OHANA JAPANESE; SEATTLE, WA Ohana Idol 2 Luck of the Draw returns even better!
By Aury Moore
Well, it looks like Ohana in Seattle’s historic Belltown neighborhood is at it again! Last year the contest unlike any other contest was such a hit, Ohana of Belltown has decided to do it again! Only this time, believe it or not, it will be even bigger and better than last year!
This is the contest that reminds us as to why we all started doing karaoke in the first place, for the fun of it. To meet some great people and to just go out and have an evening of fun, without taking ourselves too seriously. Last year hands down, the contest brought the fun back into karaoke by having a contest based not necessarily on talent but on showmanship. The crazier and sillier you are, the better your chances of winning!
Here is an idea as to how the contest works, just like on American Idol, every week there is a category be it Top Hits, the 70’s British Invasion, the Six Degree’s of Seattle etc. Just like on American Idol, we have two judges of the Ohana staff, one of them playing the character of Randy or Paula, this year even Ellen, and of course we have to have the Legendary Simon. It really isn’t Idol without him. Then we have a celebrity guest judge. So far we’ve confirmed Robert, the Vern Fonk guy in the commercials as a judge, as well as Alan White, legendary rock drummer for Yes and John Lennon fame, plus one of the band members from Yellowcard… you get the point. Some of our local celebrities are eager to take part in this year’s contest.
The contestants need to be registered for the contest by 9:30pm. We have only allotted ten entries per night. The contest will start around 10pm and will go for roughly an hour. Each contestant will draw a number to determine order of performance and it is game on!
When a contestant is called to the stage they will be able to draw three songs from the Pineapple Jug. Then they will have to decide which of the three songs they will choose to perform. It is called Ohana Idol – Luck of the Draw, after all!
After each contestant’s performance, the judges will throw out their comments (often Simon gets booed). The night of the finals, the winner is decided by the audience vote.
Last year we had the best time and it ended up that our grand prizewinner and newlywed, took home a trip to Hawaii with his staggering performance of Cher’s Believe!
Just like last year, the prizes this year will be stellar! Each week we will be giving away handmade Ohana Idol T-Shirts to all that participate in the contest. The winner of each week receives an iPod Shuffle and they are able to move to Finals Week for the Grand Prize: 5 Free Nights stay in Yosh’s, Ohana’s fearless leader, Maui condo in Napili Shores! “We just want to keep the spirit of karaoke alive… It really is all about having a good time!”
To qualify for the trip to Maui you must participate in the weekly contest starting on Sunday, March 21, 2010 through Sunday, May 9, 2010. Grand Finals will be May 16, 2010.
Ohana is thrilled to feature specials on Budweiser and Stoli, not to mention a killer happy hour menu!
We hope to see some of you come down and participate in the craziest krackin’ karaoke contest ever!
Ohana is located at 2207 1st Ave, Seattle, WA (206) 956-9329.
