2008 Woodie Awards
SHU idol contestants prepare for the second round
Joe Di Guglielmo
Issue date: 3/1/07 Section: Features
Judges and contestants prepare to spark a fire in the Edgerton auditorium, while a cheering audience brings this year's SHU Idol competition to its climatic end.
SHU Idol is Sacred Heart's rendition of the hit FOX television show American Idol.
The popular show and the version SHU has adopted share many similarities in how the competition is operated.
Now in its third year running at Sacred Heart, SHU Idol is a fun and entertaining way of showcasing the great talent prevalent amongst our campus and fellow peers.
"It's a great way of having some friendly competition on campus for those who love to sing in front of people," said Ian Straughter, junior, Hackensack, N.J.
Straughter performed in last year's event and made it to the final round.
Now he has come back this year for another chance to claim the top spot.
"Being in front of an audience also allows you to have an outlet to meet new people and to be more social," said Straughter.
In this friendly competition, judges determine a number of things upon making the the choice of letting contestants move forward to the next round or to be let go.
"We don't judge the performer based solely on just one quality alone. We look at the strengths the person has to offer in an overall spectrum of things," said Allie O'Leary, sophomore, Holliston, Mass.
O'Leary is a student judge this year.
She is joined by Professor Dr. Jay and Professor
Dr. Michaels.
They are the people the contestants must please in order to move on.
The three judges each factor together the song picked, the overall tone of the singers voice, and the appearance of the performer.
They also pay attention to how confident they are on stage and how they connect and entertain the audience.
They then eliminate those that aren't well-rounded in those specific areas.
There are three rounds that SHU Idol is dividedinto.
Round one was a battle to be picked into the top twelve contestants. Round two picked the top eight and the final round will be between the top four best contestants in the competition.
SHU Idol is Sacred Heart's rendition of the hit FOX television show American Idol.
The popular show and the version SHU has adopted share many similarities in how the competition is operated.
Now in its third year running at Sacred Heart, SHU Idol is a fun and entertaining way of showcasing the great talent prevalent amongst our campus and fellow peers.
"It's a great way of having some friendly competition on campus for those who love to sing in front of people," said Ian Straughter, junior, Hackensack, N.J.
Straughter performed in last year's event and made it to the final round.
Now he has come back this year for another chance to claim the top spot.
"Being in front of an audience also allows you to have an outlet to meet new people and to be more social," said Straughter.
In this friendly competition, judges determine a number of things upon making the the choice of letting contestants move forward to the next round or to be let go.
"We don't judge the performer based solely on just one quality alone. We look at the strengths the person has to offer in an overall spectrum of things," said Allie O'Leary, sophomore, Holliston, Mass.
O'Leary is a student judge this year.
She is joined by Professor Dr. Jay and Professor
Dr. Michaels.
They are the people the contestants must please in order to move on.
The three judges each factor together the song picked, the overall tone of the singers voice, and the appearance of the performer.
They also pay attention to how confident they are on stage and how they connect and entertain the audience.
They then eliminate those that aren't well-rounded in those specific areas.
There are three rounds that SHU Idol is dividedinto.
Round one was a battle to be picked into the top twelve contestants. Round two picked the top eight and the final round will be between the top four best contestants in the competition.
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Jason
posted 3/03/07 @ 8:07 AM EST
So I see the stellar accuracy of the Spectrum continues to have not changed in the last few years. How about we correct this though: this would be the 5th year of SHU Idol, not the 3rd. (Continued…)
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