Below is a list of the 2008 Karaoke Enetertainer of the Year finalists for the San Diego area. Out of over 2,700 entries in San Diego, the below list of singers qualified to compete in our Grand Finals event and put on a great show for San Diego's karaoke community. Congratulations to everyone who made it to this year's finals event and we hope to see you all again at our next San Diego Area contest and awards show!

 


Pictured, L-R: Christina Kitchen, Johnathan Lee, Damien "Spke" Gramata, Kekey Buche, Meredith Walasky, and Shelli Hallbeck


Standards/Broadway Finalists:
Danny Cooper
Art Gramata
Shelli Hallbeck
Esther Hedgecoff
Linda McCue
Larry Murray
Mary Jo Reed
Denise Wallace
Hee Wong

WINNER: Shelli Hallbeck


Country Finalists:
Jason Brock
Lauren Endres
Rafael Ignacio
Christina Kitchen
Lance McKay
Summer Moore
Ashley O'Neal
Dee Rome
Rob White

WINNER: Christina Kitchen


Oldies Finalists:
Dr. Evil
Jackie Armstrong
Forrest M. Belew
Christy Brown
Johnny Freyer
Hans Hornstein
Johnathan Lee
Jackie Prentice
Robert San Jose

WINNER: Johnathan Lee


Rock Finalists:
Tami Colon
Monika Craig
Damien "Spke" Gramata
Stephanie Hargrove
Robin Harris
Melissa Moorcroft
Stan Pott
Oli Rosa
Greg Wilkin

WINNER: Damien "Spike" Lee


R&B/Jazz Finalists:
Kekey Buche
Cecelia Gonzales
Natassia Hall
Bill Hazelrigg
Florence Pacho
Charlton Thermond
Glenn Tripp
Johnny Woodard
Christyl Woodard

WINNER: Kekey Buche


Top 40 Finalists:
Tony Clark
Nick Dabney
Denise Freeland
Mathew Hope
Michael Hynds
Ashmir Ignacio
Melissa Spangler
Meredith Walasky
Ryan Williams

WINNER: Meredith Walasky