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WELCOME! To The New Mexico State Fair Karaoke Competition 2014

It all began back in April, when the NM State Fair came to Call Me Ozz and asked them to manage the biggest karaoke competition New Mexico had ever seen. Without blinking an eye, Call Me Ozz stepped up to the plate and organized nine participating venues (scroll down to see who they are) to jump on board and hold qualification competitions in their venues to find 60 of the best singers (scroll down to the elimination brackets to see who they are) to embark upon the Main Pavilion at the New Mexico State Fair 2014.

In addition to that, eleven KJ’s had to step up to host the eleven nights at the Fair, they can be found on the elimination brackets as well. It also takes six paid judges along with six back up judges (click on the “Who Are the Judges” button) and one photographer (click on the “Photo Gallery” button). 

Just to make sure everyone, including minors and out of town visitors have the opportunity to participate in this amazing event, we have blocked out an additional thirty six spots to qualify during the NM State Fair, with “Open Karaoke/Last Chance Qualifying” nights being held every night starting on the 11th through the 18th. Click on the “To Register for the NM State Fair” button to sign up. We will reserve up to eight spots per night, leaving four open per night for folks that just so happen to be there or be on standby for a no show.

We will be qualifying how ever many spots we have available each night for qualification. For example, on Thursday, September 11th, we have eight open spots to qualify, and so on the 11th, we will have up to twelve attempts, and eight will go on stage that night. If a night is not listed on the registration window it is full, however you may still show up on site as a standby, or one of the four extra spots.

From there, nine will be eliminated each night; three will advance to the semi finals on Friday, September 19th. There will be a total of twenty four semi finalists. On the 19th, twelve will be eliminated, twelve will return on Saturday the 20th for the finals. The twelve finalists will receive a medal. On the 20th, nine will be eliminated, the other three will return on Sunday the 21st. Each of the three will have fifteen minutes of stage time, then the judges will decide who is first, second and third. First place will win a trophy and $600 cash. Second place will win a trophy and $250 cash and third place will win a trophy and $150 cash, good luck and we will see you at the fair! 

N.M. STATE FAIR KARAOKE COMPETITION

ELIMINATION BRACKETS

Thursday, September 11th:

KJ ON DECK: Tommy Hurrikane

1-Pesh

2-Tabby

3-Mike M.

4-Mandy

5-Felipe

6-Tamara

7-Katie

8-Crystal

9-Cooder

10-Camie

11-Abel

12-Cody

Friday, September 12th:

KJ ON DECK: DJ 3D (Applebee's)

1-Grimm

2-Christina G.

3-Julz

4-Terese

5-Stew D.

6-Joe A.

7-Milli W.

8-Raelena D.

9-Chris Christianson D.

10-Edie G.

11-Junk Yard Dog

12-K-Dogg

Saturday, September 13th:

KJ ON DECK: Stew Dizzle (Barley R)

1-Gary T

2-Kathleen M

3-Mikaela L.

4-Tetrix

5-Adam A.

6-Brittania I.

7-Cheryl S.

8-P.J. Hughey

9-Lady B

10-Koda

11-Davyd R

12-Chameleon

Sunday, September 14th:

KJ ON DECK: Kendall (Skidz)

1-Redman

2-Jonathon G.

3-Roberto G

4-Lauren A

5-Amethyst R

6-Vince S

7-Mick H

8-Melissa A

9-Dizzy B

10-Lawrence M

11-Jack (Rollover)

12-Jaaziah

Monday, September 15th:

KJ ON DECK: KJ ElJay (Graham CS)

1-John W

2-Michael M

3-Krystle L

4-Jim W

5-Christy (Re-Do)

6-Dizzy (Re-Do)

7-Chris F

8-Drew

9-Beckie

10-Jamie

11-Sandra

12-Manny

Tuesday, September 16th:

KJ ON DECK: DJ Flaii (Malarky's)

1-Jason P

2-Old Hippie

3-JJ Jones

4-Ticia L

5-Rachel

6-Chelsea

7-JJ

8-Joe A

9-Miss Chrissy

10-Karaoke Joe

11-Anne Elisabeth

12-Mark

Wednesday, September 17th:

KJ ON DECK: KJ Ben-Jammin' (Slate)

1-Gunny

2-Lacey G.

3-Emilia E

4-Isreal L

5-Kristi M

6-Barbara A

7-Angel S

8-K Dogg (Re-Do)

9-John W (Re-Do)

10-Walter

11-Mike

12-Mr Z

Thursday, September 18th:

KJ ON DECK: DJ DraZtik (Lucky 66)

1-Short Stack

2-G Dub

3-Birdie

4-Gigi Demure

5-Mimi Marrs

6-Angie S

7-Michelle L

8-Delfino M

9-Krazie Bone

10-Cassel

11-Doug

12-Melissa Lynn

Friday, September 19th:

KJ ON DECK: Famous Amos (Effingb)

1-Mike M.

2-Mandy

3-Cooder

4-Joe A

5-Milli W

6-Raelena D

7-Tetrix

8-Lady B

9-Davyd R

10-Redman

11-Melrose

12-Jaaziah

13-Michael M

14-Chris F

15-Manny

16-Jason P

17-JJ Jones

18-Mark

19-Gunny

20-Lacey

21-K Dogg

22-Short Stack

23-Angie

24-Cassel

SEMI FINALS

FINALS

Saturday, September 20th:

KJ ON DECK: DJ Koz (Sidelines)

1-Mikie Elvis

2-Milli W

3-Raelena

4-Tetrix

5-Davyd R

6-Redman

7-Michael M

8-Manny 

9-Jason P

10-JJ Jones

11-Short Stack

12-Angie

TOP THREE

Sunday, September 21st:

KJ ON DECK: KJ Koz (Sidelines)

1-Milli W

2-Jason P

3-JJ Jones

FIRST PLACE

NAME: Jason P

SECOND PLACE

NAME: Milli W

THIRD PLACE

NAME: JJ Jones

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QUALIFYING NIGHT IS 

THURSDAY, AUGUST 28th

In house competitions begin June 28th

4 prelim qualifiers every Saturday night

For five Saturday nights

Qualification Night is August 2nd

QUALIFYING NIGHT IS 

THURSDAY, JULY 31st

In house competitions begin July 10th

4 prelim qualifiers every Thursday night

For five Thursday nights

($5 cover after 10pm-get there early)

Qualification Night is August14th

SEE DETAILS FOR AN IMPORTANT UPDATE

QUALIFYING NIGHT IS 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27th

QUALIFYING NIGHT IS 

FRIDAY, AUGUST 8th

QUALIFYING NIGHT IS 

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21th

QUALIFYING NIGHT IS 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20th

QUALIFYING NIGHT IS 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6th

QUALIFYING NIGHT IS 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 12th

N.M. STATE FAIR KARAOKE SHOWCASE/COMPETITION

OFFICIAL TICKER

As the contest begins, important updates will be posted here. Be sure to check in daily!

CANCELLED

WHAT ARE THE PRIZES?

 Every (12) Finalists received a special medal

 Each (3) Top Finalists received a trophy (1st, 2nd, 3rd)

 Each (3) Top Finalists received a NM State Fair contract for 2015

 Each (3) Top Finalists received a professional DVD of their performance

 First Place: $600

 Second Place: $250

 Third Place: $150

THURSDAY, APRIL 7TH, 2016; We have changed the format of the Karaoke Competition this year. Rather than focus on a highly competitive competition, we are more interested in finding 96 amazing adult karaoke singers and 12 minors (Under 21) to represent the karaoke community at the 2016 NM State Fair. Read the narrative and the rules for all the details. SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2015: The 2015 New Mexico State Fair Karaoke Competition has begun! Last night the first of five pre-qualification rounds were held at Lucky 66 Bowl. Twelve contestants competed to find the first four to pre-qualify to the first qualification round at DeWars Pub on Friday, May 29th. Then all twenty of the pre-qualified contestants shall return and compete to see who the first ten to the Main Pavilion are. We had a packed house, it was standing room only all night long. We even had a visitor from KRQE Channel 13 News there. Check out what they had to say about it tonight at 10pm. You can still get in on the action but don’t wait till it’s too late! Sign up to qualify at your favorite venue now! MONDAY. APRIL 6, 2015: Q: Can I sign up for more than one venue at a time? A: No, you may only sign up for one venue at a time. If you attempt to qualify at a venue and you do not advance, you may sign up for another venue. In fact, when you check in, you will be asked this question and you will automatically be moved over to that venue. This is called “Rollover Reservation”. See rule #13. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1st: Clarification of Rule #18: During the competition season (April 17-September 21) it is strictly prohibited to “hang out with”, “intermingle with”, “associate with”, “fraternize with”, in or out of any venue or State Fair premises. We understand that chance encounters may occur, and in those circumstances the conversation should be very limited and should not include anything that has to do with the competitions. The judges are also informed not to associate with any of the contestants at any time and if so they will be relieved of their position. If a contestant would like to know how they were judged, refer to rule #36. FRIDAY, MARCH 27th We are ten days into accepting registrations for the 2015 NM State Fair Karaoke Competitions Qualification Season. We already have 46 of the 236 spots available filled. Don’t wait! Get signed up for your favorite venue now! You do not have to pre-register, you can take your chance and show up at the venue and hope it’s not full, or a pre registered doesn’t show up and you can get in a standby. QUESTION: Is there an entry fee? No, see rule #35 WE NEED VIDEOS! We are creating video promotion commercials, if you have any videos from 2014 let us know. We may be able to use your clips. SPONSORS: We are looking for sponsors for consolation prizes for elimination contestants. These can be gift cards or gift certificates. We are alSO looking for sponsors for trophies, best KJ & Venue prizes and Been There Sung That to air live from the Main Pavilion. In return you will receive advertising on the sponsorship page! Send an E-Mail to CONTACT US just to the left of this ticker. TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015: Hello and welcome to the 2015 New Mexico State Fair Karaoke Competitions. The first Pre-Qualifying round will occur at Dewar’s Pub inside Lucky 66 Bowl on April 17th. We have contained the entire competition within Call Me Ozz in its own little world. Every page has buttons to get back to wherever you’re trying to go. As the competition unfolds we will update the elimination bracket and the photo gallery. We suggest you take some time and cruise around, get familiar with it and visit it quite often. If you’re wondering what it’s like when you hit the big stage check out the videos on the left. As the sponsors come in the left side of this page will show you who they are, we ask you to support them, as they support you. By scrolling down you will find buttons to all of the page and then below that, more importantly, you will find the participating venues. We ask that you get out and practice during this amazing karaoke season and support those venues that support you!!! Are you ready to rock the fair? We are! SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2015: Hi! Thanks for visiting the NM State Fair Karaoke Competition Page. We are in the final stages in getting it all ready for you to sign up! Registration will open on line on Tuesday, March 17th at 9:00am. Don’t wait, we expect it to fill up very quickly this year. Scroll down to see what your options, then click on the button to get the details! Sing you soon! Also, we are looking for sponsors for various prizes and other cool stuff we’d like to do this year. So if you have a business and would like to donate gift certificates or sponsor the trophies or Been There Sung That send us an e-mail through the CONTACT US just on the left. FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2015 We are now preparing the stage for the 2015 NM State Fair Karaoke Competitions and prepare to crown the second ever NM State Fair Karaoke Champion. This year’s qualifying competitions will be spiffed up a bit this year. Venues will have the option of hosting a simple one night only contest that will qualify four or eight, depending on the size of their venue, they may instead choose a specialty competition like a six week in house competition that will prequalify four singers each night to return on the final qualification night where eight will go to the Main Pavilion, or, duets, or duels where singers will sing the same song to be judged on who’s the best. Or the costume contest, where you have to dress like the singer you are mimicking. Or perhaps top male/top female. We will be seeking a venue to host the minor’s only qualification. Last year we promised the biggest karaoke competition the state has ever seen….this year our goal is to deliver the largest karaoke competition the United States has ever seen! There will be room for eleven venues to participate this year. The venues from last year will have first option, then we will offer it to the most upscale and professional venues from there that have expressed an interest. We will also be looking for $5,000 in sponsorships to use as prizes and awards for everyone who makes it to the Main Pavilion. Also, the KJ’s and the Venues will be judged during the qualification nights, and on the Grand Finale day, not only will be crowning the new king or queen, but we will also be awarding the best KJ, best Venue, Top Male, Top Female, Best Duet, Top Duel, Top Costume, and Top Minor. At Call Me Ozz we pride ourselves on delivering amazing contests. We have listened to all the complaints, concerns and ideas from last year and will be enacting upon them to make this an amazing year. We have a couple of other cats in the bag, but don’t wanna let them out until we have final confirmation. So mark your calendar now to check in on this page on a weekly basis to see what’s new. And, make sure you mark your calendar for September 10-20 for the NM State Fair! Are you ready to rock? Get out there and get your practice on! MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014: At 3:00pm yesterday afternoon, we crowned the first ever NM State Fair Karaoke Champion. Congratulations to Jason Paz. Make no mistake Milli W the runner up and JJ Jones our third place winner were within points of each other. Each one sang three songs in a row as they make their final attempt at taking the crown. Luis Hernandez, the Entertainment Director surprised everyone with the additional prize for each the Grand Finale finalists as he announced each one of them will have their own performance agreement in the 2015 NM State Fair. In addition, Charlie the amazing sound engineer professionally recorded each of them, and along with Kammo from Kammo's Karaoke & DJ Services will be creating a professionally mixed DVD for each of them use as an audition DVD. One can only hold their breath to see what 2015 has in store…we are already working on it. Are you ready for the biggest karaoke competition the state of New Mexico has ever seen? Please scroll down to the brackets to see their pictures and sign into our guest book! …..Ozz :) SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2014: Last night's concert of finalists was absolutely amazing. It was a concert of voices in front of an estimated crowd of 800. As much as everyone deserved to come back for the Grand Finale today, only three may. Congrats to Milli W, Jason P and JJ Jones. Join us today for the Grand Finale, beginning at 2pm, as we crown the first ever, NM State Fair Karaoke Champion. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2014: Last night the semi finals were held. The top 24 singers shared the stage in front of an estimated audience of 600, to find the next 12 to move on to the finals tonight at 8:00pm, where the judges will have their toughest job so far, to find the top three. Tonight will be a concert of epic proportions, you will not want to miss this. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2014: Last night was yet another amazing night at the State Fair with more amazing singers! Three more moved on (check out the brackets below and the photo gallery) and now tonight, we get the final three!!!! Then tomorrow, starting at 8pm, the best 24 singers in Albuquerque hit the stage! WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2014: These shows have been absolutely amazing! Rain or Shine the shows go on because they are all under the tents. Last night we had to qualify eight at the Fair, this was and will be highest number to qualify at the Fair. We had our twelve on the main stage and congrats to Jason P, JJ Jones and Mark! All reservation spots for open karaoke are now full. We leave four spots available for people at the fair, and those that signed up that don''t check in by 5:30 are lost to a stand by. Tonight's show will be amazing. Join us at the Main Pavilion at 8:00pm! MONDAY, SEPTEMBER, 15, 2014: Last night we got off to a late start due to technical difficulties but thanks to the dedication of the KJ, MJ, the amazing staff at the NM State Fair we rolled and the show went on! The singers were absolutely amazing and tonight will be another amazing show I have no doubt. We have two re-do's for tonight therefore instead of qualifying 8 as originally planned, we will be qualifying 6 from inside the NM State Fair at the African American Pavilion at 5:45pm. There are 3 spots available for on site sign up, check in and registration is from 5:15-5:30. As of right now there are three on line reservation spots available for Wednesday, September 17th and one for Thursday, September 18th, after that everything is 100% full. Tonight's KJ El Jay from Graham Central Station will be driving the ship, see you at the African American Pavilion at 5:45pm and the Main Pavilion in the middle of the food court at 8:00pm! Congratulations to last nights winners: Redman, Melrose and Jaaziah! See you on the 19th! SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2014: Last night was yet another amazing night of talent at the NM State Fair Karaoke Competitions. We now have nine headed to the semi finals on Friday, September 19th. We will get the brackets and the photo gallery updated as soon as possible. Tonight will be another over the top night as ten pre-qualified will hit the stage at 8pm. There are some open spots for open karaoke available of which you can be on premise stand by. Check in is from 5:15-5:30 at the Main Pavilion tonight, stage time is 5:45-6:45. We will be qualifying one. (There was two, however, due to a rollover issue from Saturday, only one will be qualified.) ALSO, as a side note on the rules: The rules for this competition are limited to the jurisdiction of the NM State Fair only. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2014: RULE ADJUSTMENT: With the agreement of the Judges, the Assistant and the top two NM State Fair Planning Committee: If a contestants performance is jeopardized for any reason on the stage because of an error from the KJ or any other person without prior notice, the contestant may be entitled to a re-do. It will be the final decision of the judges as to whether or not a re-do is justified. If a re-do is justified, the contestant shall be entitled to choose another night to come back and will receive an entry pass to do so. This rule cannot apply on the 18th, so in that case the re-do would have to happen that night, and we will make every effort to make the wrong right. On Friday, September 12th, three contestants were jeopardized. Those three contestants have been given the opportunity to schedule a re-do. Two of them chose to do so: Christy will perform her re-do on Monday, September 15th K-Dogg will perform his re-do on Wednesday, September 17th Grimm has chosen to drop out FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2014: The first night,last night was amazing. I am too busy getting ready for tonight but will get it updated in the brackets and the photo gallery as soon as possible. Congrats to Mikie Elvis, Mandy and Cooder! Also, just a friendly reminder. Please be professional, if you have any questions, comments or concerns, please address them to: ozz@callmeozz.net as the rules say to do. There is no qualifying tonight at the State Fair because we have all 12 for tonight. However, you may show up for open karaoke at 5:15 at the African American Pavilion. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014: When will I get my pass? The order for comp passes could not be turned in until all of the judges dates, KJ dates and qualifiers were set in stone. That was completed Thursday (9-4) and submitted to the NM State Fair. We are now waiting for them to issue them. As soon as we have them, we will get in touch you and get them to you, or let you know where to pick them up. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014: Today there was a change made in the hosting KJ for the finals night on Saturday, September 20th. Kammo will not be able to host that night, so DJ Koz will be covering that night. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014: Changes: Changes to your night at the Main Pavilion are not possible at this point. Everything is now set in stone, elimination brackets, song requests, gate passes, open karaoke/last chance qualifications, etc. There are too many things to just Changing a Date. Your song may be changed up to seven days before your night. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014: Re: Rule Modification/Clarification-Props There are no props allowed on stage. This includes but not limited to chairs, air guitars, etc. The focus is to be kept on the singer, the vocals and the stage performance without additional propaganda. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 There have been a lot of e-mails gone out in the last couple of days as everything is starting to come to it's point. A lot of questions are being asked and they were answered in the e-mails but here are some of the most popular ones: WHY DO I HAVE TO TURN IN TWO SONGS IF I AM ONLY SINGING ONE? One is your primary song, one is your back up song. If you turn in your song and someone else has already claimed it, or if the day of the stage, there is a corupt file, or a problem we will immediately switch you to your back up song. Remember, the day of the stage there is no time forgiveness, we must run 14 songs in one hour and then the next act comes on. WHAT TIME DO I HAVE TO CHECK IN? For Open Karaoke/Last Chance Qualifying, check in time is no later than 5:30pm Stage Time is 5:45 pm, Elimination rounds is 7:30pm. Stage time is 8:00pm WHAT TIME DO THE KJ'S CHECK IN? 5:15 for open karaoke, 7:15 for Elimination Rounds, Semi Finals and Finals. 1:30 for the Grand Finale. WHAT DAY AM I ON STAGE? Check the elimination brackets. WHEN WILL I GET MY PASS? The State Fair has to issue the passes, as soon as they are ready you will be contacted to go pick them up, and you may use them all day. WHAT ABOUT THE PARADE? The first priority was to get all of the contestants and rollover reservations situated. Now that they we will focus on the parade, you will receive an e-mail concerning this. We will continue to update the ticker as we go along with FAQ SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014: And now the wild card has been fulfilled to replace the missing venue. (See rule #22). Congratulations to K-Dogg, Jim W, Ticia L, Angel P, Kristi M, and Barbara A! We are looking forward to hearing you on the main stage!!!! Now that we have all of that in place, we need to make some calls to some folks who signed up for the open karaoke/last chance qualifying at the NM State Fair and give them the opportunity to change their date because the night they pick is full of qualifiers, then we will be able to open up the on line open karaoke registration. SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 2014: ***COMMUNICATION UPDATE*** I am getting text messages, phone calls, Facebook emails, Facebook Comments asking questions, requesting scores and changes. If you need to communicate I ask that you send ALL communications ONLY through email at: awards@callmeozz.net Thank you for your understanding and cooperation, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014: And that's a wrap. Last night was the last qualifying night at Effingbar. We had some now shows, had some stand by's and were a little bit shy of twenty contestants but the turn out was wall to wall and the ones attempting to qualify really gave it their all. Congratulations to Melissa A, Dizzy B, Lawrence M, Isreal L, Michelle L, and Delfino M. Once all of the scores are entered into the system, the next six highest scores will be contacted to make their way to the stage as well. Check back soon to see who it is! THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2014: Last night it was the second to the last qualifying night at SKIDZ and wow it was packed and crazy! We had nine people on the stand by list and we were able to get six of them in. The talent in the house was amazing and just like every other qualifying night the six headed to the stage will bring intense competition. Congratulations to Jason P, Angie S, Emilia E, Old Hippie, Vince S and Mick H…See you at the Fair! FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2014 It was Thursday, August 21st…all was calm in Santa Fe, New Mexico until the carload of Call Me Ozz people descended upon Applebee's and filled them up! This was the only participating venue in Santa Fe so you know what that means! It was packed wall to wall with supporters here to support all of the singers attempting to get to the big stage. The judges had their hands full as they could only pick six to move on. Raelena, a minor qualified as she blew everyone away with her amazing voice and stage presence, then there was that dreaded coin toss tie breaker again, where Chris C called the winning side. Edie G, Junk Yard Dog, Michael M and Krystal L, didn't hold back. Congratulations to you all, see you at the fair! SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 2014: The long awaited for Barley Room competition went down last Wednesday and as expected is was extremely intense. The Barley Room was at capacity and Stew Dizzle handled the record breaking 53 singer rotation like a champ! Every competitor gave it all they had, and they better. It boiled down to the top seven and we had to do the dreaded coin toss tie breaker. Congratulations to Davyd R., Milli W., Kathleen M., John W., Amethyst, and Mimi Marrs…we'll see you at the fair! THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2014: CLARIFICATION & REASONING OF RULE #4: 4-Ties shall be broken with a coin flip. This rule has been applied three times now. It is only applicable to the last place contestants. So if there is a tie for third and fourth, it wouldn't matter. We choose the coin toss vs a sing off because we feel the judges already made their decision the first time. Also, having a sing off and having the judges re-score the singer opens the door to grey areas of unfairness, one side is going feel they got shafted while the other side is jumping for joy. A coin toss is black and white, it's heads or tails, no negotiating. Also, every competition is limited on time, there is not enough time to add in two or more songs into the night. Join us tonight at Applebee's in Santa Fe as we send six more off to the stage! TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2014: Graham Central Station was also packed full of awesome singers and awesome supporters. The crowd was a little quiet at first but by the end of it all they were pretty wound up. Congratulations to the next six headed to the Main Pavilion! Koda, Lady B, Lauren A, Roberto G, Gigi DeMure and Mandy!!!! Get ready, The Barley Room is coming up Wednesday, August 20th and the line is sure to please. Then join us at Applebee's in Santa Fe as we get six more! Lovin every minute of it and thanking you for your support! THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2014: It is almost time to head on over to Graham Central Station for another awesome qualification round. Beings as an in house, these folks had to pre-qualify to sing on the stage before the stage….This will be one heck of a show. Doors will open at 9pm, after 10pm there is a $5 cover. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014: And once again, not a seat in the house! You all packed Sidelines to the hilt to support and cheer on your fellow karaoke brothers and sisters. The energy, the excitement was over the top and the twenty that competed were all unbelievable. The six that made it to the Main Pavilion are ready to show NM what Albuquerque has to honor them with. Congratulations to: Joe A., P.J. Hughey, Cheryl S. Brittania I., Jonathon G., and the winner of the coin toss tie: Stew Dizzle. See you at the fair! And see the rest of you at Graham Central Station tomorrow night, this will be another awesome show! MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2014: Are you ready to rumble? The folks signed up for Sidelines are! Join us Tuesday, August 12th at Sidelines Sports Bar & Grill for another qualifying night that will not soon be forgotten as we send six more off to the NM State Fair! Then, plan on joining us at Graham Central Central for the finals from their in house compettions as we send six more off! The line ups from both of these venues is over the top! There are still a few spaces left at Applebee's, Skidz and Effingbar but expect them to fill up by tomorrow. Don't miss your chance! Sign up now! SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 2014: The Photo Gallery and Elimination Brackets have been updated from the Malarky's qualification night on Wednesday, August 6th. What an amazing night of talent we had. Next stop, Sidelines on Tuesday, August 12th…are you ready? FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2014: Reminder: The Qualification night for tonight a Spectators Sports Bar & Grill has been cancelled. SCORES: You may request to know what your scores are for any one qualification night. You may only know YOUR scores, no other scores shall be disclosed. As stated in the rules all scores are final and non-negotiable. We will not show you what each individual judge has scored you on, we will only show you your score for each category and then a total, and your placement. THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2014: Last night's qualifying rounds at Malarky's was a challenging one, not only for the competitors but for the KJ and the servers. Once the band cleared the stage the show started late but was well worth it. More and more people are showing for the qualifying nights, making it more and more exciting and if something goes wrong it makes it that more intense. Technical difficulties began to occur on the sound about half way through the competition, unable to fix the problem the contestants had to show their endurance and sing through the crackling and those that did, prospered to the stage. DJ Flaii was amazing to hold her posture through the tough times and handle at least 40 singers, and DJ DraZtik was a huge help. The crowd was out of this world. The judges had extra pressure having to block out and focus and in the end Mikie Elvis, Hey Whore, Birdie, Terese, Lacey and Julz advanced to the NM State Fair. Sidelines is set for Tuesday, August 12th. This venue has been sold out for a week and a half, this will be the most intense one so far. See you there! WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2014: Tonight Malarky's on Hotel Circle will be filled with more amazing vocals of Albuquerque as twenty compete to send six to the NM State Fair. Join us as the fun begins at 9pm. As of 11:02 am we were full but then had two cancellations, so there are two spots available until the on line registration closes at 3pm. After that, you can show up at Malarky's and as long as there is space available you can get in. If you come just to sing, we can accommodate that as well. Unlike block out competitions, we rotate regular singers in between the contestants. See you tonight! TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2014: Last week's first rounds of qualifying nights was to say the least amazing, and no doubt this week will be no different. There is only one qualifying venue this week and that is Malarky's with DJ Flaii on Wednesday night. As of right now there are three spots available. There will not be a pre-qualifying night this Thursday, August 7th, at Graham Central Station due to a scheduling conflict, so the fifth place pre-qualifier from each of the four pre-qualifying nights was selected to return on August 14th to qualify to the NM State Fair. The qualification night for Spectators was cancelled. Those that were signed up were transferred to other venues so rule #22 will be in placed. After all of the qualifying rounds are completed, the next top six scores will be asked to join the others at the Main Pavilion. MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2014: Last Saturday night was the long awaited for Lucky 66 Bowl qualification night. I arrived at 8pm and there were already about 20 people in there claiming tables. We converted the pool table to a giant community table and added a banquet table on the stage and still didn't have enough seats. All but one pre-qualifier showed up and the place was packed and full of energy. The contest began and this place got rocked until the end. The 19 that sing all deserved to go to the stage, unfortunately only 6 could go. Congrats to Christina G., JJ Jones, Mikaela L., Adam and Tetrix. And then there was a tie between John Welch and Short Stack, so we pulled out the coin and did a coin toss and Short Stack went onto the stage. Join us at Malarky's, Wednesday, August 6th for the next round. There is no doubt it will be another amazing show! SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 2014: CLARIFICATION OF RULE #7: 7-Only the singers may be permitted on stage. No additional persons such as back up singers, harmonizers or dancers. The focus is to be kept on the singer. The key word here is STAGE. This rule was put into place for the Main Pavilion Stage at the NM State Fair. We did not want any singers, harmonizers or dancers on that stage, only the singer. If a singer in a qualification night brings a support team with him or her and they dance while they are singing it is acceptable. For example, a singer singing a country song, and people get up to dance, or any genre of music. It would also be acceptable at the NM State Fair for people to dance on the floor in front of the stage. The judges know how to decipher the quality of the vocals and crowd interaction. CLARIFICATION OF RULE #15: 15-Cussing is not permitted. If a cuss word is in the song, it must be omitted or changed.  In this day and age "Cuss" words are almost everyday conversation, however for the sake of the NM State Fair, family atmosphere cussing will not be permitted at all on the Main Stage. This rule is not so applicable at the "No Minors Allowed" venues for qualifications. If your song has ANY "cuss" words in it prepare yourself to change them. Listed below are some suggestions: Damn-Dang Ass-Butt Hell-Heck Fu***-Frick Bi***-Broad This is not a limited list. SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014: Wow, I can't believe it is time for the In House Qualification night at Lucky 66 Bowl. This one has been a long time coming. We started 6 weeks ago and held pre-qualifying nights every Saturday for five Saturday's, picking the top four each time. Now we have twenty amazing singers getting ready to rock this bowling center like never before! The show will begin at 9pm, with DJ DraZtik. We are expecting a full house, so if you wanna see this, come early! FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014: Last night at Slate Street it was an amazing night as we qualified the first six to hit the Main Pavilion Stage for the NM State Fair. It was an extremely highly competitive night as sixteen contestants belted out their best tunes and the amazing judges had one heck of a tough job to do, and they did it quite well. Congrats to: Pesh, Tabby, Grimm, Gary T., Redman, and Gunny. Scroll down the page, to the elimination brackets to see when they are going to be on stage! Tomorrow night is the five week long awaited for in house qualification night at Lucky 66 Bowl. Twenty amazing singers shall compete to send six off to the stage, even if you are not in this qualifying night and want to hear some amazing singers, you should plan to attend, however, get there early, it just might be busy. Next Wednesday is qualifying night at Malarky's and next Friday is Spectators. They are both filling up. If you want to reserve your spot you might want to do it asap as the ones that don't qualify have the option have the automatic right to go to the next venue in line, so after tomorrow night they could both fill up. WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2014: Well, well, well, things are getting ready to heat up! Tomorrow night will be the first night we send six singers off to the Main Pavilion stage at Slate Street. There are still a few spots if you wanna try and qualify. TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2014: Due to a scheduling conflict, Graham Central Station will not be holding a Pre-Qualifying night on Thursday, August 7th. The last opportunity will be Thursday, July 31st. Visit the IN HOUSE page for details on how this adjustment will be handled. MONDAY, JULY 28, 2014: Last Saturday night was the last night to get pre-qualified for the qualification night at Lucky 66 Bowl for Saturday, August 2nd. That night will be one hell of a show! Everyone who tried out were amazing singers and I hope to see them attempt to qualify at one of the one night only competitions. See you Thursday at Slate Street or Saturday at Lucky 66! SATURDAY, JULY 26, 2014: It's hard to believe tonight is the last Pre-Qualification night at Lucky 66 Bowl before their qualification night next Saturday, August 2nd. Tonight they will pre-qualify their four. Open to to the first 15 who sign up or the beginning of the second rotation. FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2014: Last night Graham Central Station was above and beyond alive! Once again, the top notch singers of Albuquerque showed up to the stage to give it their all and every single one of them were amazing, unfortunately we could only pick four to move on to the qualifying round. They have been posted in the IN HOUSE ELIMINATION BRACKETS. There are two pre-qualifying nights left at Graham Central Central Station till the big night on August 14th. THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014: There is only one karaoke venue in town that has a real stage, with stage lighting and stage sound, and a bar just for karaoke and that is Graham Central Station. On August 14th, Graham Central Station will be qualifying 6 singers to go to the Main Pavilion Stage at the NM State Fair 2014. Because Graham is doing "In House" qualifying, you must "Pre-Qualify" at one of their pre-qualifying nights. Tonight is one of those nights. Four singers will pre-qualify to return on August 14th. Doors open at 9pm, first fifteen (or the beginning of the second rotation) may attempt to pre-qualify. $5 cover after 10pm. Awesome drink specials. TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2014: Last Saturday was the second to the last pre-qualifying round at Lucky 66 Bowl. Four more were sent on to the qualification night at Lucky 66 Bowl on Saturday, August 2nd. That night is gonna be one heck of a show. Even if you are not in it, you should come on down and see the amazing talent that has been coming here. The brackets have been updated in the In House. Click on the button below the Lucky 66 Bowl logo to see the latest updates. SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2014: As of today 60 of the 200 qualification spots are now taken. Tonight you can pre-qualify at Lucky 66 Bowl for their qualification night on Saturday, August 2nd. The first 15 to sign up or the beginning of the second rotation, whichever comes first. Karaoke begins at 9pm. FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014: Four more contestants were pre-qualified last night for the qualifying night at Graham Central Station on August 14th. There are three more Thursday's to pre-qualify at Graham Central Station. Check the in house brackets for the latest update. THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2014: Tonight, pre-qualifying at Graham Central Station continues. We will begin at 9pm to the first 15 who sign up or the beginning of the second rotation. If you come in after 10pm there is a $5 cover charge, so get there early! We will pre-qualify 4 to return on August 14th where we will qualify 6 to go on to the Main Pavilion Stage at the NM State Fair! Tuesday, July 15, 2014: The big day is here! On line pre-registration for one night only qualifications at participating venues is now open. Simply click on the button to the left to REGISTER. Hear you soon! Sunday, July 13, 2014: Last night was the third pre-qualifying round at Lucky 66 Bowl. There were 13 attempting to pre-qualify and all of them were amazing! The four that have moved on to the qualifying night are now posted in the In House Brackets. Next pre-qualifying rounds are at Graham Central Station on Thursday, July 17th! Friday, July 11, 2014: Tonight I (Ozz) will be at Spectators from 9-11pm. If you have any questions come on by! Friday, July 11, 2014: Last night was the first night of pre-qualifying at Graham Central Station and WOW, did some awesome singers show up or what?! Twelve were there and four moved on to the qualification night on Thursday, August 14th, and they have been placed in the brackets on the IN HOUSE PAGE. Just click on the button below Graham Central Station. If you have not been to Graham in a while you really should check them out, the new stage set up, sound and lights will blow you away! Lucky 66 Bowl will continue with pre-qualifying this Saturday. Wednesday, July 9, 2014: ****New Judge Added! Welcome Aboard Elysia! Check out her profile. Just click on the "Who The Judges Are" button to the left. ****Also, now you have two places to try and pre-qualify at! Graham Central Station begins tomorrow at 9pm. The first 15 or the beginning of the second rotation. See You there! Sunday, July 6th: Last night was the second round of Pre-Qualifying at Lucky 66 Bowl and once again it was a sell out. We reached the 15 limit cap by 9:30 and it was a packed house. The four that pre-qualified are now listed in the brackets on the IN HOUSE page, simply click on the button below the Lucky 66 Bowl logo to the left. Next Thursday, Graham Central Station will begin their pre-qualifying rounds, and Lucky 66 Bowl will continue theirs on Saturday. Saturday, July 5th: Tonight is the second night of the In House Pre-Qualifying at Lucky 66 Bowl, limited to the first 15 to sign up or the beginning of the second rotation. Click on the Lucky 66 Bowl for all the Rules. ALSO! Graham Central Station begins their Pre-Qualifying rounds next Thursday, Jul 11th. Wednesday, July 2nd: There was important addendum's added to the IN HOUSE COMPETITIONS concerning limitations of singers and cut of times to register by. Sunday, June 29th: last night was the opening night for the Lucky 66 Bowl pre-qualifying. Twice as many as we expected showed up so it was a little bit crazy. All of the singers were amazing and no doubt all deserved to go strait to the Main Pavilion. Unfortunately we could only pick four to comeback on August 2nd and qualify to go to the big stage. Congratulations to Bridget Gonzales, Laticia Lovato, Tim Kenton and Lawrence Mirabal. Pre-qualification continues next Saturday at Lucky 66 Bowl, and begins at Graham Central Station on July 10th. Saturday, June 28th: Tonight at Lucky 66 Bowl we will be pre-qualifying 4 singers to advance to the qualifying night at Lucky 66 Bowl qualifying night on August 2nd. On August 2nd, we will be qualifying 6 singers to go to the NM State Fair. Be there at 9pm. Thursday, June 26th: Tonight I (Ozz) will begin going to all the participating venues to promote the contest and answer any questions in person. Tonight I will be at Effingbar, Slate Street tomorrow, Lucky 66 Bowl on Saturday, Sidelines on July 8th, Barley Room on July 9th, Graham Central Station on July 10th, Spectators on July 10th, Z's on July 17th. Wednesday, June 25th: The judges application is now open and ready for applicants. You may not be of the karaoke community to be a judge in the contest. To apply, click on the button on the left and submit the application. Monday, June 23rd: *****ARE YOU READY TO RUMBLE??????***** KARAOKE MANIA BEGINS THIS SATURDAY IN ALBUQUERQUE! Mark your calendar, plan to be at Lucky 66 Bowl to get a jump start on everyone else! Starting this Saturday, June 28th, Lucky 66 Bowl will begin their IN HOUSE competitions. 4 will pre-qualify every Saturday for the next 5 Saturday's. THEN on Saturday, August 2nd....those 20 pre-qualifiers will return and 6 will move on to the MAIN PAVILION STAGE at the NM STATE FAIR KARAOKE COMPETITION! I will be there, I hope you are too! Thursday, June 19th: ****NOTICE**** The starting date of the preliminary qualifications/In House Competitions at Lucky 66 Bowl were scheduled to start this Saturday the 21st. This will have to be postponed by one week. They will begin on the following Saturday, June 28th at 9pm. See you then! Tuesday, June 16th: Apparently Lucky 66 Bowl double booked an event for this weekend. They have rented the entire bowling center, including the pub to a private party. The contest will go on, however it will have to start one week late. Notifications will posted on Facebook, and adjustments to all calenders and promotions will be made on Wednesday. Monday, June 16th: The Facebook Event was created today. Lucky 66 Bowl will begin in house preliminary qualifications this Saturday the 21st at 9pm. Click on the button below their logo below.