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Competition Format & Judging Criteria
Most frequent questions and answers
Participation in the Elvis & Co. Deerhurst qualifying competition for the Ultimate Elvis Contest at Graceland will be limited to 12 professional participants.
Participation is by invitation only.
The Elvis & Co. Deerhurst contest is a professional competition and therefore, there is only a professional division.
There are 3 rounds of competition – Round 1 on Friday, Round 2 on Saturday and the Final Round on Sunday. All competitors will perform in the first 2 rounds. After the completion of the 2nd round, the competition will be narrowed down to 6 finalists who will compete in the finals.
ETAs will perform with the Casino Brothers Band in each of the 3 rounds. There are NO TRACKS in this competition.
Competitors will be performing 2 songs in each round – 1 ballad and 1 faster tempo. There will not be any repeated songs in rounds 1 & 2.
Although a song may be repeated in the Final Round, no competitor may repeat a song they have already performed in a previous round. Competitors who make it to the finals will be required to perform 6 different songs in the competition and those who do not will be performing 4.
All rounds are performed with The Casino Brothers Band.
Competitor scores for Rounds 1 & 2 will be added for a total score. The competitors with the top 6 scores will advance to the finals. Finalists will be announced at the end of Round 2 of competition.
Because the Elvis & Co competition is sanctioned by Elvis Presley Enterprises and is a qualifier for the Ultimate, judging criteria is provided by Elvis Presley Enterprises. Details will be announced shortly.