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Pigeon
Forge 2019 Path to Fame Talent Competition
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Seeks Top Talent
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Auditions scheduled in Indianapolis,
Lexington and Birmingham;
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winner receives exclusive career consultation
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Big Machine Records artist Carly Pearce
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Pigeon
Forge, TN – March 2019 / Newsmaker Alert / Looking for expert
guidance to advance your career to the next level? Pigeon
Forge (Tenn.) is searching for top talent to participate in its Path
to Fame Talent Competition. The winner receives 12 monthly consultations
with a Nashville-based talent executive and a one-on-one meeting with Big
Machine Records recording artist Carly
Pearce.
Path to Fame Talent Competition
auditions take place from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in:
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Indianapolis, Indiana, on Saturday,
March 23, at The Cabaret Theater;
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Lexington, Kentucky, on Saturday,
March 30, at the Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center;
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Birmingham, Alabama, on Saturday,
April 13, at Workplay.
 Pearce
has strong ties to Pigeon Forge. She performed at Dollywood theme park
and Country Tonite Theater before moving to Nashville where she was signed
to Big Machine Records. Her Every Little Thing album is the highest
charting solo female debut since July 2015; the title track topped the
charts. An ACM nominated artist for New Female Vocalist of the Year and
CMT Music Awards Breakthrough Video of the Year winner for “Every Little
Thing,” Pearce will share her music industry insights and experiences with
the 2019 Path to Fame Talent Competition winner.
Four Path to Fame semi-finalists
from each city will advance to the final competition in Pigeon Forge on
June 22. Accommodations will be made for the semi-finalists and one guest
to travel to the finals in Pigeon Forge. To register, visit PFFame.com.
The grand champion selected
at June’s final competition will receive a prize package comprised of career-building
tools, including a one-year mentorship with Nashville-based talent executive
John Alexander who discovered Kelsea Ballerini and spent more than a decade
at Great American Country television network. Alexander will assist in
establishing consultations and industry meetings for the grand champion.
Additionally, the winner will perform at Pigeon Forge theater during a
complimentary return trip and receive assets and experiences to advance
his or her career. To view the complete grand prize package, visit PFFame.com.
The 2018 Path to Fame winner,
singer/songwriter Brenna
Beatty made her Grand Ole Opry debut on Dec. 8 at the historic Ryman
Auditorium. In January, Beatty, 18, signed with SESAC, an invitation-only
performing rights organization that represents the world’s top songwriters,
composers and music publishers. She has performed at various songwriters’
nights and showcases in Nashville and co-written with some of Music City’s
most prolific songwriters.
“Carly Pearce is just one
example of the incredible careers that were launched by our Pigeon Forge
theater community,” said Leon Downey, executive director of the Pigeon
Forge Department of Tourism. “Given our 2018 winner Brenna Beatty’s accomplishments
over the past few months, Pigeon Forge’s Path to Fame Talent Competition
has proven itself to be a viable vehicle for career advancement. We’re
eager to discover more great talent this year.”
Pigeon Forge helped launch
the careers of Janelle Arthur, Craig Morgan and Mandy Barnett.
“The caliber of talent we
discovered during last year’s Path to Fame tour was stellar,” said Alexander.
“Introducing Brenna Beatty to various industry executives and watching
her career take off is exciting. I know we’ll find equally talented performers
in Indianapolis, Lexington and Birmingham this year.”
A diverse judging panel will
determine who advances to the finals. Each audition’s judges include Alexander;
a Pigeon Forge theater community representative; and a local radio personality
in each audition city.
There are four eligible talent
categories: vocalist, instrumentalist, comedian and specialty act. Individuals
and groups of five or fewer can register in advance to audition at PFFame.com.
Onsite registration at the audition and check-in is from 9:30 a.m. to noon
local time. Auditions are on a first-come, first-served basis at each audition
location. All contestants must check in between 9:30 a.m. and noon local
time.
Located six miles from the
entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Pigeon Forge is a family-friendly
vacation destination that offers more than 80 attractions, including award-winning
entertainment. This is an opportunity for the city to turn the tables and
recognize the many talents its passionate visitors have and help guide
the grand champion along the path to fame.
Follow the Path to Fame Talent
Competition at Facebook.com/MyPigeonForgeTN
or Instagram.com/MyPigeonForge.
More information and rules and regulations for the Path to Fame Talent
Competition can be found at PFFame.com.
More information about visiting Pigeon Forge is available at MyPigeonForge.com.
Carly Pearce b-roll available
here
and photo here.
Path to Fame b-roll available here.
About Pigeon Forge
Pigeon
Forge is located in East Tennessee, approximately 35 miles from Knoxville
and McGhee-Tyson Airport. Two-thirds
of the nation’s population east of the Mississippi River lives within a
day’s drive, making it an easily accessible family vacation destination.
The city’s neighbor is Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the most-visited
national park in the U.S. It also is home to Dolly Parton’s Dollywood theme
park, Tennessee’s most-visited ticketed attraction. More information about
all aspects of Pigeon Forge are available at MyPigeonForge.com
or toll-free at 800-251-9100.
Media Contacts:
Trish
McGee
615-327-1189 ext. 327
Katherine
Henry
615-327-1189 ext 350 |
