{"id":15013,"date":"2016-08-17T16:49:35","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T20:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=15013"},"modified":"2016-08-17T16:49:35","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T20:49:35","slug":"auroras-suma-contends-for-hoedown-showdown-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/auroras-suma-contends-for-hoedown-showdown-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora\u2019s Suma contends for Hoedown Showdown spot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mac Shepherd, Keswick<\/em><\/p>\n

By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fresh off her win as Aurora\u2019s 2016 Teen Idol on Canada Day, Melissa Suma will be vying for another title next weekend after being named one of the Top 20 finalists in the 2016 Hoedown Showdown.<\/p>\n

Hosted by Magna International, the 2016 Hoedown Showdown is a wide-reaching contest looking for Canada\u2019s up and coming country stars. <\/p>\n

40 hopefuls from across Ontario descended on Theatre Aurora on Henderson Drive last Thursday to contend for a spot in the Top 20, offering a sampling of just about every sub-genre of country music from the classics of the 50s to the country-pop of today. <\/p>\n

The Top 20 will take the stage once again next Saturday, August 26 at Machell Park, an annual highlight of Aurora\u2019s Ribfest where they will be whittled down to the Top 10 who will then perform under the big top of Magna\u2019s Wild, Wild West Hoedown on September 16 before Canadian music icon Alan Doyle takes the stage when the Hoedown Showdown champ will be crowned.<\/p>\n

The grand prize is valued at $20,000 \u2013 including $2,500 cash, a Yamaha guitar, two full days of recording at Metalworks Studios, coaching, styling, and song-writing by industry professionals \u2013 and a chance to perform at the September 17 Hoedown grand finale ahead of headliner Paul Brandt.
\nYour Top 20, in alphabetical order, are:<\/p>\n

John Anderson, Barrie
\nRoy Borden, Jr., Trenton
\nErin Briggs, Zephyr
\nSarah Campbell Mills, Burlington
\nMike Chianelli, Sutton
\nSusanne Creech, Markham
\nAmber Crump, Stouffville
\nKarishma Doodnauth, Richmond Hill
\nJade Daniel Eagleson, Millbrook
\nKylie Fallis, Hamilton
\nJacquelyn Lawson, King City
\nMatt Morson, Nobleton
\nBrittany O\u2019Brien, Keswick
\nJosh Ross, Dundas
\nMac Shepherd, Keswick
\nMelissa Suma, Aurora
\nCeline Tellier, Chelmsford
\nRyan Vanlieshout, Haliburton
\nPatricia Villegas, Newmarket
\nCameron Von Criegern, Peterborough<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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