Dawn MacRae of Oliver was chosen as the new Osoyoos Idol, edging out two-time winner Sue Gerrard. Both women got perfect 10-10-10 scores in the first round, and Gerrard actually edged her in the second round. Judges didn’t give scores in the third round. (Richard McGuire photo)
Dawn MacRae from Oliver is the new Osoyoos Idol after edging out two-time winner Sue Gerrard in Saturday evening’s singing competition.
Seventeen contestants participated and were narrowed down in three rounds based on scores awarded by three judges. The competition was held at the Gyro Park bandshell.
Gerrard placed second despite receiving perfect scores in the first and second rounds. The judges did not release scoring on the final round.
Placing third was Sarah Duperron, a young Osoyoos Secondary School graduate from Oliver easily recognizable by her colourfully dyed hair, which was magenta on Saturday.
Also recognized as male singer was Emmanuel Brunet of Oliver and as female was Robin Bickner of Keremeos. Recognized as crowd favourites were Tom Lavine of Osoyoos and eight-year-old Christina Hollingworth of Edmonton.
There were 14 contestants preregistered and three who registered just before the competition, including MacRae, for a total of 17 who competed in the first round.
When scores were tabulated, 10 contestants were chosen to go on to a second round. These were MacRae, Gerrard, Duperon, Brunet, Bickner, Lavine and Hollingworth as well as Isa Bueno, a former Rotary exchange visitor from Brazil, Maggie McDonald of Cawston and Lisa Wadge of Olala.
In the first round, both MacRae and Gerrard had perfect 10-10-10 scores. In the second, MacRae received 9-9-10 while Gerrard kept her perfect 10-10-10.
RICHARD McGUIRE
Osoyoos Times
Sue Gerrard was edged out of first place by Dawn MacRae, having won Osoyoos Idol the last two years. Gerrard got perfect 10-10-10 scores in both the first and second rounds, beating MacRae in the second. The scores in the third round weren’t disclosed by the judges. (Richard McGuire photo)
Sarah Duperron of Oliver put on a lively performance and ended up in third place. (Richard McGuire photo)
Perhaps the judges weren’t Led Zeppelin fans, but after making it into the second round, his version of Whole Lotta Love impressed many in the audience, but not the judges, and he was eliminated. In the end, he took the award for male runner up. (Richard McGuire photo)
Robin Bickner of Keremeos performed well against tough competition and made it into the final round. Although she didn’t finish in the top three, she was the female runner up. (Richard McGuire photo)
Tom Lavine of Osoyoos made it to the final round with his old-style crooning. He didn’t finish in the top three, but he was chosen as audience favourite. (Richard McGuire photo)
Christina Hollingworth, 8, of Edmonton had a powerful voice and impressed many in the audience with her youthful enthusiasm. She was eliminated after the second round, but was brought back on stage at the end to receive a prize. (Richard McGuire photo)
Maggie McDonald from Cawston made it into the second round, but the judges only gave her a luke warm response on her second go. (Richard McGuire photo)
Donna Armstrong from Vancouver sang a Patsy Cline song with feeling, but the judges weren’t overly impressed and she was eliminated after the first round. (Richard McGuire photo)
After 17 contestants competed in a first round of Osoyoos Idol, the 10 contestants with the highest scores moved on to a second round. From left are: Christina Hollingingworth, Sue Gerrard, Tom Lavine, Robin Bickner, Maggie McDonald, Lisa Wadge, Emmanuel Brunet, Isa Bueno, Sarah Duperron and Dawn MacRae. (Richard McGuire photo)
Dawn MacRae (left) of Oliver was chosen the winner of Osoyoos Idol. She edged out two-time defending champion Sue Gerrard (centre). Sarah Duperron took third. (Richard McGuire photo)
At the end of Osoyoos Idol, the top three took prizes and they were joined on stage by several runners up and crowd favourites. From left are: Dawn MacRae (winner), Sue Gerrard (second), Sarah Duperron (third), Emmanuel Brunet (male runner up), Robin Bickner (female runner up) and Tom Lavine and Christina Hollingworth (crowd favourites). (Richard McGuire photo)
