eTalent Festival Rules – Karaoke Singing

Singing Contest (Indian languages) - Solo Rules

Maximum Time Limit for your song video is 5 minutes.
Songs can be in any Indian language, songs can be from a Movie, Album, Nadan Pattukal, Light music or any other form. Poetry recitation will not be allowed and will be rejected (there will be a separate Poetry recitation competition published soon).
The judgment will be based on Shruthi, Layam, Sahithyasudhi, Thalam, synchronization to the background music, time and overall performance.
Your video should not have any other voice other than yours along with Karaoke (if you use Karaoke).
Contestants should plan to sing at least Pallavi and Anu Pallavi. If you wish to sing Charanam, you are welcome to do so.
Record your videos using smart phone, camera or camcorder. Songs recorded using Apps like Smule will not be considered for singing (solo) contest.
Your video should be a continuous single single shot, edited videos will not be accepted.
You need to upload your video to YouTube and mark it as “unlisted”. Do not make it “public”. Provide the YouTube video link when you submit the eTalent Form.
Your YouTube video should be titled "KCSMW eTalent Season 2 - Your First and Last name".

Maximum Time Limit for your song video is 5 minutes.
Songs can be in any non-Indian language, from a Movie or Albums or any other form. Poetry recitation will not be allowed and will be rejected (there will be a separate Poetry recitation competition published soon).
The judgment will be based on performance, synchronization to the background music and rhythm and time and overall performance.
Your video should not have any other voice other than yours along with Karaoke (if you use Karaoke).
Record your videos using smart phone, camera or camcorder. Songs recorded using Apps like Smule will not be considered for singing (solo) contest.
Your video should be a continuous single single shot, edited videos will not be accepted.
You need to upload your video to YouTube and mark it as “unlisted”. Do not make it “public”. Provide the YouTube video link when you submit the eTalent Form.
Your YouTube video should be titled "KCSMW eTalent Season 2 - Your First and Last name".

* Please review the eTalent 2020 General Rules and submission guidelines below.

There is no entry fee required for this competition.
All participants must register using the eTalent Form. For minor participants, one of the parents need to fill-in the form for the child.
Participants must be residing in the MD/VA/DC metro area.
All entries must be submitted by midnight on their respective deadlines.
Record your videos using smart phone, camera or camcorder.
You need to upload your video to YouTube and mark it as “unlisted”. Do not make it “public”. Provide the YouTube video link when you submit the eTalent Form.
Your YouTube video should be titled "KCSMW eTalent Season 2 - Your First and Last name".
eTalent Form can be accessed here.

Once the form is submitted, participants can not change their YouTube video link.
Your eTalent registration form along with your YouTube link must be received by midnight of the deadline. Any entries received after the deadline will not be considered.
Your YouTube video will be reviewed by eTalent Team before it is published on Facebook.
You will be notified via email, once your video is uploaded.
There will be no separate competition for male and female categories.
KCSMW will not be responsible for any copyright violation in any of your YouTube videos.
Winners will be decided based on the marks provided by a panel of competent judges selected by the KCSMW eTalent team, and their decisions will be final.
Winners will be announced via Facebook and other electronic media. Awards will be distributed at one of the major events of KCSMW.
Your video should not have anyone else other than the contestant.
Your video should be taken just for this competition. YouTube video upload date should be after the commencement date of each contest announced by KCSMW.
Edited Videos are not allowed and will be rejected.
KCSMW eTalent team judgments are final.
KCSMW reserves the right to terminate or extend the contest at any time, or to accept or reject entries at its absolute discretion without assigning any reason for the same.
KCSMW reserves the right to add or modify categories at any time.

Category Names Group

Sub. Junior Grades K thru 4th

Junior Grades 5th thru 8th

Senior Grades 9^th thru 12

Adults 18 and above

** for grades use the finished school year**