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A Retrospective

It’s that time of year again... time to for Tony last year and he exceeded all
take a look down the road behind us of our expectations.
and at the season quickly coming to an
end. Speaking of the Final, last year, due
to last-minute unforeseen circum-
Season 12 brought its share of chan- stance with one of our Adult Finalists,
ges starting with the fact that the con- we were left with only 9 Finalists in-
testants now sing strictly to backing stead of the usual 10. Fortunately, it
tracks for all of the Qualifying and didn’t make a difference... the show
Semifinal Rounds. That means they was fantastic and it certainly didn’t feel
have the stage all to themselves! We like anyone was missing. This year, we
have also expanded the light show, will also not be having 10 Finalists... we
putting the emphasis on “show”. will be having 11! A tie in the Juvenile Category at the
2nd Semifinal could have been broken by the judges (ac-
Our vocal coach for this season was Season 7 Juvenile cording to the rules) but with both semifinalists earning
winner, Jheo Navarro. Jheo is familiar with so many differ- exactly the same ratio of audience to judges’ votes, we
ent aspects of the contest, including special insight into felt bringing them both to the Final was the right thing
what the judges are really looking for, having sat on the to do.
judges’ panel numerous times. Last season’s vocal coach Lastly, we met lots of wonderful new people in the
Allyson Arsenio-Rod also came by to judge this season. contestants and their families, and in the great group of
people who joined Eddie V.H. in the SCJS TV department.
We will happily be returning to Pearson Convention Please enjoy the following pages as we take you on a
Center for the Final for the 3rd year in a row. We will also retrospective of Season 13.
very happily have Tony DaSilva and his company “TNT FX”
running sound & lights for the event. We had high hopes

Masthead Table of Contents The Coaches ............................... 105
Ficha Técnica Casa do Alentejo ....................... 107
A Retrospective.............................. 1 Group Event Weekend.............. 111
Editor Director Official Acknowledgements......... 2 The Finalists In The Studio ........ 119
John Santos The Objectives of this Contest.... 23 What happens
The Prizes ..................................... 25
Advertising Publicidade The Benefits ................................. 29 to the Compilation CD ............ 129
John Santos Outline of the Competition........ 31 Final 2018 ................................... 133
Visual Outline of Showtime ................................... 157
Graphic Design Design Gráfico SCJS TV........................................ 159
the Qualifying Rounds .............. 32 Marisa Oliveira........................... 161
Nuno Ferreira / Patricia Antunes Orchestration of Back On Track ............................ 163
416-827-7614 www.viperteam.ca Where are they now? ............... 167
The Singing Contest .................. 33 Our Photographers ................... 177
Lisa Santos Tips For Caring For Your Voice ... 35 Gallery ........................................ 183
1st Qualifying Round .................. 38 Martins Churrasqueira .............. 189
Printing Impressão 3rd Qualifying Round ................. 40 Casa das Natas ........................... 191
H&E Printing Company 4th Qualifying Round ................. 42 Angela Mesquita
5th Qualifying Round ................. 44
Distribution Distribuição 1st Semifinal................................. 46 of Brasil Remittance ................ 193
2nd Semifinal.............................. 48 Thank You .................................. 195
in Canada no Canada The Judges ................................... 51 Thanks to the Contestants........ 197
John Santos - 416-453-5646 The SCJS Orchestra ...................... 69 Sign Up Now .............................. 207
The Finalists.................................. 73 Index ........................................... 208
in the U.S. nos E.U.A. Who are... John & Lisa Santos .... 97
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Official Acknowledgements

ear riends
a leased to e tend y ar est reetin s to everyone
artici atin in t e eason rand inale o t e on
c uade usical nstru ents in in Contest it o n antos

is event s o cases Canada’s ulticulturalis y encoura in artici ants to sin
in t eir native ton ue or in any lan ua e o t eir c oice a certain t at everyone in
attendance ill en oy t e ide variety o vi rant er or ances y talented artists

ould li e to con ratulate t e artists artici atin in t is co etition and is
t e t e est o luc ould also li e to t an t e or ani ers or cele ratin our
nation’s cultural diversity

lease acce t y est is es or a e ora le e erience
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P eter

FON SE CA

Member of Parliament

Mississauga East-Cooksville

The Season 13 Grand Finale of the ‘Singing Contest with John Santos’

Dated April 27, 2019

Dear Friends,

Greetings to everyone attending the Season 13 Grand Finale of the Long & McQuade Musical
Instruments Singing Contest with John Santos.

As a Portuguese-Canadian, this contest is always an opportunity to celebrate my heritage and
culture with others in my community. It also gives a chance for me to look back and re�lect on the
rich cuture, history, traditions and people that have helped me shape my identity.

I truly appreciate that your contest encourages participants to share their love for music by
singing in any language of their choice. As the Member of Parliament for Mississauga
East-Cooksville, I am so proud to live in a country that values the diversity of its citizens, and
respects their right to celebrate the heritage and traditions they have brought with them.

On behalf of the Federal Government of Canada, I want to wish everyone the very best for the event
and express my gratitude to John and Lisa Santos, for their continued dedication in supporting our
Portuguese community in Canada through collaboration, preservation of our heritage, and the
encouragement of cross-cultural interaction.

Wish you many more years of continued success!

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April 27, 2019

Congratulations on the 13th Grand Finale of the Long & McQuade
Musical lnstruments Singing Contest with John Santos

I am very honoured to have this opportunity to extend my sincere best wishes to
the organizers and participants of the 13th season of the grand finale of the Long
& McQuade Musical lnstruments Singing Contest on Saturday, April 27, 2019.
This is a wonderful opportunity for our youth in the community to explore their
talents and escalate their abilities and confidence. ln today’s ever evolving
challenges, it is delightful to see our first-class youth take the initiative to
demonstrate their talents. Well done!
Once again, congratulations to the organizers, performers and volunteers to
make this event a significant treasured memory!
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The Objectives of this Contest

The reasons people join this contest are varied. They grow as a performer but to what degree is always left to
may enter just for the prizes. They may enter for the free be seen and is always exciting to witness.
training or to get an evaluation by professionals. It may
be one last try in the music business or the first time they Most of all, we hope that being around the many
dip their toes in the water. It may also be that their par- different styles of performer will help each contestant
ents just want them to do something healthy with their understand that all talent has value and winning the con-
spare time. Whatever the reason and however they place test is not everything... participating is!
in the contest, we want them to leave with greater prac-
tical knowledge of how to sing, with an increased sense Our personal experience with different cultural organ-
of self-confidence, with a new network of friends with izations has allowed us a window into a world of enter-
similar interests and with contacts in the music industry tainers that the general public may not even know exists.
that they can turn to for advice in the future should they We want these performers to know that they needn’t feel
need it. limited to those organizations. We appreciate that these
community centres often play a very important part in
We continue to promote an environment where all the nurturing the talents of immigrants and their families but
performers are respected equally. Generally, we don’t there is an audience outside that would love to hear them
expect to see fully developed artists enter the competi- sing, in whatever language they feel most comfortable
tion although they are more than welcome. We expect with. Talent is meant to be shared after all. We believe
that some contestants will need a little more tweaking that in a country like Canada, where multiculturalism is
than others. We know that what we see in the September the government policy, interculturalism or the sharing of
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The Prizes

1st Place (Juvenile and Adult)

Professional CD recording produced by Tal Vaisman (8 songs)
A professional video recording (1 song from album)
Flowers from Flower Fantasy

2nd Place (Juvenile and Adult)

A professional video recording (song recorded for the compilation CD)
Flowers from Flower Fantasy

All 10 Finalists receive:

a professional recording of 1 song each for a compilation CD
One on one training from Darnell-Brandon Thomas
a plaque of recognition from the SCJS

Certificate of Recognition from the government of Canada through MP Peter Fonseca
Certificate of Recognition from the City of Toronto through Deputy Mayor Ana Bailão

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The Benefits • Special discounts for participants in related products
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• Exposure to live audiences through public
performances in a well frequented establishment • Gain invaluable stage experience

• Increasing contact with a wider audience through • Free access to professional vocal training
media exposure including this magazine which is
distributed in Canada and the U.S. • Introduction to a family-friendly community of
people with similar interests
• Exposure to the buying public
• Worldwide exposure through contest website and
• Potential invitations to perform in shows within and social media pages
outside the country
• For the finalists, experience recording in a
• Access to a support network, with training professional studio as part of the compilation CD;
and useful tips aimed at perfecting voice and participate in an educational workshop with topics
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Outline of the Competition

Online registrations which are received Unless they had qualified during their first perform-
after the close of auditions each season, ances, everyone in the contest had been offered at least
are kept on file and in August, registrants two attempts to qualify to the semifinal rounds. A total
are contacted and invited to attend the of 22 contestants participated in the semifinals. It was an
Audition and Orientation nights where impressive showcase of talent. After the two semifinal
we do our very best to present each of rounds and some difficult decision making on the part of
the participants with a full description of the audiences and judges, the 11 finalists were ultimately
what to expect throughout the 8 month chosen. Again, this will be the first time we have ever had
season of the contest. For season 13, the more than 10 Finalists. Plus, we have 4 guys in the Final
first of those events was held on Sunday, this season and that’s the most we’ve ever had.
September 9th at Casa do Alentejo with
a second held on Wednesday, September To see who wins the 13th season, check out YouTube.
19th. Additional hopefuls were seen by com/TheSingingContest1. On the evening of April 27th
appointment. Judges for this season’s au- from 7:30pm (EST) onwards, the event will be streamed
ditions included John, Lisa, Jheo Navarro live. Following that, photos from the event will be
and Marisa Oliveira. posted online including the winners’ names and faces.
Check it out all the results on our Facebook page at
Those who passed the auditions were www.facebook.com/TheSingingContest. Also, catch the
then scheduled for song selection and recorded stream and future editions of SCJS TV on our
keys. As usual, each potential contestant had to choose a YouTube channel “The SingingContest1”. Alternatively,
pair of songs, 1 fast and 1 slow, to compete with through- you may follow the media coverage in the Portuguese
out the entire competition. Then we had to decide on the Sun and Voice newspapers, in many other Portuguese lan-
appropriate key for their vocal range. guage magazines and newspapers in & around Toronto.
Many journalists will be at the Final to cover for other
The contestants are split between two age groups, publications and television stations as well so keep your
Juveniles and Adults. The Juvenile category consists of eyes open... you never know where you’ll find us!
children up to the age of 15 at the time of auditions.
Contestants age 16 and up are placed in the Adult cat-
egory. Contestants were divided into 3 groups based
mainly on their date of registration.

At the first qualifying round, 2 Juveniles and 2 Adults
were chosen to move on to the semifinals. At the 3rd
round, 3 contestants from each category moved on. The
remaining contestants, along with some new contest-
ants, were scheduled to return in either the 4th, 5th or
both rounds. Because the 4th & 5th rounds are the last
opportunities for these contestants to reach the semis,
it has become our habit to add some kind of a twist to
these last rounds. We usually end up choosing 3 contest-
ants from each category to move on in each round, either
basing the extra choices on the number of votes or pre-
senting the judges with the opportunity to save someone
they feel deserves a spot in the semifinals. This season, 5
Juveniles and 7 Adults moved through in the 4th & 5th
rounds.

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Visual Outline
of tVhiseuQaluOaluiftyliinnegoRfotuhneds

Qualifying Rounds

Auditions

October November December
1st Qualifying 2nd Qualifying 3rd Qualifying

Round Round Round

2 Juvenile & 2 Adults move on to the
semiÞnals each month

Remaining contestants are
divided into 2 groups

January February
4th Qualifying 5th Qualifying

Round Round

2 Juvenile & 2 Adults move
on each month

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The Orchestration of the Singing Contest

• Preparation for each season of the contest begins as • Months of organizing the line-up of potential
soon as the Finals are over. entertainers and judges and advertisement for the Final
begins.
• Venues are selected and the schedule is created.
• It is essential to arrange sponsorship early enough to • We prepare for the 2 semifinal rounds.
• All semifinalists are brought in to rehearse both of
be able to determine what we will be able to offer the
next group of contestants. their songs.
• The Rules and Regulations are reviewed to see if any • The semifinals are held on the weekend when more
changes need to be made.
• To attract new contestants, advertising is prepared. people are free to attend and detailed seating
• There are interviews on television, on radio, in arrangements may be required.
newspapers and the first posters & flyers are • A group event weekend is prepared for educational
distributed. and group bonding purposes. A group song for the
• The files of early online registrations are opened and Finale is also rehearsed during the event.
audition lists are started. • The finalists are scheduled into the studio to record
• Song choices are reviewed and some music prepared. their songs.
• The next set of posters are prepared and distributed. • The SCJS Orchestra is provided with the music for the
• Auditions are organised and all online registrants are finalists’ songs.
invited to attend one of the Audition & Orientation • Rehearsals with the finalists and the band are
events which start in September. scheduled.
• After passing the audition, we help contestants narrow • All finalists are brought to the studio to film promo
their song choices to down 2 songs... 1 “fast” and 1 segments and to do a photo shoot.
“slow”. • The music is mixed, the CD cover is designed and the
• We help them choose the appropriate key. compilation CDs are made.
• The music is prepared for the contestants to rehearse • Sponsors, dignitaries, VIPs and media are personally
with. Tracks are recorded, converted to mp3s and sent invited to attend the final.
out by e-mail for them to practise with at home. • Volunteers are arranged to help tabulate the votes,
• By October, a weekly rehearsal schedule is set up for a to help with greeting and seating the guests, to help
maximum of the first 25 contestants. guide the finalists through a very hectic night and to
• After the first rehearsal, any necessary changes to the help clear the equipment from the hall.
musical arrangement or the key of the song are dealt • The equipment requirements are reviewed with the
with. Tracks are revised and new mp3s e-mailed to the people in charge of lights & sound and those filming
contestant. and streaming the event.
• Each Wednesday, rehearsals start at about 5:30 and go • Trophies and plaques are ordered.
till 9:30 or 10:00. • Tickets for the final are being advertised and
• Vocal coach, Jheo joins and Lisa and/or John for weekly distributed.
rehearsals. • Seating arrangements are made.
• Constant communication with the contestants and their • A detailed schedule, months in the making, is provided
parents via phone and e-mail. to all those who need it.
• For each qualifying round, judges must be arranged • The week of the final:
and the schedule & ballots must be prepared & printed. - Friday - finalists tour the venue for the first time and
• Contestants must be reminded of the time, date and
location of their qualifying round. learn on how the evening will proceed
• The equipment is generally set up the day before the - dress rehearsal with the SCJS Orchestra and hosts
event so that placement of the sponsors’ placards is not
rushed. John Santos & Marisa Oliveira
• Photos are taken to be used the following month to - soundcheck for guest performers.
make sure that the placards are rotated appropriately. - Saturday morning - last minute cancellations, last
• This is repeated over the 5 months of the regular
qualifying rounds. minute reservations.
- Saturday night - showtime... fingers crossed!
- everything out before dawn or we all turn into

pumpkins!

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Tips For Caring For Your Voice

• Get enough rest each night. When you’re tired or • The following items
stressed, the first thing to go is your voice. which have the tendency
to “dry out” your throat:
• Don’t smoke and avoid secondhand smoke.
- caffeine - coffee, tea,
• Wash your hands often to prevent catching colds or colas, etc.
the flu. - chocolate
- alcohol
• Use a humidifier in your home particularly during the - antihistamines
winter months. - decongestants
- diuretics
• Always face the person you are talking to and move - vitamin C, especially in
close enough to them so that that you won’t be tempt- large doses
ed to raise your voice.
• Singing beyond what is a comfortable range or vol-
Be careful of: ume for you
• Clearing your throat vigorously
• Yelling, cheering, screaming When your voice is failing:
• Talking over the noise at parties, clubs, etc. • Rest your voice along with
• Grunting during strenuous exercise the rest of your body
• Doing “sound effects” - funny voices, engine noises, • Do not whisper. Speak in a soft voice and only when
very high or low pitched sounds, etc. you have to.
• Over-using your voice when you have a cold or are • Keep your throat moisturized with frequent sips of
tired water and/or mild lozenges
• Spicy foods. They can lead to gastric reflux and the • Gargle with warm salt water for a sore throat
stomach acids in your throat can lead to hoarseness • Consult your doctor if you experience throat discom-
fort or hoarseness for more than fourteen days.

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1st Qualifying Round

The contestants who participated in the 1st Qualifying round were: (back row, l-r) Helen Guryn, Kiana Medeiros, Brittney
Williams, Lorand Kis, Patrick Lopes, Marylord Goh, Saide Alizadeh, Jenna Pimentel, Sophia Jin, Shraddha Pai, (front row,
l-r) Mark Rivera, Valentyna Sichko, Sarah Du, Justine Fong, Deniz Tiri & Jessica Du (missing from photo: Jessica Towler)

Making up the judges’ panel this
round were Tal Vaisman, Patrick
Albernaz, Alexia Marian & Valter
Barberini

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performing, Marisa Oliveira
interviewed the contestants.

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1st Qualifying Round

While the votes were being counted, John joined Marisa Another judge, Alexia Marian showed her stuff, singing a
and Valter onstage to perform a Brazilian classic together. couple of tunes from her album Destiny.

Before announcing the winners, John and Lisa also performed for the
audience.

Season 10 Juvenile winner, Bruna Vilaça per-
formed some songs from her album as well.

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to the Semifinals were Adults,
Precious Hernandez & Patrick
Lopes and Juveniles, Kiana
Medeiros & Lorand Kis.

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3rd Qualifying Round

The contestants who participated in the 3rd Qualifying round were: (back row, l-r) Diogo Domingues, Scott
Wilson, Moe Benkhedda, Julio Falcão, Paul Panait, Ricardo Oliveira, Felipe Rosales, (middle row, l-r) Kath
Guangco, Mikaela Santos, Janiah Hines Brown, Cindy Botelho, Amy Johnson, Cassie Acevedo, Aisha Jiang,
Rio Madridejos, (back row, l-r) Amanda Gomes, Kyler Zhang & Emilie Naimark (missing from photo: Fábio
Carreira)

The judges panel for the 3rd round consisted of Valter Barberini, Trevor Shelton, Inah Canlapan,
Patrick Albernaz & Mike McDonnell.

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3rd Qualifying Round

Marisa and John have just drawn this woman’s number All of the competition events are broadcast live on our
from a basket. Audience members are selected to witness Youtube channel TheSingingContest1.
the counting of the votes. Witnesses receive a copy of the
compilation CD and dinners at Swiss Chalet, courtesy of
Joe & Andrew Amorim.

Alexia & Bruna
returned to sing for us
while the votes were

being counted.

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move to the Semifinals. They were
Juveniles Mikaela Santos & Janiah
Hines Brown, Adults Kath Guanaco,
Julio Falcão & Moe Benkhedda and

Juvenile Cassie Acevedo.

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4th Qualifying Round

The contestants performing in this round were (back row, l-r) Maryland Goh, Elad Menahem, Monica Guzman,
Felipe Rosales, Paul Panait, Brittney Williams, Ricardo Oliveira, (middle row, l-r) Helen Guryn, Cindy Botelho,
Valentyna Sichko, Selena Bhardwaj, Emilie Naimark, Sophia Jin, (middle row, l-r) Sarah Du, Jessica Du & Kyler
Zhang

This time at the judges table, we had Mike McDonnell, Patrick Albernaz, Trevor Shelton, Yanni
Caldas, Paulo Pereira & Valter Barberini.

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4th Qualifying Round

The Juvenile contestants
are interviewed as soon
as the last Juvenile
finishes singing.

Bruna Vilaça and John & Lisa, AKA Duo Santos, also sang before the results
were revealed.

This season’s vocal coach is Jheo
Navarro and she sang for the audi-
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finals went to Juveniles

Emilie Naimark & Selena
Bhardwaj and Adults Paul

Panait, Maryland Goh &
Helen Guryn.

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5th Qualifying Round

The contestants who participated in the 5th Qualifying round were: (back row, l-r) Elad Menahem, Jessica
Towler, Ricardo Oliveira, Brittney Williams, Mónica Guzmán, (front row) Saide Alizadeh, Cindy Botelho, Mark
Rivera, Jessica Du, Sarah Du, Amy Johnson & Justine Fong (missing from photo - Scott Wilson & Fábio Carreira).

This last qualifying round before the semifinals had Mike McDonnell, Allyson Arsénio-Rod, Trevor
Shelton, Liam Connor & Valter Barberini serving as judges.

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5th Qualifying Round

Marisa interviews the
Adult contestants after
the ballots have been
picked up and the judges
have been presented
onstage.

While the votes were being counted, Liron Menahem, Bruna Vilaça also returned to sing a song from her album.
who earned 2nd place in the Season 8 Juvenile Category
sang an original song for the audience.

Three Juveniles were chosen to become the final group Three Adults were chosen and then, following contest
of Semifinalists. They were Amy Johnson, Sophia Jin & tradition, the judges were given the opportunity to
Mark Rivera. “save” one contestant. That resulted in Elad Menahem,
Brittney Williams, Justine Fong and Mónica Guzmán all
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1st Semifinal

The contestants participating in the 1st Semifinal were (back row, l-r) Lorand Kis, Júlio Falcão, Monica
Guzman, Janiah Brown, Brittney Williams, Patrick Lopes, Elad Menahem, Maryland Goh, Paul Panait, Sophia
Jin, (front row, l-r) Kiana Medeiros, Helen Guryn, Justine Fong, Cassie Acevedo, Mark Rivera, Emilie Naimark,
Kath Guangco, Selena Bhardwaj, Mikaela Santos, Amy Johnson & Precious Hernandez (missing from photo -
Moe Benkhedda)

Seated at the judges’ tables were Mike McDonnell, Darnell-Brandon Thomas, Trevor Shelton,
Liam Connor & Valter Barberini.

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1st Semifinal

Traditionally, it’s a packed house for the 1st Semifinal and While the votes were being counted, John joined Marisa
this year was no different. It’s nice to give the semifinal- and Valter for the Brazilian classic “Mas Que Nada”.
ists just a little taste of what performing at the Grand
Finale is like.

Jheo came out from behind
stage to perform a couple
of songs as did Bruna.

www.TheSingingContest.com The first 5 Finalists are always made up
of 3 Adults & 2 Juveniles. This season, the
first semifinalists chosen to move on to
the Grand Finale were Adult Paul Panait,
Juveniles Janiah Brown & Kiana Medeiros
and Adults Precious Hernandez & Patrick
Lopes.

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2nd Semifinal

Competing at the 2nd semifinal were (back row, l-r) Lorand Kis, Elad Menahem, Mónica Guzmán, Brittney
Williams, Maryland Goh, Helen Guryn, Moe Benkhedda, Júlio Falcão, (front row, l-r) Cassie Acevedo, Emilie
Naimark, Mark Rivera, Mikaela Santos, Justine Fong, Selena Bhardwaj, Sophia Jin & Amy Johnson

To help the audience decide who should take the last spots in the Final 10 were judges Darnell-
Brandon Thomas, Tal Vaisman, Yanni Caldas, Keegan Boldin and Trevor Shelton. Here, they are
shown onstage during their interview with Marisa.

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