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Voting closes Oct. 5 for Sing! finalists

Deer Park Town Center is thrilled to announce the winners of the live performances for SING! that took place on Sept. 17 and 24. The Deer Park community selected the following top three groups:

Ÿ Bare Voices, Lake Zurich High School

Ÿ Midnight Blues, Palatine High School

Ÿ Encore, Buffalo Grove

And the top soloists:

Ÿ Kate Diaz, Long Grove

Ÿ Janey Age, Chicago

Ÿ Martin Hughes, Chicago

Voting is open now through Oct. 5. Visit deerpark.2011sing.com and vote for your favorite group or soloist. Vote once on as many entries as you like — you can vote each day (votes are tallied at the end of the day).

Sing! is a national vocal talent competition designed to shine the spotlight on choirs, choruses, gospel singers, glee clubs, vocal groups and soloists.

The winning vocal group will win the Grand Prize package: $20,000 for their favorite charity, $5,000 in Developers Diversified Realty MasterCard Gift Cards and an opportunity to record with singer/songwriter Kevin Briody.

Soloists are competing for the chance to win a $5,000 donation to the charity of their choice, $2,500 in Developers Diversified Realty MasterCard Gift Cards and a recording session with Kevin Briody.

Briody is an internationally recognized singer and songwriter who has shared the stage with talented artists ranging from Art Garfunkel to Aimee Mann. In 2008, he took home his first Emmy® for Best Original Song with “Little Starr” — a tune that also earned him a BMI Film & Television Award. His 2009 song “We All Fall Down” earned him a second Emmy® in the Best Original Song category that year.

  Chicago’s Martin Hughes, 22, performs in the regional finals in September at Deer Park Town Center. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Kate Diaz of Long Grove is the youngest finalist in the competition. Courtesy Sing! competition