Minnesota Sings 2025 big changes coming, check back March 26th for the roll-out.  

Rehearsals for all contestants will begin at 8 a.m. and have been previously assigned. Each contestant will receive a 10 minute on-stage rehearsal to check their backing track and run their song. Contestants MUST arrive for their assigned time- there are no empty slots between 8 a.m. and 12:30 pm. There is no audience accommodations for this brief rehearsal schedule. Any questions should be texted to Lead Volunteer Chuck Spavin.

Minnesota Sings Tops $100,000 Mark- September 13, 2024 Organizers of the state’s top amateur vocal competition announced today that they have exceeded the $100,000 mark in cash prizes awarded during their ten year history. The annual competition of Minnesota singers will take place this October at the Gnarly Bard Theater in St. Cloud. The 2024 event will showcase the top 27 singers through the past decade with this year’s top award set at $10,000. Lead volunteer Chuck Spavin revealed “ This news is an amazing milestone and we can’t be prouder to have featured the voices of more than 550 vocalists who sang for their Minnesota Cities.” Over the past decade, Minnesota Sings has offered cities the opportunity to hold local Sings competition during local festivals or other events to choose which singers would advance to the State Finals. Beside the nearly $90,000 awarded so far in cash prizes to the singers, another $18,500 has been provided to the winner’s favorite hometown charities as well as those hosting the city competition. The event is also known for it’s support of the audiences, giving away more than $15,000 worth of door prizes over the years. Spavin notes, “ We have so many local people to thank as well as major sponsors from professional music equipment and Twin Cities area recording studios. The event’s Platinum Sponsor has been a supporter from the very beginning- St. Paul’s RBC Wealth Management providing generous financial support to continue the event.” He concludes “ The local competition qualifying format will return in 2025, however “ we are always looking for new ways to bring these singers to our stage and we will do whatever we can to continue making that possible.” More information on this year’s event can be found at www.minnesotasings.com

The 2023 Minnesota Sings State Finals has been completed and there are so many great photos to share! Each contestant is featured- either on the stage or at our Photo Op Screen. We will be adding more in the days to come, so be sure to check back often. Our winner in the 13-20 Division was Elaina Waggoner who was very pleased to present her Bonus Charity Check to the Eagle Brook Church in Centerville. Elaina was very grateful to Minnesota Sings for providing her a way to give back to this organization. Each first place winner was awarded a bonus check for $1,000 to donate to their favorite charity. Pictured L to R: Chuck Spavin-Lead Volunteer Minnesota Sings, Elaina Waggoner-1st Place Winner, Chelsea Ordway-Generosity Director at Eagle Brook Church, Cole Taylor Spavin-Minnesota Sings Our winner in the 21+ Division was Noel Cruz who was very pleased to present his Bonus Charity Check to Sherburne County 4-H Horse PDC. The check was presented at the Sherburne County Government Center in Elk River. Pictured L to R: Chuck Spavin-Lead Volunteer Minnesota Sings, Samantha Stone-Sherburne County 4-H, Noel Cruz-1st Place Winner Noel Cruz was sponsored by the City of Elk River. They paid the $150 Registration Cost to be part of Minnesota Sings. When Noel won first place, they won $500. Pictured L to R: Karen Wingard-City of Elk River, Noel Cruz-1st Place Winner

The winners of the 2023 Minnesota Sings State Finals have now been posted. We thank each and every person that donated time, energies, talents and expertise to making this event our best yet. Check out the newest photos with more being added throughout this week. From our sponsors to our volunteers to our wonderful Fairmont host, we express our gratitude for being involved in this very special event. Be sure to share this link with family and friends. https://www.minnesotasings.com/past-winners/winners-of-the-2023-competition/ 

In the 13 to 20 year old division, the winner was Amelia Valdez In the 21 and older division, the winner was Kyle Johnson  

The Official Hotel of Minnesota Sings is The Quality Inn.  When reserving a room, ask for the Minnesota Sings block. Their phone number is 507-238-5444.  Here are other hotels in Fairmont:   Best Western  507-238-4771       Hampton Inn  507-235-2626       Highland Court  507-235-5123       Super 8  507-238-9444 Other cities close to Fairmont:   Jackson is 30 minutes away,   Blue Earth is 30 minutes away,  and Mankato is 60 minutes away.  You are not required to stay at The Quality Inn.  The block goes off 3 weeks before the event begins.