Duke City singer wins dumplings at karaoke worlds
I was planning on whipping up some smartass remarks about this dude – since he comes from just down the freeway in Albuqerque. Went and found this video from Clancy’s from an early round in the world competition.
It’s not that I have an automatic hatred for Karaoke- but, working with firms from the Orient as long as I did, it can get pretty tiresome. Especially since most participants ain’t as good as this young dude.
He has a good, well-coached voice. Which you’ll hear up above – even in a barroom venue.
I’m impressed.
A technician for an American telephone company has won the top prize of 1 million Russian dumplings in the Karaoke World Championships.
Edward Pimentel won the unusual prize early Sunday in Moscow after getting the most votes from audience members.
A panel of judges chose two Finns as the male and female champions — Sam Moudden and Maria Saarima-Ylitalo. They were awarded karaoke machines.
Amateur singers from 16 countries took part in the three-day competition.
Pimentel, from Albuquerque, New Mexico, favors the R-and-B genre. For his song in the final round, he chose Usher’s “DJ’s got Us Fallin’ In Love.”
Steve Terrell asked me the question I couldn’t answer – “Is he from the Pimentel family of musicians and luthiers?”
Cripes. Local news hasn’t picked this up, yet.
moss
September 26, 2010 at 11:32 am