 Location sponsorship generously provided by Eric's church bar and grill with karaoke every Thursday night at seven until ten and champion sports bar with karaoke Sunday Monday and Thursday nights nine till close and Wednesday nights 10 till close welcome back everyone this is week three of main karaoke idol big difference today we're going live in studio we want to take a little time right now to thank all of our contestants we want to thank the good people at champions bar in bideford main and Eric's church in Windham main and we want to thank the millions watching at home we're gonna do it a little different this week we're gonna call it cut week we're going live tonight and tomorrow your vote still counts but we're also adding the vote of three local legend judges who are live in studio with me that I would like to introduce right now our first judge mr. melvin gratis this man you guys are supposed to clap live studio audience sorry we have some rookies in the house Melvin is a grew up in Miami Florida he fell in love with music at a young age he is I wrote it down because he's multi-talented he's a singer song writer multi-instrumental audio engineer producer I could go on and on he's a dedicated musician who has already recorded a lot of his own songs and he's looking forward to working with other artists possibly our contestants tonight we'll see what happens our next judge is miss Karen Brian Karen started out as a model and she founded port city models she splits her time between Portland and New York where she books models for New York City Fashion Week she was named one of Portland's most influential women a mother of two and she really looks to find her clients full potential so if you want to impress her tonight's the night and if you want to judge my outfit later just let me know and last but not least mr. Kelly Lawrence oh Kelly started out as a drummer but you can't put Kelly in a box so mr. Lawrence jumped to the front and he led several bands specifically Bates Motel where they tore up and down the East Coast pictured Larry jumping off speakers clad in leather hitting the beer bong pretty hard and then he turned 40 and he traded it all in for a tuxedo and Frank Sinatra so we're glad to have Larry here with us tonight he's gonna be our Simon Cowell I would say so good luck without further ado we would like to start with our first contest of the night mr. Justin Hey cock as you headed to Bangor I'll be singing thunder rolls tonight and I like it because it's got books anything got bricks is for me it's old-school country which is what I love so that's it better better okay now that you sang I think we got to go to our judges here to see what they thought we'll start with mr. Melvin well I think you did a great job you should be happy with the way your voice sounded with that song that's one of the things I'm very curious about is how everyone's voice is gonna be with their song choice and Melvin didn't really walk together and since I'm the fashion expert I just want to say supposedly I just want to say you look very chic very hip look very great fit on the clothing which makes people look like a million bucks so I say keep it up love the earring very hip your hip very hip indeed very rich syrupy voice very convincing telling the story you might want to keep your hands out of your pocket hands are part of the deal that's part of thing in your body move with the body put on that your voice you killed it thank you judges thank you Justin get on out of here and we're gonna jump right into our next contestant rapid fire here are you ready to go Brittany come on down ladies and gentlemen this is Brittany she's doing Sarah McLaughlin hey I'm Brittany Hogglin I'm from Wyndham Maine and the song choice that I'm singing tonight is Angel by Sarah McLaughlin the reason why I'm singing it is because back in 2016 I lost my daughter so the song means a lot to me and it's dedicated to you nervous well I think you might have inspired anyone watching to go out and adopt a dog or a cat after that song so let's let's take it over to the judges and see what they think definitely thought it was a very smart choice of song with her voice he matched the dynamics that that song required really well so great job on that it was it's like a little song that's the back of my mind and you played it really well yes and I thought you did a beautiful job I love Sarah McLaughlin and what I liked is I thought you looked I liked the smile at the beginning you look relaxed I mean I'm sure you weren't it's very I understand how difficult it is to get up there but I just keep keep the smiles up and the relaxed manner and it that a bit stronger and stronger and lovely the voice beautiful hundred percent from the heart brought a tear in my eye because it was sung at my partner's funeral of all things which was quite a tear trigger but beautifully done very sincere you might want to use a little more diaphragm you've got a beautiful voice pushing from the heart get a little more from the diaphragm put it out beautiful voice thank you thank you judges thank you Brittany we'll be back after this quick commercial break location sponsorship generously provided by Eric's church bar and grill with karaoke every Thursday night at 7 until 10 and champion sports bar with karaoke Sunday Monday and Thursday nights 9 till close and Wednesday nights 10 till close join our first two contestants make sure you guys go and vote at PMC wash calm is your vote counts the judges does too but I mean you're the audience you're the most important ones I don't know I guess next up we have Carissa come on down you ready I'm taking it all right good after Carissa due to a little technical difficulty we're actually gonna play a little clip real quick of an interview that we did of Carissa before this so before we go to the judges go ahead Carissa from Gray main and I'm gonna be singing since you've been gone by Kelly Clarkson it's one of my favorite songs by her and she's always been like a big part of my life since I was young all right we're back with Carissa how'd you feel all right how can we pick that song she is in the first winner of American Idol I believe right so there you go I don't know if that's an omen or it was written but let's go over to the judges that was a great choice this song really enjoyed how you played with it then so that when that course came in you made sure you're right there with it and brought the energy needed for the song so I enjoyed that I just wanted to say I think you did a nice job with your selection your outfit and makeup and the only thing I could think of like to look a little nicer and less nervous like I am just maybe move your hands even more as you get into I'm just trying to think of something instructive to tell you instead of holding so close that's one tip work on but you look great yes started out as a flame turned into a bonfire great great eyes could maybe put a little bit more body into it but it was very very well done thank you judges thank you Chris a round of applause let's keep it moving our next contestant we have Sonya come on down hey I'm Sonya from Soco main I'm here representing champion sports bar the song I'm gonna sing tonight is Feeling Good and it's the Avicii version and I'm singing it because I am feeling good and we should all be feeling good and singing about it is the best how'd it go for you feeling good I mean that's what the song says so you picked the right one I think beautiful we love it and the audience loved it let's see what the judges thought well definitely loved it I love seeing the mic control and how conscious we were with your dynamics and you brought us into this song and once the song hit everything works so well then really enjoy how how you can be so soft and sweet and then go from the gun and that that was very enjoyable seeing I thought the same thing similar thing love the leather jacket and that that look and you got much more relaxed as as the song went on and more into it more body movement and did a great job extremely good great work great diaphragm great movement great work with the microphone open your eyes that's where the excitement is look at the people that's what you're selling great job them excellent yeah and I know I know it well it's all about the crowd he worked it all right thank you Sonya thank you judges and we will be back after these messages my wife I love her I hate her she can eat anything and not gain a pound now she's drinking my diet seven up because this taste has proved to taste better than the other leading diet drinks great now people who can drink anything are drinking all the diet seven up is that fair they'll be shortages rationing what's my cream honey no thanks dear I hate her diet seven up welcome back we hope you are enjoying our contestants so far we actually have a little special treat for you we're gonna be debuting one of our judges videos for a song that he wrote and performed so if you want to tell the people a little bit about the song and then we can cut to it yeah so the song I believe we're gonna be doing is called get yours it's a song that I wrote I'm gonna say a couple of years ago however got a chance to record with Luigi in the studio the music video it's about to premiere it's one of those songs so everything was mixed and produced and for this for this specific version I think I got to give a shout out to my friend Preston Fisher I I had him do the final master so it's one of the few things I didn't see everything completely and really enjoyed what how it came out so we'll see how that goes perfect let's see what the people think keep this thing going we get another contestant just rearing to go over here he's down in a three-point stance ready to run to this microphone next up is Jeff come on down buddy hi I'm Jeff Schumacher from Springvale doing a song called sweet Caroline today because it's a lot of fun and lots of people love it Jeff if I close my eyes I could almost smell the Fenway Franks and taste the $22 12 ounce beer can you imagine let's see what the judges thought take it away judges loved the way how you got up there about the microphone had your cable and you had such control of your pitch you matched the song perfectly with your pitch and your timbre so I really enjoyed that yeah I can only say you seem totally relaxed and did a great job and it was a perfect song for you I remember seeing Neil Diamond in person sing that song back in the day yes so great job big burly guy doing such a sweet song your credits to the male gender well done we'll take that all day yes alright thanks Jeff final contestant of the night is DJ Billy the kid is gonna come up here all right my name's DJ Philly the kid I'm from a Rundle Maine grew up in a Rundle I now live in Soco but I am a DJ at Champion Sports Bar I've been for Maine I'm gonna be singing Little Moments by Brad Hazley and I'm saying it from him fiance I'm not saying it for anybody else but I'm just here to participate I don't care if I win or lose but a little my fiance and that's why I'm here Jay Philly the kid is your uh is your old lady in the audience tonight let's give her a shout out you're a lucky lady stud alright let's go the judges see what they think I thought that that was very touching that was a great dedication and it's one of those songs that your timbre for that song matched really well it was very sweet and I think you handle it emotionally very well and I think you did a great job because it was very heartfelt the sentiment behind it you put your all into it and we could tell so great job spectacular from the heart sincere and I wish you and your fiance many many many years and beautiful children you're well on your way I think we're all wondering too if he's gonna sing it to her at their wedding will she allow it well we all say yes right crowd do it all right thank you judges thank you DJ Philly the kid and we are gonna take a quick commercial break see you soon big Jesus have more cheeses big Jesus have more cheeses big Jesus have more for you to love it's a triple-taste treat that can't be beat Burger King introduces the big cheese Swiss Jack and American on a flame broiled burger there is more for you to love because we do it like you do it at Burger King okay we're back after that TJ max add a quick little recap so don't forget Portland media org slash vote pick your favorites tonight we had Justin Brittany let's check the order Carissa Sonia Jeff and DJ Philly the kid we're gonna end the show tonight with one of our guests he didn't know he was doing this but we're gonna make him sing a song so come on up mr. Kelly give him a round of applause ladies are you ready to go power through it you got this that's what all you people say shot down in me but I know here I can help you you get back to your seat all right so now what we're gonna do is have all the contestants come up and judge you okay not just kidding but we are gonna go to the judges and we want you to give us a little recap of how you think the night went in the singers and just let us know what you thought yeah Marvin you go first yeah overall up Melvin oh Jesus no worries overall I can't give enough props to everyone here everyone got up there amazing with their was the song choices and I think everyone should be proud on what they did so thank you for doing that and I I completely agree with Melvin I know how difficult it is to go up on stage and when you know you're on live TV that's that's a huge huge difference I thought you all did a great job and every time just doing this once we'll give you the confidence that oh next time I you know as you move forward in the next round you'll be much more relaxed and kill it more so great job great talent art music theater express yourself all the horrible things that people do in the world and they're forgiven you've got nothing to worry about get out there don't worry about it don't be afraid just let it let your freak flag fly and it was great very well done everybody I think that's the best advice you could have given thank you judges and we are gonna do a quick commercial break we'll be right back join Luigi every Friday night at 9 to 11 Friday p.m. guests music excitement it's all the fun you can have on a Friday night and it's live Friday p.m. live every Friday night 9 to 11 p.m.c watch calm cable channel 5 you guys had as much fun as we did tonight I'd like to thank all of our contestants I'd like to thank our judges don't forget to vote at Portland media org forward slash vote we will be announcing who's moving forward from this group tomorrow because we'll be right back here live in studio for our next group of eight so tune in at 9 o'clock and we'll see you there thanks everyone