eTalent Season 4

KCSMW presents eTalent Season 4, our online talent search. Our aim is to bring together the best of talents to this creative platform through social media... so to all artists, get ready to unleash your energy and creativity.

eTalent Season 4 General rules and Guidelines

Registration Guidelines:

• All participants must register through our website .
• Participants must be residing in the MD/DC/VA states.
• All registrations should be submitted by February 28th, 2022. Registrations received after February 28th , 2022 will not be considered. Date for submitting entries will be on later dates as indicated below.
• All registrations and competition entries must be submitted by midnight on their respective deadlines.
• The registration fee for each participant per item is as below
  o Member : $8.00 each to a maximum of $30.00 for four or more items.
  o Non-Member : $12.00 each to a maximum of $40.00 for four or more items.
• For duet and group events, each participant will have to register individually by paying the respective registration fee and will be considered as a single entry for other awards and calculations.
• The fee should be submitted online along with the registration form.
• Registration fee will not be refunded after registration and registration is not complete without receipt of payment.
• An item in the competition will only be conducted if there is a minimum of three entries for the item in that age category. The entry fee paid by participants for canceled items will be refunded, if applicable.
• 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.

Events and Categories:

• Competitions will be conducted in three event sections and three age categories
• There will be three sections for competitive items. Section A, Section B and Section C. Please refer to the event specific guidelines for each category.
  • Section A – Karaoke Indian (solo & duet), Karaoke Non-Indian, Classical Music and Poetry Recitation (Malayalam & English)
  • Section B – Cinematic Dance (solo & duet), Folk Dance, Fancy Dress and Instrumental Music ( String & Keyboard/ Piano)
  • Section C – Elocution (Malayalam & English), TikTok ( Solo & Group), Movie Scene Photo and Adzap.
• Last Dates for submitting entries for each section are:
  • March 6 – Section A
  • March 20 – Section B
  • April 3 – Section C
• All events are common for male and female participants. Group events may be performed jointly or separately among males and females.
• If the participants in a duet or group item are different age groups of that competition, the entry will be considered for the judging in the age group of the older participant.
• Even though you are performing from your home for the eTalent competition, please perform with utmost seriousness wearing most suitable / professional attire and manners.
• KCSMW reserves the right to add or modify categories at any time.

Category                              Group by age

Junior                                    under 11 Years as of January 1^st 2022 (born on or after January 1^st 2011)

Senior                                   11 to 18 Years as of January 1st 2022 (born between January 1st 2004 &  December 31st 2010)

Adults                                    above 18 years as of January 1st 2022 (born before January 1st 2004)

Events:

Visit the individual event pages shown below for further details on specific events.

• Karaoke Singing (Indian)
• Karaoke Singing (Non-Indian) 
• Classical Music
• Poetry Recitation
• Cinematic Dance
• Folk Dance
• Elocution
• Instrumental Music
• TikTok
• Movie Scene Photo
• Adzap
• Fancy Dress

Any questions, please email etalent@kcsmw.org