Rules and Regulations:

1.  Contestants must be able to prove they are a Canadian citizen or have landed immigrant status, and proof of age.

 

2.  Contestants must sing two (2) songs of their own choice 

    (providing ONE of your song choices is a pre 1990 Country song) 

     in the following order: 

     * 1st song  - SLOW Tempo

     * 2nd song - FAST Tempo

    A good contrast in tempo is a must. 

    Your selections must be country as accepted by the Committee. 

    Failure to comply will result in your entry being refused.

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3.  Penalty of 25 points will apply if both songs are not completed within 6 and 1/2 minutes.

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4.  Singers must perform with all members of the band supplied (no accapella) and may use an acoustic guitar to play along with the band (no props allowed). Talking on stage is restricted to Thank You's. For an "intro.", only the first chord displayed on the chart will be given and no instrumental breaks will be played.

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5.  No application will be accepted until NCMA has received the digital entry form, found on the submissions page of the website. 

5.1    The Band will do the charts as per your entry submit form.  Song Track by Artist Key of ?. 

       one (1) Slow Tempo and One (1) Fast Tempo.  

 

6.  Singers will be allowed one (1) false start without penalty in the preliminaries only. Twenty-five (25) points will be deducted off total score for false starts in the semi-finals and/or finals.

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7.  A tie in the finals will be decided by the highest mark from The top ten singers in all categories (excluding karaoke) will compete in the semi-finals. In the event of a tie in the preliminary round, a sing off will decide placement. A tie in the semi-finals will be decided by the highest mark in the preliminaries. A tie in the finals will be decided by the highest mark from the semi-final rounds.

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8.  The top five (5) singers (except for the Karaoke) from the semi-finals will advance.

 

9.  If there are insufficient entries (minimum of 3 contestants) for any one category (including Karaoke), the committee reserves the right to: (1) combine male and female participants for that category and/or (2) advance them directly to the semi-final round (3) or cancel that category.

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10.  All contestants may enter one (1) class only! Exception to this rule will be that you may enter the Duets and one other eligible Class provided the songs are different in each category. Duet Class must have 50% harmony in their songs as determined by the judges.

 

11.  Contestants will be judged on enunciation, diction, voice range, timing, pitch, feeling and stage presence. 

DRESS IS OPTIONAL, BUT WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AS PART OF THE STAGE PRESENTATION.

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12.  First place winners in the "open", "duets" and” 18 and under" categories are only eligible to win that 

     category for one

      (1) year and are not eligible to enter that same category for the following year.First place winners in 

          the 50* category are only eligible to win two 

      (2) consecutive years and then are not eligible to enter that same category for the following year.

SINGING CONTEST : THERE IS A 80 PERSON LIMIT. 

So if you want to submit it is first come first serve.

13. On the day of the contest, failure to appear after being called three (3) times will result in disqualification.
 

14. The backup band for each category will provide accompaniment for that category throughout the entire  competition.
 

15. Contestants will not be allowed to change their song selection after their registration has been accepted and must use the same two songs throughout the contest.“

 

By entering or attempting to enter this Contest, all contestants or purported contestants remise, release and forever discharge VistaRadio & Rogers Media, its parent and affiliated companies, and all of their respective employees, directors, officers, shareholders, agents, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, “Rogers”), from any and all claims, damages or liability for any loss, harm, damages, costs or expenses arising out of, or in any way related to, this Contest, participation (or attempted participation) in this Contest, and/or the awarding, receipt, possession, use and/or misuse of any Contest prize (or any portion thereof), or any travel or activity that is related to the Contest.” 

 

YOU ARE NOT ENTERED INTO THE CONTEST UNTIL WE RECEIVE 

 

YOUR OFFICIAL DIGITAL ENTRY, PAYMENT AND PROOF OF AGE (where applicable). 

eTransfers Payments at email: ncmacontact@gmail.com

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* For more information please email: nipissingcma@gmail.com

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REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO 80 CONTESTANTS.

All Submissions must be digital & payments emails must be received by JUNE 15th, 2025

 

Our website is https://nipissingcma.com/contest

For the Contestants: Live Rehearsals with a band and will be held for local and 

surrounding area contestants on Wednesday July 30th, 2025

 

*Live rehearsals for contestants from out of town will be held on Thursday July 31st, 2025.

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*As always, we will do our best to accommodate the best rehearsal time for you.

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More details to follow.

Times to be confirmed upon entry acceptance. 

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