Karoke Idol Rules

Simplified Entertainment Inc.

 Presents 

Karaoke Idol

Rules 

Definitions:

Contestant: A person who takes part in the singing portion of the performance. 

Buyer: The Person, Company or Institution who purchased the Karaoke Idol

Event. 

Simplified Entertainment Inc.: Supplier of the Karaoke Idol Event. 

ARTIST: The group or person(s) who sang the song which the contestant will

perform. 

Voter: Person text voting. 

Judge(s): Person who has additional voting power on the contestants.

How the show runs: 

1. Up to 20 Contestants can compete in this up to 2 hour event.

2. Round 1: Contestants sing 60 – 90 seconds of a song. Simplified Entertainment Inc. will decide when the song will stop after the 60 second mark.

3. Audience text votes using their personal cell phone for whom they like to go to the next round.

4. Round 2: 8 contestants sing one full song.

5. Audience text votes using their personal cell phone for whom they like to go to the next round.

6. Round 3: The final 4 sing one song

7. Audience text votes using their personal cell phone for whom they like to be the winner.

8. Winner sings final song.

Contestants: 

1. Contestants must arrive no later than 2 hours before show time to select their songs.

2. A drawing will decided who selects first for each round

3. There will be no “trading” or changing of songs after it is finalized. Choose carefully.

4. Once you have chosen your song, you may not change it for any reason other than defect of the CD.

5. Simplified Entertainment Inc. or the Buyer is not responsible for any problem with any song. Yours or ours.

6. There will be no sound check.

7. There will be no arguing with the results.

8. This is a fun show. The contestants will take it seriously, however it is not the determining factor in your show business career. We ask that you have fun and be a cordial loser and a gracious winner.

9. Dress accordingly. No revealing clothing. The Buyer will have the power to eliminate a contest based on dress.

10. Contestants will abide by the rules.

11. If the contestant wants to bring a song on their own CD, this is okay. However, Simplified Entertainment Inc. or the Buyer is not responsible for anything that happens to the CD, CD doesn’t play correctly or anything else while the CD is in the possession of Simplified Entertainment Inc. or the Buyer.

12. The contestant agrees whether signed or unsigned, that they have no rights to the recorded material of this production.

13. Contestants agree to be video and audio recorded and or photographed for promotional purposes.

Song Selection: 

1. A drawing will decide which contestant shall go first for song selection for each round.

2. Songs will be selected by the list that Simplified Entertainment provides. Simplified Entertainment Inc. or the Buyer is not responsible if a song selected is not available, doesn’t play correctly or is not the correct key.

3. There is no sound check.

4. Contestant may provide their own song(s) on CD only. Simplified Entertainment Inc. or the Buyer is not responsible for how the contestants CD plays on the system provided. At only the sole discretion of Simplified Entertainment Inc. and not the Buyer,  will a contestants CD be pre-tested in the system provided. Each song on the CD MUST be played in its entirety if it is to be checked prior to the show. Even if a test of the CD is proven to work on the system, Simplified Entertainment or the Buyer is not responsible for any type of player/CD malfunction, before or during the performance.

5. Simplified Entertainment Inc. or the Buyer will have the final decision in which songs will be part of the performance. This is to alleviate the singing of duplicate songs and the show becoming a tribute to Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston

6. There will only be one song per ARTIST per round. No contestant may sing from the same ARTIST more than once. This includes an ARTIST who was in a group and who has moved to another group or performed solo or any other combination of the ARTIST performing. (Example: A contestant may sing a song from the group NO DOUBT but that same contestant can not sing another song in another round by Gwen Stefani.)

7. Songs containing offensive language, terms, or anything else that may be deemed offensive by Simplified Entertainment Inc. or the Buyer may not be used. Because of the depth of songs available, Simplified Entertainment Inc. or the Buyer may not in anyway be held responsible by anyone reading this, attending or who has not read this, for any song, lyric or any other action deemed offensive or that breaks any law.

8. The contestant is wholly responsible for their song selection(s) and actions before, during and after the performance.

9. Contestants will select a primary song for Round 2 and Round 3. They may choose a second song that duplicates another contestant’s primary selection. In the event that a contestant that makes it to the second or third round, the contestant may choose to sing their second selection only if the other contestant who had selected the same song as the primary song, did not make it to the next round.

10. Contestants may select a final song. The same song may be selected by every contestant, since only one person will be singing the final song (the winner).

 Judges: 

1. Buyer may elect to have judges at the event.

2. The judges will not be allowed to verbally say anything.

3. The judges will be allowed up to 10 additional votes each per round.

4. The judges may give all their votes to one final contestant or divide them up over the final contestants.

5. The judges must award whole points. (no fractions of points)

6. If the judges elect to do so, after each performance, the judges may use a paddle to show up to 10 points of how they think the performer did. These points are just for “fun” and have nothing to do with the final points the judges may award.

7. Simplified Entertainment Inc. or the buyer is not responsible for the judge’s actions.

8. The judges may use notes.

9. Judges must perform in a professional manner.

10. Simplified Entertainment Inc. and the Buyer will validate the final scores.

Voting: 

1. Simplified Entertainment Inc. will provide the cell phone text voting system.

2. The audience will use their cell phone to vote.

3. There is no additional cost to the voter to text vote. Their personal service plan rates will apply.

4. Simplified Entertainment Inc. will not be held responsible if the text voting system does not work because of building interference, shortage of power, no cell phone usage or any other problem that may occur to the system.

5. In the event that the text voting system is not available, paper ballots will be used.

Prizes: Buyer is to provide all prizes.

Additional Add On's To The Buyer: 

1. Video taping fee

2. Internet streaming

3. Multiple Video Camera production of the show

4. DVD of the show for purchase

5. Professional photography of the show

6. Additional lighting, staging and production of the show

Video & Audio Recording:

1. Only Simplified Entertainment Inc. may video recording the performance. Though our camera(s) will be used in this show, they Buyer must specify if they want a video DVD of the production. This is an added fee.

2. No other outside video and audio recording is allowed.

3. All contestants must agree and sign off on any rights of this production.

These rules are subject to change with out notice.

Simplified Entertainment Inc. in conjunction with our production suppliers, has created a singing competition for your event, complete with text voting from any cellular telephone.

Click here for more information on text voting!

Click here for more information on text voting!

Simplified Entertainment Inc. can help with in house video broadcasting and live video streaming allowing a larger campus audience and world wide viewers to be part of and vote for their favorite performers.

This type of event is only limited to your imagination. We want to be part of your next Idol competition. Now is the time to call us. Call now! 888-658-0515.