The 2026 Elvis & Co Contest May Have Been The Closest Yet!
The 2026 Elvis and Co Contest is now on the books and once again, the judges had their work cut out for them.
For more information on Elvis Presley Enterprise’s Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest, click HERE.
For an updated list of qualifying contests click HERE and for an updated list of ETAs who have qualified, check out the Graceland Website.
Our Professional Competitors
Elvis & Co was proud to bring together 10 of the World’s Leading Professional Elvis Tribute Artists for our 2026 contest to qualify for the 2027 Ultimate at Graceland. Although some people may have had their favourites, it was impossible to guess who would make it to the finals let alone who the winner would be.
Our competitors included:
From the U.S.:
Dan Fontaine (Massachusetts)
Hugo (Illinois)
Logan Ramey (Illinois)
Ryan Rose (Ohio)
Skyler Janiszewski (Michigan)
Trent Smith (Oklahoma)
From Canada:
Anthony Joseph (Ontario)
Lance Dobinson (Ontario)
From Around the World:
Charlie Harper (England)
John Coates (Ireland)
Our 6 Finalists
Logan Ramey, Dan Fontaine, Hugo, Trent Smith, Charlie Harper & Anthony Joseph (Left to Right)
And then there were 3!
HUGO, Trent Smith & Logan Ramey (Left to Right)
The 2026 Elvis and Co Contest Winner Advancing to the Semi-Finals at Graceland in Aug 2027
The 2026 Elvis & Co contest was as tight as could have possibly been. In the end, the 2026 Elvis & Co Champion is
HUGO
Elvis & Co’s contest is sanctioned by Elvis Presley Enterprises as a preliminary round of their Ultimate Elvis Contest. The winners of all preliminary contests held worldwide advance to the semi-finals during Elvis Week at Graceland in Aug 2027. HUGO will be competing alongside the other winners and hopefully will advance to the finals held a few days later to win once again and earn the title ‘the next best in the world.’
Good Luck HUGO!
2026 Elvis & Co Champion – HUGO
Click HERE for more information on all of our contestants.
Click HERE for more information on our judges and contest.