Competition got thick this week but our winner was...

@topkpop - with her fantabulous Alicia Keys "Fallin" performance. Hittin those high notes like it's second nature, wow! We're guessing you didn't need the music for this one, you looked real comfortable. 4.3 total out of 5. Great job! We hope to see you again this week!

Second place

@yusaymon with Jamiroquai - "Virtual Insanity" and wow did you ever get into character! You are really performer and we love seeing you over here! Your final score was 4.1. Happy you joined us and look forward to seeing you again this week!

Third place

@the21plus with her (and her family's) soulful Alicia Keys "Fallin" cover. The judges have you with a final score of 3.8 and we lovee, love, LOVE seeing your mamsita and lil sis harmonizing together with you! Hope to have you back this week!

All of your awards will be sent in the next couple of days, thank you all for competing!

Week 6 Begins

Getting more new faces showing up and some regulars, LOVE IT! This week we are pulling all we can from the suggestion box that we put out every Saturday. Simply select the one you like best and record yourself singing along with it. Then, drop your video and/or link to your post with the video of you down there in the comments section. Easy, right? Here's 'the catch'.

RULES

1. The 1st tag for your submission post must be #karaokecontest.
2. This submission thread must be upvoted (if you would like more competition, please resteem it).
3. Your video of yourself singing must be in comments of this post (so you can get the popularity vote), or at least a link to your Steemit post entry.
4. You must choose one of our selected songs to sing along to.

JUDGING CATEGORIES

1. Popular vote: This will carry 40% of the overall score. Whoever has the most upvotes (not reward amount for the post) in the comments below, will win the popular vote. You may only vote for yourself ONCE, purchased bot votes for yourself will not count.
2. Timing: 20% weight - how close you are to the timing of the original lyrics.
3. Pitch: 20% weight - how close you are to staying on key to the original lyrics.
4. Likeness & Performance: 20% weight - how much you actually sound like and embody the singer of the original lyrics.

PRIZES

We will award prizes for 1st, second and third places by the following Tuesday of this post. @michaeldavid has donated 10 STEEM for the first place winner and @enginewitty has given 10 SBD (7 for 2nd place and 3 for 3rd). Winners will be announced Mondays with the posting of each new submission thread.

And the judges are…

Alif's @hardikv, a fantastic musician and strong competitor in the open mic challenges here on Steemit. Plus, the lovely @jaynie has agreed to continue her passion for musical talents and remain being a judge for us. We also have producer and fellow ally @christheaudioguy giving some of his time to help in the judging this week. #thealliance is thankful for all of you. And finally, we have @michaeldavid doing the magical math involved with tallying all the final scores. This is fun everyone, we're having a blast!

This is all made possible by the fantastic community and involvement we have here on Steemit. Huge kudos to @enginewitty for the vision and giant of #thealliance @michaeldavid for helping orchestrate this contest. Music is an art and a passion of ours and we would now like to bring up our strongest supporters and think you should give them a Shout too!

Look into the Open Mic contest, put on by @luzcypher! Support your favorite artists by stopping in to see their entries and show them some love! They are entering week 50 and have been a maniacal beast in the progress of the musical community here! HUGE shout to you guys for staying so consistent!!! Big hugs to @jessamynorchard for connecting the dots and ushering us in!

Do you like to dance? Stop in here to check out @donatello and his competition! I would love to see people get in on this. C'mon...you know you want to! Don't get cold feet now, you'll trip over them on the dance floor!!

Ah yes, what songs are we able to choose from this first week? This week, we have taken the suggestion box submissions and added them to the list, so be on the lookout for the suggestion box post every Saturday for people that have a desire for a certain artist, band, genre or era of music.

1) Natalie Imbruglia - Torn

2) Eryka Badu - On & On

3) Kalid - Location

4) Adele - Hello

5) Soundgarden - Spoonman

Can't wait to see all the entries this week! Put your fantabulous submissions in the comments below and let the games begin!!! STEEM ON