Doha Shortlists 12 Contestants for ‘Gulf Voice of Mangalore’ Semi-finals
Media Release

Doha, Jun 12: The audition for ‘Gulf Voice of Mangalore 2010’ was held in the city on Friday June 11 at the Indian Cultural Center, and was organized by Mangalore Cultural Association (MCA), Doha, Qatar. 

The programme began at 4.45 pm with the MCA anthem followed by the welcome by Harry Lobo, president, MCA.  

The event was inaugurated in a traditional manner by lighting of the lamp by Fr Anand Castelino along with Harry Lobo as well as advisory committee members Felix Lobo, Wilfred Fernandes, and Joachim D’Souza.  

There were 16 singers in the auditions and most of them were new to ‘Gulf Voice of Mangalore’. The judges for the evening were Norbert Pereira, Veena Rebimbus Pais, and Anand Castelino, all three well established and renowned in the field of music and singing. 

Benjamin Rebeiro, general secretary, MCA, introduced the judges to the audience and Fr Castelino addressed a few words to the singers. 

Certificates of participation were distributed to all participants by Norbert Pereira and Fr Castelino.

MCA vice-president Jason Quadros thanked all who had put in their efforts to make this programme a success. Cultural secretary Arthur Pais conducted the competition and declared the results. 

Dorothy Quadros was the master of the ceremony. The following 12 best singers have been selected as the semi-finalists from Qatar for the ‘Gulf Voice of Mangalore 2010’:

Women’s Category:

Preema Pinto
Nina Fernandes
Jovita Pereira
Eva Wilma Pinto
Sunitha Tellis
Prameela Monteiro 

Men’s Category:

Naveen Pinto
Rupert Sunil Lobo
Vincent Fernandes
Peter Rasquinha
Glen Carlo
Remy D’Souza 

Semi-finals will be held on October 1 at the Doha Cinema. All the 12 semi-finalists had participated in the ‘Vocal Touch Voice Workshop’ conducted by Jossie Moras and organized by Mangalore Cultural Association.

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