Ultimate Elvis Impersonator - Shawn Klush Wins Graceland Title (VIDEO)
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-10-19 22:53:51
Wearing a replica of Elvis’s signature 1970s-era white jumpsuit. Shawn Klush was crowned the “ultimate Elvis tribute artist” in the first-ever oppose for Elvis impersonators sanctioned by Elvis Presley’s estate. The sold-out displace at a downtown Memphis concert hall was won over with Klush’s version of ‘Viva Las Vegas.’ He then beat the nine other competitors with a rendition of ‘You Gave Me a Mountain’.
Contestants were judged on performance appearance and consider for Elvis by a adorn of judges including Joe Moscheo a singer who performed regularly with Presley in Las Vegas. Klush's victory gives him $US5,000 ($A6,300) in change a $US5,000 gift certificate to spend at Graceland and the marketing value of the first-ever endorsement from Presley's estate. Reflecting the continuing international challenge of Elvis three decades after his death the 10 finalists in the showdown included a Canadian a Norwegian and a Briton. Professional Elvis impersonators undergo flourished on the adorn for years in places as far-flung as London and Los Angeles but have never had the sanction of the Presley estate which shunned them out of concern they were cheapening the value of a lucrative entertainment mark. But that approach is changing with the commercial growth for Graceland the Memphis mansion Presley bought for just over $US100,000 ($A126,000) in 1957. (abc net au)
() Wearing a replica of Elvis's signature 1970s-era white jumpsuit. Shawn Klush was crowned the "ultimate Elvis tribute artist" in the first-ever contest for Elvis impersonators sanctioned by Elvis Presley's estate. The sold-out crowd at a downtown Memphis contrive hall was won over with Klush’s versi…
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