Young rocker Jesse Gibson won the resurrected Estevan Sings Junior competition on Monday.
For his final performance he chose to sing Five Finger Death Punch’s version of House of Rising Sun. Even though the jury noticed a couple minor notes he didn’t get right, the general performance was unbelievable.
Not only was Gibson’s deep voice was just right for the song, but also his performing skills put him ahead of other competitors, as he freely moved around the stage and seemed to be quite confident in what he was doing.
Other finalists of the Estevan Sings Junior were Kendall Mackenzie, Levi Hollingshead, Mary Nicollette Dela Cruz and Emmalee Ursu. For the final part of the show Hollingshead chose to sing All of Me by John Legend and claimed the second place. Mackenzie switched her song and once again performed Lost Boy by Ruth B., same song that got her through the auditions. Ursu sang Arms by Christina Perri, which got her the third place in the competition. And Dela Cruz chose Since U Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson.
As young singers were performing, all seats organized around the stage were taken. The crowd supported the rising starts when they managed to hit high notes or made it through hard part of songs they chose.
The jury gave the participants some good advice for the future and most contestants agreed to be back next year to try to get the Estevan Sings Junior first prize.
The Estevan Sings Senior competition will take place at the fair ground on Tuesday, starting at 7 p.m.
