Eligibility: You must be a legal U.S. resident, 18 years or older, who is eligible to work in the United States. You must bring one valid form of ID that shows proof of age and a picture (for example, a driver’s license or student I.D.). You are ineligible if you already have any type of talent representation or a recording contract. Employees, shareholders, officers, directors, agents, representatives of any person or entity connected with the event or judging of or in any other way connected with the Event including, but not limited to, The Twin Cities Jaycees, our radio station partner, and participating major sponsors. The Twin Cities Jaycees reserve the right to limit number (and time) of auditioners per night due to time and facility constraints.
Material: Be prepared to sing a cappella (without music) a song of your choice for the auditions. In the event you are chosen for the preliminaries, you must inform the event committee of the song you have chosen. You will be required to bring your own music to pre-lims, the CD must be without vocals.
Costs: There is a $5 cover charge to enter Cheek to Cheek. With your $5 cover charge you will be able to audition 1 time for free. If you choose to audition more then once, there will be an additional $5 fee for each time you choose to re-audition. If you make it past auditions to the preliminaries, there is a $20 charge to continue. With that $20 you will receive a free HomeTown Idol T-shirt, and you will not have to pay a cover charge to enter Cheek to Cheek your night of Preliminaries.
Paperwork: You will be required to fill out, sign and agree to all of the terms and conditions in our required forms. Some of the forms will be available at the audition location. As you advance in the competition, you may be required to fill out, sign and agree to other contracts. If you are found to have given any false information, you may be disqualified.
Locations, Dates and Time: Please see the homepage. Please note that these locations, dates and times are subject to change.
The Process:
1. The Auditions - Auditioners may try out both audition days.
2. The Preliminaries - will select the top twelve performers from the selected audition pool.
3. The Final Competition: The final competition at the State Theatre will consist of 9 contestants selected by the judges over the preceding three weeks, and 3 “wild card” contestant selected by the audience. All 12 will compete for a chance to win a professional studio recording session and the finished product MAY be played by our radio station partner. All net proceeds will go to the charity.
NO WEAPONS OR ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES WILL BE PERMITTED DURING THE COMPETITION PROCESS
Disqualifications: We reserve the right to disqualify and/or exclude, in our sole and absolute discretion, any individual from any of the auditions for any reason, including without limitation, violation of any portion of these rules, or tampering with the entry process or the audition process. We also reserve the right to change the rules and procedures at any time. Being chosen to audition and/or compete at any level in the process does NOT ensure that you will be selected to continue to the next stage.
GENERAL CONDITIONS. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of the Event committee, the voting audience, and the panel of judges, which shall be final and binding. We reserve the right to use the auditioning process for publicity and other purposes, and to use the name and likeness of those who audition and who arrive to audition, including friends, family or any other individual accompanying the participant, as part of that publicity and for other purposes, without compensation unless prohibited by law. All federal, state and local laws apply. Dates are subject to change. The Twin Cities Jaycees, participating radio stations, television stations, advertising agencies or any person or entity connected with the Event, administration or judging of the auditions or competitions, or any of the respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, agents or representatives are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) any failure of transportation, bad directions, or inability for any reason to appear at an audition site or audition or appear before the judging panels; (ii) any injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by participating in the auditioning process or being selected to or disqualified from continuing in the auditioning process and/or the show; or (iii) any printing, typographical or technological errors in any materials associated with the auditioning process. |
