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Singers shine at Karaoke final
04.06.09
But Keara and Diana
don’t make World Championships
by Simon McGeady, Inishowen
Independent
INISHOWEN'S two finalists in the National Karaoke
competition may not have made it through to the
World Championships in Finland in the autumn, but
they sang their hearts out and made a big impression
on the their supporters at the Irish decider, held
at the Red Cow Inn, Dublin on Saturday afternoon.
Malin woman Keara Kelly and Buncrana’s Diana Glenn
did Inishowen proud, but were beaten out by a
Dubliner whose rendition of the Beyonce song ‘If I
Were A Boy,’ seriously impressed the two women.
Both singers reprised their numbers from last
month’s Donegal final in Letterkenny with Keara
singing the Cher track Walking in Memphis for the
judges. |
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“It was a great
experience, there were a lot of talented singers
there. I was drawn to go in the second group and
although there was a long wait and a big crowd in
the building, I wasn’t that nervous really because I
had my mum, Bernie, with me.”
When the final result was announced, Keara wasn’t
too disappointed.
“This has definitely given me |
the appetite for more
karaoke,” she said.
Meanwhile, fellow Irish finalist Diana Glenn said
she was really happy with her performance.
“The woman that won, she was from Dublin, was just
fantastic and deserved to get through, but I had a
great time too and sang as well as I could have,”
said the Buncrana mother, who was supported by her
boyfriend and a nine other supporters.
“It wasn’t really like the X Factor. Because there
were so many of us singing the judges didn’t give
have the time to give a personal verdict on anyone,
but they did say when they heard a song they liked,”
added Diana, who went with the same song performed
at the Donegal Karaoke finals two weeks ago, Leonard
Cohen’s Hallelujah.
Diana says her experience in the National Karaoke
finals has whetted her appetite to take part in more
singing competitions in the future.
Both woman have regular fixtures at karaoke
competitions in Donegal for a number of years. |
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