GENERAL RULES AND INFO

All contestants must complete the contest entry form.

When and where is the Contest and Fan Convention taking place?
The contest and convention will take place on 2nd 3rd 4th 5th January 2020.
The entire contest and convention will be held at The Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, Birmingham.
The main stay accommodation will be at The Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, Birmingham.
All four qualifying rounds will take place at The Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, Birmingham.

• Heat A - Friday 3rd January 2020 (Afternoon)

• Heat B - Friday 3rd January 2020 (Evening)

• Heat C - Saturday 4th January 2020 (Afternoon)

• Heat D - Saturday 4th January 2020 (Evening)

• Finals - Sunday 5th January 2020 (Evening)

Heat Info
• You can perform any two Elvis songs of your choice to backing track accompaniment.
• Elvis medley's are allowed as long as Elvis performed it in the exact same medley song content.
• Contestants will be informed of their heat confirmation at least 7 days before contest start.
• Running order of contestants for heats will be drawn at least 7 days before contest start..
• Please be sure to make yourself available at least one hour prior to your contest heat
• Contestants musical backing must be in Mini-Disc or a Microsoft Windows compatible file type e.g. MP3 or WAV on memory stick. CD's are not permitted. In the event of a contestant bringing CD's to the contest be aware they will not be used and a contestant will be given the option to choose from the backing tracks provided by Elvis Contests Ltd. Musical backing tracks are also available upon prior request. If a track is not listed at the website a contestant has the option of emailing there track to us email my track click here
• Backing tracks must be clearly labelled and cued up ready to perform. Please note if your track includes a silent pause this will be played. No intro or outro music is permitted. It is always in the contestants own interest to have all tracks normalised to 0db. All 'house tracks' are normalised to 0db level.

Live Final
Contestants will gain entry to the live final from either of the following:
i. The contestants with the highest scores from the combined three heats qualify for the final.
ii. Pre-qualified by gaining 1st 2nd or 3rd at the January 2019 Main Contest
Important Info:
• The Contest Grand Final will take place on the evening of Sunday 5th January 2020.
• Finalists will perform two songs with band and a list of band songs available will be displayed at the event or sent via email prior to event upon request by the contestant.
• Please be sure to make yourself available at least one hour prior to the Contest Grand Final.
• Running order for Grand Final will be drawn on Sunday 5th January 2020.
• All finalists must use the Elvis Contests Ltd designated house band.

Please note overall winner of the Grand Final will be asked to perform directly after the results are announced, and in doing so receives the honour of closing the entire event.

How will the contest be judged ?
Contest will be judged by select panel and audience on the following:

Each of the four separate judging categories listed below.

Vocals will count for 40% of the total score.
Appearance, stage presence and overall performance each count as 20%.

The judging categories are as follows:

• Vocals - Overall singing ability (40% of total score)
• Appearance - Ability to create a look and style that well represents Elvis (20% of total score)
• Stage Presence - Ability to re-create the charisma Elvis created when performing on stage (20% of total score)
• Overall Performance - Quality of the overall performance as a whole (20% of total score)

 Please note we do not release any judging scores both during or after the event.


What are the prizes?
First Prize :
2020 European Elvis Champion will receive -
*The title of European Champion 2020
*£1000.00 Prize Money
*B&K Enterprises Gift Certificate
Live showcase at the 2021 Convention
*Contest Winners Trophy

Second Prize:

*£600 Prize Money
*B&K Enterprises Gift Certificate
*Automatic qualification to the 2021 Contest Finals day
*Contest Trophy

Third Prize:

*£400 Prize Money
*B&K Enterprises Gift Certificate
*Automatic qualification to the 2021 Contest Finals day
*Contest Trophy

THE EUROPEAN ELVIS CHAMPIONSHIPS CONTESTANT AGREEMENT
• CONTESTANT will at all times be respectful of Elvis before, during and after his performance.
• CONTESTANT will provide his services for contest free of charge.
• CONTESTANT agrees that his name and likeness may be used prior to, during and following event forcontest related purposes only.
• CONTESTANT will arrive no later than one hour prior to the beginning of his designated Heat and Finalupon qualification.
• CONTESTANT shall be responsible for all travel related expenses needed to participate in the contest.
• Only the CONTESTANT and authorized Elvis Contests Ltd employees are permitted onto the stage areaat any time during the event.
• If any CONTESTANT is believed to be in violation of any contest rule or regulation or provision of thisagreement he may be disqualified without notice and any fees incurred by the CONTESTANT are non returnable.
• Upon winning the contest, a CONTESTANT agrees not to compete in any other UK based Elvis contest for a period of 12 months.
• CONTESTANT shall indemnify and hold harmless, the contest, contest employees, contest producer(s),venue and it’s subsidiaries for any and all claims (i) for damages or loss to property or injury, includingdeath, resulting from any negligent, reckless, or intentional act of the CONTESTANT, and (ii) for anyliability due to CONTESTANTS unauthorized use of copyrighted material or payments for the use thereof,including without limitation any costs, fees and expenses incurred by aforementioned as a result of suchclaims.
• All decisions of contest producer(s) are final.
• The Special Offer £50 Contestant 3 Day Gold Pass' may only be used by the contestant to gain access to the event.
• There are no complimentary tickets, contestant’s family, wives and friends all need to purchase tickets to see the show.

Trophy and title also for Gospel Contest

Gospel Contest ?
• Contestants entering the ‘main contest’ have the option of being entered into the ‘Elvis Gospel Contest’ Restricted number of entrants designated by Elvis Contests ltd.
• Gospel Contest is a professional ETA only contest and limited to twenty contestants only and will be available to the first twenty contestants that apply
• All contestants must choose from the in-house gospel track list available at this website upon entering. No duplicates are permitted. If a track is not listed at the website a contestant has the option of emailing there track to us email track here

Under 14's Contest ? contact us at elviscontestuk@hotmail.co.uk