TALENT QUEST 2025 - International Karaoke Competition** 🎤
🌟 Hosted by **Karaoke Madness**—voted **Best of NWA**! at the beautiful FIVE6 at 124 S 1st St in Downtown Rogers 🌟
📅 **Qualification Dates**:
- **Tuesday, May 6**
- **Tuesday, May 13**
- **Tuesday, May 20**
🕖 **Time**: Show starts at **7 PM**!
🎵 Qualifications take place during our **regular karaoke rotation**—open karaoke will still go strong!
💰 **Entry Fee **$20** per contestant. Ages 21 & Up Only
📅 **Finals Date**: **Tuesday, May 27** Talent Agents and other industry professionals will be on site. Bring your A Game!
Don’t miss the showdown where finalists compete for a chance to move to the next level!
🎶 **Contest Categories**:
1️⃣ **Country**: Songs charted on Country Music Charts.
2️⃣ **Open**: Any genre except Country, Rap, or Urban.
3️⃣ **Masters** (ages 50+): Open genre (Rap & Urban excluded).
💡 **Important Rules**:
- No live props—costumes and handheld accessories are welcome and encouraged!
- Keep performances under **5 minutes** Songs WILL be cut off.
- Judging is based on **Vocal Ability (30 points), Stage Presence (15 points), and Appearance (5 points)**.
- Judges' decisions are **final**—so bring your A-game and a great attitude! Arguing with Judges or host will result in immediate disqualification.
✨ Whether you’re competing or supporting, join the excitement at **TALENT QUEST 2025**, hosted by **Karaoke Madness**.(Now booking private parties and Weddings).
These are the complete rules for LOCAL LEVELS as presented by Talent Quest:
TALENT QUEST 2025 International Singing Contest
TALENT QUEST
Rules and Regulations LOCAL LEVEL – 2025
All contestants must be 21 years of age or older. Any person may enter the International contest that is 20 years of age, but must become 21 years of age on or before October 6th, 2025. Local, State and Federal laws supersede these rules where persons under the age of 21 are prohibited to enter businesses or locations governed by Local, State or Federal laws.
A contestant who wins in their category at the International Level, Must sit out that category the next year
Persons who entertain are allowed to compete as long as it is part-time income and that person does not belong to any professional organization connected with the entertainment industry that would cause TALENT QUEST or any of TALENT QUEST'S representatives’ to pay such contestant a fee or any other benefit for taking part in any TALENT QUEST event.
Any person may enter the contest that belongs to an Organized Labor Union connected with the entertainment industry, as long as that person is not disqualified by rule number 2.
Contestants MAY NOT utilize live props. This will include back-up singers, dancers or animals. Non-human props such as costumes and other accessories are permitted. Musical instruments may be used as props, but are not allowed as an accompaniment to the contestants' performance. Such musical instruments must be hand carried. Larger instruments/ props that utilize the aid of others to bring them on stage, or are difficult to handle will NOT be permitted. An example of this type of instrument is a piano, harp, etc. Any prop used by a contestant must be carried on stage or into the stage area by the contestant, and must be completed in one trip onto or into the stage area. The non-use of live props will include the passing of flowers or other items to anyone, touching hands of an audience member or any other similar act.
Contestants may use their own legally purchased discs or venues discs. It is the contestant’s responsibility to write the correct number/track down for your song selection. If incorrect number/track is written down on your song card/slip points will be deducted from your score. Points deducted will not exceed 3 points per judge.
Song time limit is 6 minutes. Songs going over the 6 minute time limit will be cut off. Judges will be instructed to not to deduct points due to a song being cut off.
Contestants may sing the same song as another contestant.
Songs containing vulgar or explicit sex lyrics will not be allowed. Contestants who, during their performance, use vulgar lyrics or perform in an obscene manner will be disqualified from any TALENT QUEST competition.
Contestants will sing one judged song. If at the end of the first judged song there is a tie, the contestants who are tied for first place only, will sing another judged song. Contestants are not allowed to repeat the song used for the first judged song. Should this method not break the tie, the judges will collaborate between each other and decide a winner.
A contestant may enter as many local level preliminary contests at different venues as desired in an attempt to qualify for a regional level contest. Once a contestant has qualified for the local final contest of a venue, that contestant MAY NOT enter another preliminary contest in that category. Contestants may qualify for a regional in more than 1 category BUT can only win in 1 category.
Contests are divided into three music categories: 1. Country 2. Open 3. Masters Category ( 50 years of age and over)
COUNTRY is defined as songs that have CHARTED on a Country Music Chart either as a solo song or included in an album that has Charted under a Country Chart. Christmas, Gospel songs are not considered country but can be sung in the Open category.
Open category is defined as any other Genre of Music .. ( not including Country) Rap and Urban music is not allowed . Examples of Pop/Rock category are R&B, Broadway, Easy Listening etc.
Master’s Category is for those 50 years of age and over and is an open genre singing category. In this category the Masters may sing whatever genre of music not including Rap or Urban.
Contestants, their family or associates are not allowed to have contact with a contest judge before or during any contest connected with TALENT QUEST. Contact includes verbal conversations and handshakes. It is suggested that Club/Venue provide judge badges to prevent contestants from approaching judges. This rule applies only before and during the time contestants are performing. It is not reasonable to expect contestants; their family or associates from having contact with a judge directly after all contestants have performed. Breaks for judges during a contest shall be considered the same as time during a contestant performance and judges are off limits for conversation or any other contact.
Contestants, their family or associates who exhibit offensive behavior during any portion of the contest will disqualify that contestant from further competition. Offensive behavior includes poor sportsmanship, bad manners, and lack of decorum. If the contestant, their family or associates exhibit offensive behavior after the contestant has competed, and such behavior is in the host establishment, even after the winners are announced, that contestants score will be nullified. If the contestant whose score has been nullified is a winning contestant, the next contestant in scoring position for that particular category shall be the winner.
The order in which each contestant competes shall be determined by random drawing.
Contestants will be scored using a 50 point system:
Vocal Ability (rhythm/pitch/phrasing) 1-30 points
Stage Presence (movement/confidence/command) 1-15 points
Appearance (costume/attire) 1-5 points
Exception to rule 15: A club/venue hosting a local contest may at their discretion choose to use the approved audience participation method outlined in the local contest manual. Any club/venue using the approved audience method must post near the area of competition, rules concerning audience participation. The audience participation method is NOT ALLOWED at a regional contest.
Decisions of the judges are final. No arguing with judges is allowed. Any contestant, their family or associates who argue with a judge may be deemed to be using offensive behavior and the contestant may be disqualified from competition
Clubs/Venues shall post in a conspicuous place, the final scores of all contestants of a local final competition. Scores during the preliminary portion of a local contest may or may not be posted and is left to the digression of the club/venue. All contestants during the preliminary portion of the contest are entitled to know their individual score only. Clubs/Venues are allowed to have contestants call back or e-mail host for their preliminary scores.
Complaints may be directed in a dignified manner to the contest host. If the host is unable to satisfy the complaint, the host will furnish the complainant the proper address to lodge a formal complaint. Should the complaint need immediate assistance, such as possible disqualification of a contestant, the host will furnish the proper telephone number to lodge a complaint.
Clubs/Venues at the local level may, at their discretion, charge a contest entry fee. This fee may not exceed $25.00 per contestant.
Clubs/Venues may at their discretion charge a cover charge to any non-contestant attending a TALENT QUEST event.
Clubs/Venues entered into TALENT QUEST may hold contest dates from a minimum of 1 contest day too as many as desired between January 1, 2025 and July 30, 2025. All local contest finals must be concluded no later than July 30, 2025.
Any person who judges a T A L E N T Q U E S T contest at any level of the contest is deemed ineligible to participate as a contestant at any level for that year.
No KJ/KJ assistant/Club owner/Venue owner/Venue lessee/their family or any other individual connected directly with TALENT QUEST or TALENT QUEST contest may enter at their local venue.
No KJ/KJ assistant/ Club owner/Venue owner/Venue Lessee/their family or any other individual connected directly with a TALENT QUEST contest regional site may enter at any local or regional level.
FAMILY is defined as: Specific group of people that may be made up of partners, Children, Parents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins or Grand Parents
Any KJ/KJ assistant/Club owner/Venue owner/Venue lessee/their family or any other individual connected directly with TALENT QUEST, and not connected directly with the International event, may enter the TALENT QUEST International contest in Oklahoma City through the self-sponsorship method as long as no other rule would prohibit the entry of such contestant.
Winners from previous local and regional contests are allowed to compete in the 2025 TALENT QUEST events
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