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Nadeshicon Idol is back!

Pascal Barrette — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 23:00:13 +0000

Your favorite anime opening has you singing like a bird every time you hear it? You look up to japanese singers and hope to one day meet them as equals? Grab your mic, it's time to shine!

Friendly singing contest, the Nadeshicon Idol will put your voice, your Japanese pronounciation, your knowledge of the lyrics, and, last but not least, your presence to the test through a live show. You may find the rules and evaluation criterias here, in French, here.

Rumor has it a certain mysterious challenger may enter the contest once again. Brace yourselves...

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Rules for the Nadeshicon Idol!

Pascal Barrette — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 22:00:40 +0000

You can't help but sing along your favorite anime opening? You admire the works of the numerous Japanese idol groups? Or maybe you are fascinated by visual kei and its bands? Nadeshicon Idol may very well be the perfect fit for you!

Friendly singing competition, Nadeshicon Idol will put your voice, your Japanese pronounciation, your memory of the lyrics, and, last but not least, your presence to the test through a live show. Get on stage and blow us away!

If you would like to participate, make sure you read and follow the rules. You may find them right here.

Good luck!

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Nadeshicon Idol is back!

Pascal Barrette — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 21:32:53 +0000

During last year's convention, many of you shared with us your desire to participate in our Idol contest, so here's your chance!

You sing? You like japanese music? Come perform in front of our judges! You might just be one of the few who will be granted the chance to perform on stage during the main show!

Auditions will be held on the saturday morning of the festival, with the finale in the evening of the same day, on the stage of the Hydro-Québec theater. If you wish to participate, be sure to read the rules!

Good luck to all!

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Nadeshicon Idol rules at Festival Nadeshicon 2014

Benoit-Pierre — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 00:02:53 +0000

Your voice resonates well with the crowd.
You know how to move with the rhythm of music.
You can sing in Japanese.

If all the above represents who you are, you are the perfect candidate for the first edition of Nadeshicon Idol!

Here is an example of what we are looking for, taken from Anime North Idol 2013 (newcomers and experienced entries welcome).

Rules

Contestants must be singing alone; Groups and group presentations are not allowed.
The interpreted song MUST be of Japanese origin and 75% of it’s lyrics must be in Japanese. English adaptions of Japanese songs will not be accepted.
Performances must not exceed 6 minutes.
Contestants must bring their song burned on a CD written in a common readable format (MP3, etc.). The song must be a Karaoke version (preferably the official one) and must not have been altered. For everyone’s convenience, the song should be the only file burned on the CD.
The Nadeshicon Idol team is not responsible of any CD loss, damage, breakage or theft.
Only the stage performance will be judged. Though authorised, costumes will not earn extra points.
Any professional Singer wishing to participate must have written permission from their manager.

Audition process

Auditions will take place on Sunday morning during the Nadeshicon event (location T.B.A. along with the schedule). No candidates will be accepted after the audition period, including people in the waiting line.
Contestants are required to fill up an audition form at the event.
All contestants must bring their song on an identified CD.
Contestants will be assessed on the first 90 seconds of their performance. Note that it will be possible to skip ahead on their song should the intro be too lengthy. The number of contestants to participate at the finals will be based on the participating rate.
Results will be published at the Nadeshicon information booth a few minutes after auditions are finished.
Selected contestants will be called to a meeting point one hour before the Idol finals.

Nadeshicon Idol – FINALS

Each contestant will be invited for their individual performance on stage. Performing order will be random. The judging aspects will be :

Vocal Talent
Memorised Lyrics
On-stage performance
The song’s difficulty/originality
The judges personal choice.

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