Looking for the most talented young vocalists in South Florida? Who you
gonna call? Maroone! That's because Maroone automotive dealerships, South
Florida's leading retailer of new and used vehicles, is sponsoring its first-
ever $50,000 High School Sing-Off.
The contest runs between December, 2003, and February, 2004, and will
offer groups from high schools in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties
the opportunity to showcase their talents and win serious cash. The
first-place finishers will receive a $25,000 donation to their school, plus an
appearance in a Maroone "Who You Gonna Call" television commercial. The
second-place finisher gets a $15,000 donation, third place earns $5,000,
fourth receives $3,000, fifth gets $2,000 and the sixth- through tenth-place
finishers will each win $1,000. Prize funds will be provided by Maroone
Automotive Group, a regional division of AutoNation, Inc., along with select
AutoNation business partners.
The rules are simple: No instruments are allowed. Groups must have a
minimum of 10 performers. And there's only one song to sing: The "Who You
Gonna Call?" theme from the popular Maroone television and radio commercials.
Participating groups must submit a taped performance by December 5th, and from
these tapes, finalists will be selected for live, head-to-head competitions at
Maroone dealerships throughout the South Florida area between January 10th and
January 24th, 2004.
Participants will be judged on presentation, creativity, musical
performance and originality. Those schools with the right combination of
talent and showmanship in the preliminary rounds will win the opportunity to
perform on January 28th for a panel that includes local and national
celebrities. These judges will narrow down the field even further, choosing
their four favorite groups to advance. A television commercial featuring each
of these groups will then be aired across South Florida, giving local
residents the last word on which school takes the top honors. Online and
in-store voting will be open to the public until February 2nd, and the
grand-prize-winning group will be featured solo in a new commercial that
begins airing immediately.
For more information about the competition and complete rules and
regulations, contact Ignacio Bueno, Director of Marketing, South Florida
District, at (954) 769-3153.
CONTACT: Marc Cannon of AutoNation, +1-954-769-3576, or email,
cannonm@autonation.com
SOURCE AutoNation
11/20/2003
PRNewswire -- Nov. 20
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