Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and the Yonkers Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation recently announced that the city is searching for Yonkers’ next great young singers to compete for the titles of Yonkers Junior Idol 2019 and Yonkers Idol 2019. Celebrating its 12th year, the three-round competition will kick off at the Nodine Hill Community Center on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 9 a.m.
“Yonkers Idol is a wonderful tradition in our city, bringing together the very best singing talent our city has to offer,” said Spano. “I’m impressed each year by the caliber of singers at such a young age, and I look forward to attending the finale event again this year.”
Those interested in auditioning must be between the ages of 15 and 19 years old to qualify for Yonkers Idol, or between the ages of 10 and 14 years of age to qualify for Yonkers Junior Idol. Winners will hold their title for a year and win $1,000, courtesy of the Untermyer Performing Arts Council Teresa Fund. The title provides performance opportunities at numerous City of Yonkers events throughout the calendar year.
First auditions will be a cappella and limited to one verse and one chorus of a song.
Call backs from the Feb. 2 audition are scheduled Monday, Feb. 4; the location for call backs will be announced at a later date. The final round of competition will take place in April, with the date still to be determined.
Call backs will audition a different song for the finale show.
Online registration is required at www.YonkersNY.gov/YonkersIdol and is open to Yonkers residents only.
For more information on the competition, visit www.YonkersNY.gov, or call 914-377-6444 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
