[Ohio-talk] National "BLIND IDOL" SINGING COMPETITION

[Richard Payne]

IFB SOLUTIONS announces kick-off for

National "BLIND IDOL" SINGING COMPETITION

National competition open to legally blind contestants, submissions due
March 13, 2017.

 

IFB Solutions, in partnership with Raleigh Lions Clinic for the Blind
(RLCB), is looking for this country's best singers who also happen to be
legally blind to participate in the third annual A Brighter Path Blind Idol
singing competition.  Interested singers can visit
<http://www.blindidol.com> www.blindidol.com for competition details.
Submissions open on February 13, 2017 and end on March 13, 2017.  

 

The 2017 Blind Idol singing competition is open to any legally blind adult
who is 18 years or older and a resident of the United States.  Entrants are
required to provide proof of legal blindness as defined by the Social
Security Administration.  The Blind Idol winner will receive a Grand Prize
package of $1,000 cash, eight hours of recording time at a recording
facility in Winston-Salem, N.C., and a professional headshot.  The total
prize package is valued at $3,000.

 

To enter, contestants must submit a video or mp3 audio file of an individual
singing performance no longer than two minutes in length, either online or
by mail, no later than March 13, 2017. A panel of judges will then select 20
semi-finalists to perform in a live audition hosted by RLCB in Raleigh, N.C.
on June 3, 2017.  Five finalists will move on to the live finale competition
on August 12, 2017 at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in
Winston-Salem, N.C.  Contestants will be responsible for their own
transportation and lodging.

 

The 2017 Blind Idol singing competition is sponsored by IFB Solutions
Foundation, the supporting foundation of IFB Solutions.  Anastasia Powell,
program associate for IFB's A Brighter Path, and Chris Flynt, director of A
Brighter Path programs, are returning as the event's co-organizers. Powell
and Flynt have not let their lack of sight deter them from pursuing their
love of music, and they encourage everyone who shares that love to enter.
"Music has the ability to move all of us - young and old, sighted and not
sighted," said Powell.  "Blind Idol is a great opportunity to showcase our
talents on a national stage and enjoy these tremendous performances."

 

For more information regarding Blind Idol completion guidelines, contact
Anastasia Powell at 336-245-5698 or  <mailto:apowell at ifbsolutions.o>
apowell at ifbsolutions.org. 

 

About IFB Solutions ( <http://www.ifbsolutions.org> ifbsolutions.org)

 

IFB Solutions (IFB) is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1936 that provides
employment, training and services for people who are blind or visually
impaired.  As the largest employer of people who are blind or visually
impaired in the United States, IFB operates manufacturing facilities in
Winston-Salem, N.C., Asheville, N.C., and Little Rock, Ark., in addition to
more than 50 office supply stores and optical centers across the country.
IFB also provides outreach through A Brighter Path Foundation, which
operates Community Low Vision Centers across North Carolina and Tracy's
Little Red Schoolhouse based in Winston-Salem.  

 

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