It’s Time For The 2024 Ultimate ETA Contest!
Above photo by Louis Young.
The Highlight of the 2023-24 ETA Year is Upon Us!
In less than a week, the Elvis Tribute World will experience the highlight of its year – what is akin to its New Year’s Eve. The 2024 Ultimate ETA Contest.
We are packing our bags to head down and join the throngs of ETA fans to cheer on our 2023 Elvis & Co Festival Champion, Bruno Nesci.
Bruno Nesci to Represent Elvis & Co at the 2024 Ultimate ETA Contest
For those who attended our inaugural festival at Deerhurst in Oct 2023, you will remember that Bruno Nesci from Vaughan, ON. was named our 1st Elvis & Co Champion. What does that mean? In addition to having won prize money and the title, Bruno won a place in the Ultimate Semi-Finals taking place Saturday, Aug 10 at the Graceland Sound Stage. At the conclusion of the semi-finals, the top 10 ETAs will be announced to move on to the Finals on Monday, Aug 11th.
Bruno has a lot to be proud of. We knew at the time that the level of our competition was off the charts, possibly more competitive than any ETA contest we have witnessed outside of an Ultimate Final. To give you an idea of the quality of our contest last year, 6 more of our 12 competitors (in addition to Bruno) have qualified at other Ultimate contests to compete in the Semis.
But before we tell you who else won a ticket to Memphis…
What is the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Competition & How Does It Work?
The Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest is exactly what it says it is – the biggest, most prestigious and only official ETA contest in the world, not only recognized but actually owned by Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE). The contest year runs August to August with the semi-finals and finals occurring at Graceland in Memphis during Elvis Week at which time another ETA is added to the official list of Best ETAs in the World by EPE.
How Many Ultimate Qualifying Contests Are There?
Although there are many (hundreds) of ETA contests held worldwide every year, there are only 17 that have been sanctioned as Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Preliminary Rounds by Elvis
2023 Ultimate ETA Contest Winner – Cote Deonath – Performing at Elvis & Co
Presley Enterprises (Elvis & Co is one). These preliminary rounds begin immediately after the Ultimate is announced for that particular year (and by immediate, we mean the next day). Due to the prestige of this contest, these preliminary rounds attract the world’s leading professional ETAs.
Who Will Bruno Be Competing Against?
The 17 Ultimate ETA Contest Qualifiers & Their Winners Are:
Our Winner & Representative
Bruno Nesci (CA)
Representing
Elvis & Co Festival (CA)
Other 2023 Elvis & Co Competitors
Brooke Wright (U.S.)
Representing
Portage Elvis FANtasy Fest (U.S.)
Emilio Santoro (UK)
Representing
Nashville Elvis Festival (U.S.)
Sylvain Leduc (CA)
Representing
Niagara Falls Elvis Festival (CA)
Louis Brown (UK)
Representing
Nova Elvis Festival (UK)
Toki Toyokazu (JP)
Representing
Cooly Rocks On Festival (AU)
Mat Shank (CA)
Representing
Norwegian Elvis Festival (NO)
Other 2023 Ultimate Qualifiers
Jimmy Holmes (U.S.)
Representing
First Chance ETA Contest (U.S.)
Riley Jenkins
Representing
Branson Elvis Festival (U.S.)
Che Orton (NZ)
Representing
Parkes Elvis Festival (AU)
Jesse Aron (US)
Representing
Smoky Mountain Elvis Fesitval (US)
Lee Alexander (UK)
Representing
If I Can Dream (UK)
Liam Hewitt (US)
Representing
Tupelo Elvis Festival (US)
Angel Saucedo (US)
Representing
Vegas Elvis Fesitval (US)
Moses Snow (US)
Representing
Penticton Elvis Festival (CA)
Alex Mitchell (US)
Representing
Elvis Continentals (US)
TBD – Aug 9
Representing
Last Chance Elvis Festival (US)