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It is with tremendous pride that I rise in this House to
congratulate a very talented Jamiee Thomas from L’Anse
au Clair who will represent the Province of Newfoundland
and Labrador at the national 2009 Karaoke Star Jr.
competition.
Mr. Speaker, YTV and CMT embarked on a multi-city
tour to discover its 2009 Karaoke Star Jr. Their
auditions were open to youth between the ages of six and
fifteen years of age, and there were 200 young people in
our Province who auditioned back in May – May 4,
actually. There were five finalists selected from each
city across Canada.
Mr. Speaker, Jamiee took top spot in this Province
and will now go to compete in the national finals being
held in Calgary on May 18 – which I did not think was
too bad, Mr. Speaker, for a district that only has
partial high-speed Internet connection and all of the
voting was done over the Internet.
Mr. Speaker, Jamiee is a fourteen-year-old Grade 9
student who attends Mountain Field Academy in Forteau.
She has been singing since she was two years old, plays
guitar and keyboard and writes her own music. She has
been entertaining residents in that area for years and
will now have this excellent opportunity to showcase her
talent on national television.
Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate the other
participants from the Province, the finalists, Amber,
Alexandra, Damian and Kayla, and also encourage people
to vote for Jamiee online and wish her all the best in
her final competition. |
