***   It is mandatory that all participants are registered to AKKA conference.  ***

Entries for JUNIOR category must reach us by 25th of August and for TEEN and SENIOR categories must reach us by 15th of August 2010 No exceptions please.

Completed entry forms MUST be sent only wkc2010.akkaidol@gmail.com and no other email ids please.

Only Kannada songs should be presented (Film, Jaanapada, Devaranaama or Bhaava Geethe)

The participants are responsible for the Music/Karaoke Tracks

The categories are: JUNIOR – Age 7 to 12, TEEN - Age 13 to 19 and SENIOR - 20 years and above

Each Kannada Koota is entitled to send in 2 Entries in each of the categories (JUNIOR, TEEN and SENIOR)

If an aspirant participant is not a member of any Kannada Koota and a member of AKKA only, he or she should send the recorded song (either as a soft copy or on a CD/ audio Cassette) for preliminary screening. The address to mail CD or the Audio Cassette is 9, Dutchess Ln., Dayton, NJ-08810. Please include your name, Tel #, address and email id for proper communication. You will be informed in advance whether you have been selected to participate in AKKA IDOL competition or not based on the selection committee’s input.

You are welcome to email the track to wkc2010.akkaidol@gmail.com so that we can have them stored in i-tunes for easy access. The track should be sent with the participant’s name, contact number and email id along with the associated Kannada Koota’s name as well. Your tracks will not be returned.

Every participant in JUNIOR category MUST come prepared with TWO FILM SONGS (one for semi-final and one for final). This category does NOT have NON-FILM song.

Every participant in TEEN and SENIOR category MUST come prepared with TWO FILM SONGS (one for semi-final,one for final) and ONE NON-FILM song (janapada geethe or,bhava geethe or devaranama for semi final only)

Once we receive the entry of the song that the participant will be singing, the song cannot be changed for any reason.

Each participant will be given ONLY ONE CHANCE to perform to prove their talent.

Please have a copy of the track as a backup.

RULES FOR SEMI FINALS

Each participant from JUNIOR category MUST sing one FILM song FIRST (ONE PALLAVI AND ONE CHARANA ONLY WITH KARAOKE TRACK) Each participant from TEEN and SENIOR category MUST sing one FILM song FIRST (ONE PALLAVI AND ONE CHARANA ONLY WITH KARAOKE TRACK) and one NON-FILM song (Jaanapada Geethe or Bhaava Geethe or Devaranaama WITHOUT THE TRACK).

Each participant given a total of 6 minutes and includes a brief introduction, one film song ,one non film song

3 participants from each category will go for the finals

RULES FOR FINAL

Each finalist will be asked to sing one film song, Karoake track required in advance

Each participant will be given a total of 5 minutes and includes a brief introduction and one film song