Season Three Dates!

Sep. 23rd - Semifinal
Oct. 21st - Semifinal
Nov. 18th - Semifinal
Dec. 16th - Semifinal
Jan. 20th - Semifinal
Feb. 17th - Semifinal
Mar. 17th - Semifinal
Apr. 21st - FINAL!

How do I register?

Within 30 days of the contest, the entry form will be posted right here, and contestants accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

About Young Voices of Houston

Young Voices of Houston is a vocal competition for high school students in Houston, TX. High school singers from all over the city compete for cash prizes and more!

The Prizes!

1st Place: $500
2nd Place: $300
3rd Place: $200
4th-10th Place: $25

PLUS! Every contestant is awarded at least $25, a Culture Shapers t-shirt, a certificate of participation and a video clip of their performance posted online.

How it works...

  • The contest features up to 12 vocalists from all across Houston!
  • Contestants register online, first-come, first-served.
  • Each contestant is given 5-7 minutes to perform a song of their choice, with accompaniment track.
  • No other props may be used - only the singer may be on stage.
  • The performance is before a live audience at LRC, (Click here for map) in Northwest Houston.
  • The contestants are evaluated by a panel of three judges in the following five areas...
    1. VOCAL ABILITY - How solid and well developed is their voice?
    2. INTERPRETATION - How well does the performer get us to understand their piece?
    3. MOVEMENT - Is their body language, staging, and choreography done well and appropriate for the song?
    4. STAGE PRESENCE - How pleasing, comfortable, and in control is the performer and do they connect with the audience?
    5. OVERALL SHOWMANSHIP - Do the above four elements fit together in a total package and performance?
  • Every contestant is awarded at least $25, a Culture Shapers t-shirt, a certificate of participation and a video clip of their performance posted online.
  • PLUS! The Top Three are automatically eligible to return and compete in the annual YVOH FINAL competition, where the cash prizes total more than $5,000!


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Alief ISD Young Voices of Houston
Friday, April 29th.


The 2nd Culture Shapers Young Voices of Houston semifinal competition, featuring 12 performers from Alief ISD was held at the Culture Shapers offices at LRC on Friday, April 29th.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!

Marianne Maglasang

Kerr High School
Grand Prize Winner
$500

Odessa Fernandez

Hastings High School
Second Place Winner
$350

Brandon Haynes

Kerr High School
Third Place Winner
$250

The 12 Alief ISD Finalists...

These 10 finalists were selected from hundreds of students to represent their high schools and Alief ISD in the second season of the Young Voices of Houston semifinal singing competition for students. Congratulations to ALL of our finalists!

Kelechi Emeanuru
Sam McMurray
Rhondalisa Roberts
Randolph Scott
Odessa Fernandez
Manuel Lopez
Joey Melcher
Lauren Seymour
Pia Chakrabarti
Brandon Haynes
Hank Ho
Marianne Maglasang

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Made Possible By...

...generous donations from folks just like you, who are committed to preserving the arts for our high school students. THANK YOU for helping to keep the arts alive in our schools!