Pinay to compete in McDonald's singing tilt

MANILA, Philippines - Besting over 1.6 million McDonald’s restaurant employees from 51 countries, the Philippines’ Chenee Capuyan from Davao del Sur made it to the finals in the third Voice of McDonald’s singing competition. To be held at the McDonald’s Convention in April, Chenee will be joined by 11 other hopefuls competing to become the 2010 Voice of McDonald’s grand prize winner. Voice of McDonald’s is a worldwide contest to discover, recognize and reward the most talented singers in the McDonald’s family.

After several rounds of tough competition and on-line-poll voting, Chenee, along with 11 other hopefuls from China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, France, The Netherlands, Spain, Costa Rica, Peru and the US have been awarded a trip to Orlando, Florida together with a guest for this once-in-a-lifetime experience. Each finalist will perform in two rounds of final competition on a massive concert stage complete with a live orchestra before an audience of over 15,000. Experts will assist each on hair and makeup, choreography, stage presence and vocal technique. The final competition will be judged by a professional panel of international judges from the vocal and music industry, including co-president of Sony/ATV Music Jody Gerson and entertainment attorney and agent Ken Hertz of Golding Hertz and Lichtenstein LLP.

The grand prize winner will take home $25,000 while the second and third prize winners will receive $10,000 and $5,000 accordingly. All other finalists will receive $1,500 and as an added bonus to all 12 finalists, will also receive $500 for their restaurant and a $1,000 donation in their names for their local Ronald McDonald House Charities.

For details, log on to www.mcdonald’s.com/voice.