SINGSATION TOURNAMENT RULES & INFO
these are the rules for the main singsation tournament. will vary slightly from the singsation competition in august 2025.
Male, Females & Seniors Welcome!
All participants in this competition must be 18 age and over. However, special arrangements can be made for those under 18, with notice.
The contestants
Over 7488 Singers from across Canada, The United States and beyond will be invited to participate in this huge, one-of-a-kind Singing Tournament.
All singers from all the groups that are performing for us, are encouraged to participate in this competition. All rules and regulation will apply to them, as well.
This competition will run every day, beginning on opening night for 312 days.
This competition will be held at the Music City Manitoba Event Centre in Manitoba, Canada.
A Three Song Guaranteed Format simply means that every singer is guaranteed to sing a minimum of 3 songs on the day of their performance.
Tell us the version of the tune you will be doing, and we will have all the music ready for you, when it is your time to perform.
Do this as quickly as you can, as it takes time to arrange this.
We can also supply you with the music beforehand, for you to rehearse with.
Your choice of tunes can be changed up to 90 days prior to your performance without penalty.
Your own music may be used, but you must provide us with the backing tracks for each tun
There will be 5 adjudicators selected at random from a pool of 9 judges for each night of adjudication. All of whom have extensive background in music and the entertainment industry.
All rules and schedules will be posted on this website.
theAdjudicators
UP TO $1,759,600.00 IN PRIZES, TRIPS & TROPHIES
WILL BE AWARDED
THE TOP 3 FINALISTS WILL BE HIRED ON A SALARY BASIS, BEGINNING ON OPENING NIGHT OF OUR VENUE, IF THEY SO DESIRE, TO PERFORM ON A SCHEDULED ROUTINE, THROUGHOUT THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
1st prize
1ST PLACE
$1,000,000.00
+ Championship Trophy
+ The distribution of 40,000 CDs (A Gold Record)
+ Mississippi Golf Coast trip for 2 people Trips are valued at $3,249.00 per person x 2 people = $6,498.00
+ A (1) year residency contract at Music City Manitoba.
Value: approx: $156,000.00
+ A 12 – 18 Song CD. Produced by the team at the Music City Manitoba Corporation
+ Plus your choice of one of the Legendary SOULMAN Guitars.
+ Plus a Music City Manitoba Jacket & Hat
Value: $1,212,000.00.
2ND PRIZE
$250,000,00 – 2nd Place Championship Trophy + Mississippi Gulf Coast trip for 2 people:
A 6 MONTH RESIDENCY CONTRACT AT MUSIC CITY MANITOBA
VALUE: $46,800.00
Trips are valued at $3,249.00 per person x 2 people = $6,498.00
Plus a 12 Song CD with 200 CDs for yourself. Produced by the team at the Music City Manitoba Corporation
Plus a Music City Manitoba Jacket & Hat
Value: $306,300.00
3RD PRIZE
$100,000,00 – 3rd Place Championship Trophy + Mississippi Gulf Coast trip for 2 people:
A 3 MONTH RESIDENCY CONTRACT AT MUSIC CITY MANITOBA
VALUE: $20,800.00
Trips are valued at $3,249.00 per person x 2 people = $6,498.00
Plus an 8 Song CD with 200 CDs for yourself. Produced by the team at the Music City Manitoba Corporation
Plus a Music City Manitoba Jacket & Hat
Value: $130,300.00,
4TH PRIZE
$25,000,00 – 4th Place Championship Trophy + Mississippi Gulf Coast trip for 2 people:
Trips are valued at $3,249.00 per person x 2 people = $6,498.00
Plus a 6 Song CD with 100 Cds for yourself. Produced by the team at the Music City Manitoba Corporation
Value: 32,500.00
5TH PRIZE
$20,000,00 Prepaid Visa Card – 5th Place Championship Trophy + Mississippi Gulf Coast trip for 2 people:
Trips are valued at $3,249.00 per person x 2 people = $6,498.00
Plus a 4 Song CD with 100 CDs for yourself. Produced by the team at the Music City Manitoba Corporation
Value: $28,500.00
6TH - 10TH PRIZE
$10,000,00 Prepaid Visa Card – 6 – 10 Championship Trophy
Value: $50,000.00
Individual Awards
Best Singer of the Competition Trophy
Most Charismatic Singer of the Competition – Trophy
Most Popular (Crowd Favourite) – Trophy
Best Stage Presence – Trophy
Most Dynamic – TBD – Trophy
The Prize Structure is under construction and subject to change
Total Value of Prizes: Over $1,759,600.00
the actual prize pool is subject to change and is directly proportional to the number of entries in the tournament.
If any contestant misses their scheduled date and time, they will be eliminated from the competition but we will still display their 16″ x 16″ wall/floor poster.
The championship round, will place according to the points that the contestant has accumilated in the preliminary and final rounds.
In the final round, the singers with the most accumulated points will place accordingly in the top ten.
REGISTRATION
IS SIMPLY THE COST OF A VERY SPECIAL SPONSORSHIP
$100.00 + $9.00 BCMF + GST = $114.45
There will 5 Adjudicators selected at random from a pool of nine judges, for each day of adjudication, All of whom have extensive backgrounds in music and the entertainment industry.
These are the seven categories or criteria that will be used to evaluate the vocal performances. These may vary by situation, but the beauty of these categories is that they can be applied to any style of music, in any live performance setting.
Seven Categories to Evaluate Your Performance:
- Stage Presence/Audience Communication
- Diction
- Intonation
- Vocal Quality
- Rhythmic Interpretation
- Dynamics
- Song Choice/Song Prep