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Twin Ports Idol Winners Announced — May 12th, 2005

THIS PAGE HAS THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CRUCIAL TO CONTESTANTS, AND IMPORTANT TO THEIR FANS, FRIENDS, FAMILY - AND ALL OF US WHO HAVE BEEN SWEPT AWAY BY THE FEVER OF TWIN PORTS IDOL. THIS WEBSITE WILL HAVE FREQUENT UPDATES OF TWIN PORTS IDOL PERFORMANCES AND CD RELEASE DATES. BE SURE TO CHECK BACK FOR THE LATEST ON THESE NEW TWIN PORTS IDOLS:

REGISTRATION INFO FOR VOICE LESSONS / VOCAL COACHING IN NEW DULUTH STUDIO
- SIGN-UP ONLINE ON OUR TEACHING PAGE
- SIGN-UP BY TELEPHONE AT (800) 248-7225 OR (218) 724-4780
- SIGN-UP IN PERSON AT OUR DULUTH, VIRGINIA, OR HIBBING STUDIO LOCATIONS
THE FOLLOWING ARE AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME
IMPORTANT NFORMATION FOR OUR THIRTEEN (13) FINALISTS AND EIGHT (8) ALTERNATES
FINALE SONGS (HOW TO OBTAIN THE LIST)
FINALISTS COACHING SESSIONS (HOW TO SCHEDULE YOUR REHEARSAL)
SOUND CHECK INFORMATION
TIE-BREAKER QUESTIONS FOR FINALISTS
MUSIC SERVICES & PRODUCTS FROM LIVING WATER MUSIC, INC.

TWIN PORTS IDOL SUMMER VOICE LESSONS IN DULUTH

Announcing Living Water Music, Inc. and Craig LiaBraaten Singing Lessons and Vocal Coaching Studios is opening a new teaching and recording studio in the heart of downtown Duluth on Superior Street. You may register at any time and semesters are flexible and available to all ages and levels of ability and experience. LiaBraaten's current roster includes 150 private voice and piano students (ages 10 to adults, and even some seniors!) from all across the Minnesota and Wisconsin northland. EVERYONE IS WELCOME to call Craig or Leah at (218) 724-4780 or (800) 248-7225 for more information about lessons, scholarships, and performance opportunities. You may register online on the MUSIC LESSONS PAGE , or by calling (800) 248-7225 or (218) 724-4780, or by EMAILING US HERE.

COLLECTOR'S ITEM: TWIN PORTS IDOL T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE

ALL SEMI-FINALISTS NAMES ON THE BACK

Due to demand, we have put in another order for TPI T-Shirts. Custom Black TPI T-Shirts are available online or at any Twin Ports Idol event. Please see Leah at the DJ booth or call (218) 724-4780 or toll-free (800) 248-7225 or EMAIL US HERE. The shirts are only $20 in all sizes from XXXL Adult down to S Youth, and we accept all major credit cards. Multiple orders are eligible for $ savings. Since this is the first year Twin Ports Idol is being held, these shirts are sure to become collector's items. Get yours today!

CD ORDERS BEING TAKEN FOR SEMI-FINALIST LIVE PERFORMANCES AT GRANDMA'S

Due to many requests, we are offering CDs of the semi-finalists performances at Grandma's Sports Garden. You can order CDs of ALL the semi-Finalists, or you can order custom CDs of specific singers only. Fee scale:

We estimate the whole project (37 performers) will fit on a two (2) CD set for $40.
Prices on custom CDs start at $20, depending upon the quantity of singers you want on the CD.
Please call for more information (800) 248-7225 or (218) 724-4780 or EMAIL US HERE. What a great memento of this historic occasion!

ORDERS FOR CUSTOM PHOTOS OF ANY SEMI-FINALIST BEING TAKEN

Due to your requests, we are making our full-color, high-quality, glossy digital photos of all the contestants available to any contestant, any family member, and any member of the public for the following fees:

8 X 10 = $10 each
5 X 7 = $7 each
3 X 5 = $5 each
Price breaks on quantity or combination orders (call 800-248-7225 for more info or EMAIL US HERE)
What great mementos of this historic occasion!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR THIRTEEN (13) WINNERS

Due to the extremely high talent level, the three judges' decisions were very difficult. Congratulations to the following 2005 Twin Ports Idol Award-Winners - talented singers who have survived the final grueling round of cuts. We started off on at the Radisson with hundreds of entrants. Beginning on April 14th just 85 Semi-Finalists made the second cut. For the third cut, we trimmed down to only thirty-six survivors as follows: twenty-four (24) in the 14 to 26 division, eight (8) in the thirteen (13) and under division, and four (4) in the 27 and up division. From these 36 semi-finalists, a difficult and grueling decision by the judges was made to keep only thirteen (13) Finalists.

ALL OF THE FINALISTS SHOWN BELOW competed live at Grandma's Sports Garden on Thursday, May 12th from 6pm to 9pm for $23,000 in prizes sponsored by Living Water Music, Inc. Recording Studios and the Twin Ports Idol Singing Lessons of Duluth, Virginia and Hibbing, MN. There were two (2) perfect scores (42 out of 42). Some contestants in earlier rounds were disqualified for missing their audition date, and some for breaking the policies of this competition, including the taking of pictures and use of cell phones during the competition, which is strictly prohibited and explained in the rules and guildelines for Twin Ports Idol.

There were two tie-breaker situations in the Finals this year - one in the 13 and Under Division for 2nd Place (between Megan Vidas and Nick Carlson), and the other for the Grand Prize Recording Contract and the title of Twin Ports Idol 2005 (between Brittany Aultman and Larissa Flint).

IMPORTANT: THE POSSIBILITY OF ALTERNATE / SUBSTITUTE AWARD WINNERS

According to the Twin Ports Idol Policies and Guidelines, if any Award Winner below is unable for any reason to fulfill the requirements of their contract or their award, LWM and / or owners, at their sole discretion, MAY OPT TO PASS THE AWARD ON TO THE NEXT HIGHEST SCORING FINALIST OR ALTERNATE. This means that, although an Alternate does not receive a recording contract or award this May, the possibility may exist to receive an award later if an award-winner bows out or is disqualified before their recording or scholarship is completed. However, as the Twin Ports Idol policies and guidelines state, these awards may instead be placed in the scholarship pool for next year's Twin Ports Idol contest, at LWM and / or owner's sole discretion.

MUSIC SERVICES AND PRODUCTS

There is no music company in the Midwest quite like Living Water Music, Inc., which can provide complete music services to anyone in the Midwest and beyond - from amateur and professional musicians to recording artists and bands, from students, schools and non-profits to the music industry, and from businesses and our government to the general public. And that includes YOU! If you have a need for any music service or product, it would be our privilege to serve you! Whether you need voice, piano, guitar or drum lessons, or background music and karaoke CDs, or a full-service recording studio, mastering studio, and CD manufacturing facility, or a DJ for your wedding or prom or any other occasion, or sound and lighting equipment for your next performance, or sound and lighting equipment installation, or your grand piano moved, or your cassettes and classic vinyl put onto CD, or you need your school or church choir, concert band or jazz band recorded for a fundraiser. . .the list goes on and on. Our staff of 24 at Living Water Music, Inc. is ready and eager to serve you! Please call us at (218) 724-4780 or toll-free (800) 248-7225 for more information or a FREE consultation. Participants in Twin Ports Idol may be eligible for LWM special rates.

TOTAL OF $23,000 IN RECORDING CONTRACTS AWARDED THIS YEAR TO TWIN PORTS IDOL FINALISTS BY LIVING WATER MUSIC, INC. TOTAL OF $205,000 AWARDED TO SINGERS SINCE 1994 BY LWM RECORDING STUDIOS

Contestants (and their parents) are aware that all of the awards below are subject to the recipient completing the terms of the recording contract, including performance opportunities, as outlined in the policies and guidelines, which were published on this website in December of 2004. During the registration process for Twin Ports Idol, all contestants (and their parents if minor entrant) signed the entry form stating (1) they had read the policies and guidelines and (2) agreed to abide by them. All of these policies have been published for 6 months and have been permanently available on this website for everyone to inspect. These policies were also posted in hard copy (large print laminated version) just outside the preliminary audition room every Thursday in March plus April 7th 2005 at the Radisson in Duluth, MN for entrants to read and study prior to entry. For more info see policies.

Our 2005 winners below did not all complete the performance requirements of their award. Opon registration, all contestants and their families accepted the terms, policies and guidelines of the competition, which included live performance obligations in order to receive their award. As you can see below, not all contestants fulfilled their obligations, and so their awards were, unfortunately, terminated according to TPI policies. Every effort was made to negotiate in good faith with the contestants who have been disqualified. Those who failed to follow through with their commitments to TPI and Living Water Music, Inc. have had their generous CD awards put back into the pool of future LWM contest winners, according to the policies of TPI. However, LWM will be releasing "TPI AllStar" CDs of all the finalists, featuring live recordings of the Semi-Final and Finale singing contests, as well as some unfinished recordings captured at LWM studios in Hibbing, MN. The tentative release date for the first "TPI AllStar" CD will be Spring 2006. Call (800) 248-7225 for more information.

TPI "ALL STARS" CD RELEASE PARTY will be held soon. Call (800) 248-7225 for more information! TPI "ALL STARS" CDs will be available for purchase this spring via this website or by calling toll-free (800) 248-7225.

Photo	Name / Bio
	Larissa Flint OFFICIAL TWIN PORTS IDOL 2005 WINNER . Larissa scored a perfect 42 out of 42, or 21 out of 21 on both of the final songs. All three judges gave her a perfect score on both of her songs. She sang a song from the movie Pocohontas, and the TPI Winner's Song, "MY IDOL" by LiaBraaten. Due to the disqualification of one the finalists, according to TPI Policies, LiaBraaten has decided to give Larissa the $5,000 Recording Contract from Living Water Music, Inc. Larissa is currently working on her Twin Ports Idol CD demo, tentatively set for Spring 2006 release.
	Elyse Olson TWIN PORTS TEEN IDOL 2005, 3rd Place Overall. Elyse scored a 35 out of 42. She sang a song from the musical / movie Chicago, and the TPI Winner's Song, "MY IDOL" by LiaBraaten. As a result of LiaBraaten adding another $5,000 award to Larissa Flint, above, Elyse benefited by acquiring the $2,000 Twin Ports Teen Idol Recording Contract from Living Water Music. Elyse is currently working on her Twin Ports Idol CD demo, tentatively set for Spring 2006 release.
	Jessica Stifter TWIN PORTS IDOL 2005 5th Place, now runner-up due to the other finalists not fulfilling the TPI performance requirements. Jessica scored a 28 out of 42. She sang a Lean on Me, and the TPI Winner's Song, "MY IDOL" by LiaBraaten. Jessica captured a $1,000 Recording Contract from Living Water Music, Inc. Jessica captured a $1,000 Recording Contract from Living Water Music, Inc. Jessica is currently working on her Twin Ports Idol CD demo, tentatively set for Spring 2006 release.
	Frank Befera TWIN PORTS IDOL 2005 Runner-Up in the Ages 27 and Up Division. Frank scored a 25 out of 42. He sang a song from the Wizard of Oz, and the TPI Winner's Song, "MY IDOL" by LiaBraaten. Frank captured a $1,000 Recording Contract from Living Water Music, Inc. Frank is currently working on his Twin Ports Idol CD demo, tentatively set for Summer 2006 release. If Dustin does not fulfill the TPI performance requirements, Frank will take his place as First Prize Winner in this adult category.
	Dustin Hagen TWIN PORTS IDOL 2005 First Place (tentative) in the Ages 27 and Up Division. Dustin scored a 38 out of 42. He sang a ballad by Lonestar, and the TPI Winner's Song, "MY IDOL" by LiaBraaten. Dustin captured a $1,000 Recording Contract from Living Water Music, Inc. Dustin is currently working on his Twin Ports Idol CD demo, tentatively set for Spring 2006 release. Dustin's project is currently on hold pending his participation in upcoming TPI performances.
	Brittany Aultman TWIN PORTS IDOL 2005 (Disqualified) . Brittany sang a Celine Dion ballad and the Twin Ports Idol Winner's song, "MY IDOL", words & music by Craig LiaBraaten. Living Water Music plans to release "MY IDOL" as a single in the very near future. Brittany could have recorded the $5,000 Grand Prize Recording Contract from Living Water Music, Inc. However, due to this contestant not fulfilling the performance requirements of her award, Brittany has been disqualified. According to TPI Policies, therefore, Larissa Flint is our official 2005 Twin Ports Idol Winner!
	Kendall Thudin TWIN PORTS IDOL 2005 4th Place. Kendall scored a 31 out of 42. She sang a Whitney Houston ballad, and the TPI Winner's Song, "MY IDOL" by LiaBraaten. Kendall captured a $1,000 Recording Contract from Living Water Music, Inc. However, due to this contestant not fulfilling the performance requirements of her award, Kendall has been disqualified.
	Jillian Schwantz TWIN PORTS IDOL 2005 6th Place. Jillian scored a 26 out of 42. She sang a song by Patsy Cline, and the TPI Winner's Song, "MY IDOL" by LiaBraaten. Jillian captured a $1,000 Recording Contract from Living Water Music, Inc. Jillian voluntarily withdrew from her award due to the great distance involved in traveling from the Twin Cities to Hibbing to perform and record. We wish her well in all she pursues.
	Jessie Smith TWIN PORTS IDOL 2005 7th Place. Jessie scored a 24 out of 42. He sang a ballad by Bryan Adams, and the TPI Winner's Song, "MY IDOL" by LiaBraaten. Jessie captured a $1,000 Recording Contract from Living Water Music, Inc. However, due to this contestant not fulfilling the performance requirements of his award, Jessis has been disqualified.
	Alicia Carlson TWIN PORTS IDOL 2005 First Place in the Ages 13 and Under Division. Alicia scored a 37 out of 42. She sang a song from the musical / movie Chicago, and the TPI Winner's Song, "MY IDOL" by LiaBraaten. Alicia captured a $1,000 Recording Contract from Living Water Music, Inc. However, due to this contestant not fulfilling the performance requirements of her award, Alicia has been disqualified.
	Megan Vidas TWIN PORTS IDOL 2005 Tied for 2nd Place in the Ages 13 and under Division. Megan scored a 28 out of 42. She sang a song from the musical / movie Chicago, and the TPI Winner's Song, "MY IDOL" by LiaBraaten. Megan captured a $1,000 Recording Contract from Living Water Music, Inc. However, due to this contestant not fulfilling the performance requirements of her award, Megan has been disqualified.
	Nicholas Carlson TWIN PORTS IDOL 2005 Tied for 2nd Place in the Ages 13 and Under Division. Nicholas scored a 28 out of 42. He sang a song from the movie Lion King, and the TPI Winner's Song, "MY IDOL" by LiaBraaten. Nicholas captured a $1,000 Recording Contract from Living Water Music, Inc. However, due to this contestant not fulfilling the performance requirements of his award, Nicholas has been disqualified.
	Megan Polson TWIN PORTS IDOL 2005 4th Place in the Ages 13 and Under Division. Megan was the Alternate in this Division, due to another contestant dropping out for a "family crisis". Although Megan was unable to complete her performance, as a Finalist, she is still eligible for an award. Megan captured a $1,000 Recording Contract from Living Water Music, Inc. However, due to this contestant not fulfilling the performance requirements of her award, Megan has been disqualified.