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Press Release
Feb. 8, 2008
Young Asian Canadian Singing Competition
The Canadian Multicultural Council – Asians in Ontario in cooperation with the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario is launching a series of competitions in its search for a Young Asian Canadian Idol 2008.
In celebration of the Asian Heritage Month, the Young Asian Canadian Singing Competition will culminate in a Final competition on May 17, 2008 at the P.C. Ho Theater at the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto.
The Young Asian Canadian Idol Singing Competition champion will receive a cash prize of $1,000 plus a trip to anywhere in Asia. The second prize is $500 and trip to Paris. The 3rd prize is $250 and a trip to Las Vegas. To qualify, a contestant must be of Asian Heritage and between the ages of 14 to 25 years old. The objective is to encourage participation among the young Asian Canadian in the celebration of the Asian Heritage Month.
To ensure participation from Asian communities, 12 contestants representing the winners from the internal competitions of the various participating Asian Communities in the Greater Toronto Area will be seeded in the final series of competitions. The participating communities are: Afghan, Bangladeshi, Chinese, Filipino, Indians, Japanese, Koreans, Laotian, Malaysians, Pakistani, Tibetans, and Vietnamese.
To give a chance to those who cannot make it in the preliminary community selections, an open competition will be held on April 23, 2008. The Open Competition will consist of 20 singers selected from an audition open to all Asian Canadian youths, plus the 2nd place winners in the community selections. The top 8 will qualify to the Final Series of Competitions. The open audition will be held on April 12.
The final competition will consist of a Pre-Final on April 30, 2008 and the Final on May 17, 2008. The Pre-Finals will be a competition among the winners of the 12 participating communities joined by the top 8 selected during the Open competition.
Only the top 8 from the Pre-Final will advance to the Final competition on May 17, 2008, when the Young Asian Canadian Idol champion will be crowned.
The Canadian Multicultural Council – Asians in Ontario is grateful for the support by the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario, as our Title Sponsor of this Asian Heritage Month celebration event.
"The Heart and Stroke of Foundation of Ontario is extremely proud to be the title sponsor of the Asian Heritage Month. The Young Asian Canadian Idol Singing Competition is a marvelous blend of fun, culture, and celebration of good health and well-being," says Rocco Rossi, Chief Executive Officer, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario.
All the competitions and audition will be held at the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, located at 5183 Sheppard Avenue, East, Scarborough, Ontario.
For information and registration, please contact:
Afghan – Solayman Malikyar 416-744-9289
Bangladeshi – Abdul Wahid 416-439-5557
Cambodian – Ranya Pich 416-736-0138
Chinese – Kevin Troung 416-292-9293
Filipino – Jose Saavedra Jr. 416-841-0854
Indians – Manmohan Singh 905-677-0303
Japanese – Sid Ikeda 416-447-0986
Korean – Ann Cree 416-836-9261
Laotian – Touni Keopraseuth 416-836-9261
Macao – Joe Chen 905-887-2952
Malaysian – Henry Lee 416-618-0966
Sri Lanka – Aloma Yapa 905-791-2295
Taiwanese – Cheng Su 905-886-1594
Tibetan – Norbu Tsering 416-709-2766
Thai – Suchart Yodkerepaurrai – 416-781-3775
Vietnamese – Christine Nguyen 416-536-3611