The Results Are In: Digicel Rising Stars Results Show, September 21,2007!

Well friends, the event that we have been waiting for, for the entire week has arrived!!!

Yes, it's the Digicel Rising Stars Results Show for tonight!

[Rising Stars is the Jamaican equivalent of American Idol. It scouts Jamaican musical talent from all over the island and then gives them exposure on TV. The winner gets a record contract and two music videos.

Rising Stars' main sponsor is  Digicel, the Caribbean's leading mobile services provider.

The progress of the final 10 persons in this contest, is determined by votes from the Jamaican populace.

The finalists perform on a Sunday night and Jamaicans have up until the Friday of that week, to vote (via text message)  for the finalists they want to remain in the competition. The results from the week of voting are then given on the Friday night.]

And the results are in for the remaining three (3) contestants in the competition!

1) Jodian Pantry - safe!!!!
2) Romain Virgo - safe!!!
3) Inga Stewart - goes home!!

This means that Inga is the third place winner. She wins the Digicel-sponsored Cash Prize of JMD $400,000 and a single and music video, courtesy of Green Sleeves.

Congrats Inga!!!

Let's hear what the judges had to say about Inga!!

1) Nadine Sutherland - "Inga, you're such a trooper! Thank you for coming back and doing what you do!"

2) Clyde McKenzie - "Inga, people should be proud - you carried yourself with poise and dignity."

3) Anthony Miller - "The show is about freshness and dignity and the people made the right choice!"

Romain and Jodian will perform on Sunday Night and Jamaica will have up until 5:00 p.m. Friday, September 28,2007, to vote for either of the two.

So please go out and vote!! (Please be careful, don't spend off your money and don't have any food to eat, ok? )

On Sunday, September 23, 2007, the final two contestants will perform three (3) songs, consisting of:

1) Their favorite song from the series

2) A 1990's hit

3) A pick from the judges

The final show will be on September 28,2007, at Mas Camp on Oxford Road, where the winner will be announced.

For those Jamaicans, who will be going to Mas Camp, who have a tendency to be unruly, please behave yourselves!! Please let's not repeat the melee that happened during the Rising Stars Final for 2005!

I want to say congrats to all three (3) contestants for coming this far and we look forward to Friday Night, September 28,2007, when the Rising Stars 2007 King/Queen will be crowned!

...Who do you think will win?

Gillian