Vote for Jessica!

GOOD LUCK TO JESSICA, East Coast finalist for CMT’s Karaoke Star!

Vote for Jessica Parisien ('08) of St. George, NB beginning Oct. 11

Mount Allison English student Jessica Parisien could be singing her way to the tune of $10,000 as CMT’s Ultimate Karaoke Star!

Jessica is one of ten East Coast finalists in the national contest and the country will vote this week whether she will continue on to the finals.

The Halifax-based East Coast competition featuring Jessica will air on Wednesday, October 10 at 12 midnight on CMT, with voting opening on Thursday, October 11.

One finalist is chosen from each region and fans can text the name of their favourite singer (the “wildcard”) after each show.

Watch on Wednesday or visit the CMT web site http://www.cmt.ca/shows/karaokestar/main.aspx for more information on how to vote. Voting for the East Coast finalists begins at midnight on October 11.

Facebook members can also join a group to support Jessica as CMT’s next Karaoke Star but still need to text message their vote to CMT or visit the web site for official numbers.

Jessica, a fourth-year English student, is known for a lot more than her karaoke talents at Mount Allison. She is also the news editor for the Argosy, Mount Allison’s student newspaper and plans to continue her studies in journalism at the master’s level at Carleton University next year.

Her involvement with CMT’s Ultimate Karaoke Star, the first contest of this nature organized by the network, began this summer when she auditioned in Halifax.

Prior to being selected in the top ten for the entire East Coast region, Jessica was also crowned champion of Saint John’s Next Country Star competition this summer.

Twelve finalists, two from each region, will be selected and announced on CMT on October 17. Viewers will be able to vote for their pick from October 17 until the 22^nd.

If Jessica is one of the top two singers selected in the East Coast round, she’ll head to Toronto on October 24, where the top 12 from across the country will battle it out in a live two-hour finale that will see the 2007 CMT Ultimate Karaoke Star crowned!