Total Pop Star Crowns DaNica from Red Lion, PA Season One WinnerHollywood, CA - July 1, 2008. After months of arduous online singing challenges, millions of votes and weeks of intense studio work, a true Total Pop Star has been born. On Sunday, June 29th, Total Pop Star, a groundbreaking online singing competition, announced their first season's winner to be DaNica (pronounced DaNēka) from Red Lion, PA. Total Pop Star's first season's finalists competed for the crown by performing live in front of a studio audience, entertainment press, music industry VIPs and celebrity judges - Deborah Gibson, Joey Lawrence, Annette DuCharme and Andrew Van Slee. The finale showdown and party got off to a sizzling start with a LIVE preshow hosted by Total Pop Star's Ashley Noel and a jumping deejay set by The Perry Twins. Once the finale competition got underway, the temperature in the studio grew hotter and hotter with each finalist taking the stage.The web series' six most totally talented finds included: Casey Lee Smith from Glendale; AZ, Destinee Q. from Surprise; AZ, Colton from South Wales, NY; Selyne from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; Shantá from Los Angeles, CA and the winner DaNica from Red Lion, PA. During the final showdown, each finalist performed an original song written by TPS judge, creator and executive producer Andrew Van Slee and songwriter Annette Ducharme. As the winner, DaNica receives a a prize package and recording contract through Universal Music Group's producer Andrew Van Slee's XMG Records. The entire prize package is worth over $150,000. Along with the Total Pop Star winner trophy, DaNica received $2,500 cash, an all expense paid trip to London, an all expense paid trip to Hawaii, a Toshiba laptop, a Sony Handicam, an I-Pod Touch 8GB + Jam Jacket, a Canon PowerShot, Bose Headphones, a Sony Digital Voice Recorder and a $100 iTunes Gift Card.
During the TPS Finals Week, DaNica physically collaborated with the show's judges, in the studio, recording a new single that will be released later this month titled "Horizon." DaNica, with a vocal quality that rivals the superstar voices of Christina Aguilera, Rihanna and Mariah Carey, belted out the show stopping power-balled to the studio audience after she was named Total Pop Star 2008. Her mesmerizing performance coupled with the crowd's reaction enormously confirmed that DaNica has a huge career ahead of her.
Total Pop Star Season 2 is already underway. According to web-ranking company Alexa, TotalPopStar.com is one of the fastest growing sites on the Web, rocketing from the 6 millionth ranked site in November 2007 to the 70,000th in June. And each week the site data shows an increase of 50 percent new unique site visitors. ABOUT TOTAL POP STARTOTAL POP STAR, is the world's first and biggest online singing competition! No long lines, no missed opportunities and best of all, no Simon! Mashing up the appeal of the internet with the ever-hot music industry, TOTAL POP STAR seeks to uncover the next singing sensation from amidst the masses and plant launch them into super stardom! The TOTAL POP STAR Celebrity Judges and Hosts are the highly recognizable faces of this multi-platform venture providing our online http://www.totalpopstar.com/
During the TPS Finals Week, DaNica physically collaborated with the show's judges, in the studio, recording a new single that will be released later this month titled "Horizon." DaNica, with a vocal quality that rivals the superstar voices of Christina Aguilera, Rihanna and Mariah Carey, belted out the show stopping power-balled to the studio audience after she was named Total Pop Star 2008. Her mesmerizing performance coupled with the crowd's reaction enormously confirmed that DaNica has a huge career ahead of her.
Total Pop Star Season 2 is already underway. According to web-ranking company Alexa, TotalPopStar.com is one of the fastest growing sites on the Web, rocketing from the 6 millionth ranked site in November 2007 to the 70,000th in June. And each week the site data shows an increase of 50 percent new unique site visitors. ABOUT TOTAL POP STARTOTAL POP STAR, is the world's first and biggest online singing competition! No long lines, no missed opportunities and best of all, no Simon! Mashing up the appeal of the internet with the ever-hot music industry, TOTAL POP STAR seeks to uncover the next singing sensation from amidst the masses and plant launch them into super stardom! The TOTAL POP STAR Celebrity Judges and Hosts are the highly recognizable faces of this multi-platform venture providing our online http://www.totalpopstar.com/
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