuva Passar (Ivete Sangalo)

Adult:

4. Marc Ainsworth - Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)

5. Chantel Carneiro - At Last (Etta James)

6. Suzanne Medeiros - I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor)

7. Cristopher Melo - Sweet Dreams (The Eurythmics)

8. Samantha Rocha - Breathe (Faith Hill)

9. Melanie Costa - Crush (Jennifer Paige)

10. Jerry Vause - It's My Life (Bon Jovi)

11. Nathan Gravito - Hero (Henrique Iglesias)

12. Estefanie Avila - 1000 Miles (Vanessa Carlton)

13. Brian Vasconcelos - Mentira (João Pedro Pais)

14. Ramiro Lopes Sança - Marcha Pião Das Nicas (Carlos Paião)

15. Jeremias Matos - Como É Linda Minha Aldeia (Roberto Leal)

16. David McFadyen - After The Lovin' (Engelbert Humperdink)

The JUDGES...

Miguel Domingos is a musician who plays many different instruments. He is also a singer, music teacher and conductor who has been the “maestro” to some of the Portuguese concert bands in Toronto including 17 years with the Banda Do Senhor Santo Cristo... thanks Miguel

Joe Morgado studied guitar at the Royal Conservatory of Music and is the bass player and band leader for “Os Panteras”, with whom he has performed around the world. He also works for Dismusica and Henda Recording Co. and is an event organiser and promoter... thanks Joe

Henrique Cipriano is a singer who has been performing for the past 20 years both as a solo artist and with his band Black Tulip. He has released 2 albums and has performed in many countries around the world... thanks Henrique

Emily Melo has been performing for the last 18 years. She studied voice at the Royal Conservatory of Music as well as piano and dance. She has recorded 2 solo albums and has performed throughout Canada & the U.S... thanks Emily

Nancy Costa has been a singer/songwriter for the last 12 years. She is currently recording 2 CDs, one of Fado and one of pop. She has also won the CIRV Song Festival 3 times... thanks Nancy.

Stephanie Tavares has been singing professionally for about 7 years and is graduate of the Humber College Music Program. She has released 1 album and has performed across Canada and the Carribbean... thanks Stephanie

...and the WINNERS are:

Juvenile

__Shanice Cox - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Whitney Houston)

__Maisy Vause - Hot'N'Cold (Katy Perry)

__Melanie Frade - Quando A Chuva Passar (Ivete Sangalo)

Adult

__Suzanne Medeiros - I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor)

__Nathan Gravito - Hero (Henrique Iglesias)

__Marc Ainsworth - Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)

__Chantel Carneiro - At Last (Etta James)