More than 60 women and girls in Pomona want to be Adele for a day in a competition that will now see 16 females aged from nine to 51 take to the stage for the Adele Tribute Concert.
Competition organiser Cherry Bright said whittling down the numbers was a difficult choice with so many amazing performers all vying for prize money of $500 donated by Bendigo Bank.
Among the talent is the oldest contestant Di Brown from Tinbeerwah who discovered the joy of performing on stage in her fifties.
After discovering a love of music at the age of eight when her parents swapped a caravan for a steel frame upright piano, this led to her playing hymns at church.
When she hit her teens, hymns were gone and hims were in. After about 37 years without playing music, at the age of 50 she picked up a ukulele. One thing led to another and she found her way back to the piano. Now she is set for the Adele Tribute “seriously terrified”.
One of the youngest contestants is Morgan Lough, 10, who loves singing and is in the school choir.
Morgan won the Pomona’s Got Talent Competition this year and will be singing solo at Pomona in the Park in November. She plays the ukulele, often busks and also sings at the Youth Open Mic Night at The Imperial Hotel Eumundi.
The talented Morgan also acts and is involved in drama with Farmhouse Theatre and musical theatre at Dance Form Studio, Cooroy.
The Adele Tribute Concert on Sunday 12 November at 2pm is a fundraiser for the Majestic Theatre, an independent community-fun theatre.
Tickets on line at www.themajestictheatre.com.au or trybooking.com. Adults $20 or A Class seats at $25, concession $15, students $10 and under 5 is $5. Come along for a fabulous afternoon.
