Spiritfest Legend
SpiritFest Legend is Southeast's Gospel music version of American Idol. The purpose of SpiritFest Legend is to bless and launch the career of a community new artist into the Gospel music business, who will in turn, further the Kingdom of God through the ministry of music. The SpiritFest Legend Winner will receive a prize package that includes:
- $1000.00 Cash Prize
- Professional Promotional CD Production by 4HNS Records
- VIP Seats at the 2012 Stellar Awards
- Professionally Website Development by Arche Designs
- Professional Career Management by NJ Productions
- Professional Marketing by SRene's
- Tailored Outfit by James Jenkins Clothier
- Debut onstage at the 2011 SpiritFest Concert
SpiritFest Legend Eligibility Requirements
- Payment of the nonrefundable $10 registration fee must be submitted in the form of cash, money order or certified check (No personal checks accepted). Funds payable to ERay Promotions
- You must be at least 15 years old to participate
- All participants under the age of 18 need to be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian and must have parental permission.
- Individuals or Groups (5 or less)
- No person with a national recording contract
- You may also register onsite the day of the audition
- Any participant personally affiliated with a member of the SpiritFest committee representative is still eligible and encouraged to participate. ERay Promotions carefully selects objective, professional judges who base their collective decisions solely on the "selection of winners" criteria listed in the SFL guidelines to ensure fairness.
SpiritFest Legend Rules
- REGISTRATION: Submit registration form and payment of the nonrefundable $10 registration fee. Registration begins at least 30 minutes prior to the audition; ERay Promotions reserves the right to extend or otherwise alter these times at its sole discretion. Each participant must have a photo I.D. at the time of registration.
- THE AUDITION: Participants will be assigned a number and will audition in the order of registration. The first 30 registered participants are guaranteed auditions. Each participant will receive 1-2 minutes to perform an inspirational song of their choosing and must sing a cappella. (No accompaniment is allowed during auditions-if you receive a callback an accompaniment track will be allowed for the Semifinals and Finale)
- THE CALLBACK: After the audition, participants will be chosen to advance to the next level of competition for the SEMIFINALS. These participants will perform before a panel of judges. The judges will identify the FINALE competitors who will prepare to compete for the SpiritFest Legend at the Hilton Hotel, Saturday, September 3, 2011 at 7:00pm.
- SELECTION OF WINNERS: Judges for the audition, SEMIFINALS and the FINALE competitions will base their decisions on participants' singing ability, song selection, charisma/personality and appearance. The FINALE competitors will also be judged via ballot by the audience and a panel of judges during the SpiritFest Legend Finale and announced on stage at the SpiritFest Concert, September 4, 2011 at the BI-LO Center. If selected, the SpiritFest Legend must: attend all scheduled appearances/interviews/events/training sessions/music recordings and represent ERay Promotions/SpiritFest in an ethical manner.
SpiritFest Legend Winners
 Cedric Jones 2011 SpiritFest Legend |
 Lawan Neely 2010 |
 Delvin Choice 2009 |
 Tiko Thurman 2008 |
 Rashonda Greggs 2007 |
 Kimberly Hudgens 2006 |