Unsigned artist and bands competes in Nokia Music Connection

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There's a new competition for solo artist and bands, I've been waiting for this and I didn't know that Nokia, Myx and Star Records just launched their contest - Nokia Music Connection last year and now there are campaigning that you vote for the artist featured on their website.

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The Nokia Music Connection started the online submission last December 2010 and it ended on January 2011. They are looking for the next artist who are unsigned and fresh that will be voted by music fans and their judges.

You can log in to www.nokia.com.ph/musicconnection, and view all those 300 entries. You can watch their music video entry and also see who are the top 45 selected artist that will compete in the elimination round. Posted on their website are the schedules of their bar tours and the list of artist who made it to the tops. Voting period started from January 20 - March 19, 2011.

6 finalist will be chosen to compete in the Grand Finals on March 19, 2011. They will perform one original Nokia song composed by Star Records and one performance original piece. Grand prize winner will receive P200,000 in cash and also a music video and recording deal with Star Records. 5 runners will receive P10,000 in cash and music video deal with Myx. They will also receive a Nokia X3 Touc and Type phone.


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Nokia Music Connection jammin’ at Casa Nami. Nokia, the world’s no. 1 mobile phone brand, recently had the Nokia Music Connection elimination round with four head banging performances at Casa Nami. Music Connection is a joint Nokia, Star Records and Myx competition that gives aspiring recording artists the chance to enter the mainstream music industry. Present during the event were judges: General Manager of Nokia Philippines, Benoit Nalin; Star Records’ Album Producer, Jonathan Manalo; Star Records’ Managing Director, Annabel Regalado-Borja; and guest judge, Myx VJ Robin Nievera.

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The voting section

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exhibit of entries

Visit www.nokia.com.ph/musicconnection