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Judges Select Second Finalist for Gimme the Mike First Wild Card Announced |
 LeAnn Boone of Durham won Show 2 of Gimme the Mike to advance to the finals. |
FOX 50’s Gimme the Mike aired its second installment on Wednesday, April 26th, and a second lucky singer has won a spot in the finale. LeAnn Boone of Durham captured the votes of the judges and will move on to compete as a finalist for the Gimme the Mike title.
Boone is currently working on her doctorate degree in Audiology from UNC Chapel Hill. The 27-year-old Richmond native earned her undergraduate degree from UNC as well, a music and Spanish double major. She currently sings in a local cover band called The Mighty Bash and performed in North Carolina Theatre’s production of the King & I in 2004 with Lou Diamond Phillips.
One of the other three contestants from the evening will get a second chance. After the show viewers could log on to the FOX 50 website and vote for their choice for a Wild Card to compete for a fifth spot in the finals on the Ultimate Wild Card show.
 Bart Copeland is the first Wild Card contestant selected by viewers. |
FOX 50 also announced the first Wild Card contestant during the show. Raleigh’s Bart Copeland lost out to Holland Marie for the judges pick during Show 1 but won the applause of the viewing audience. Fans voted online to send Copeland to the Wild Card show for a shot at being the Ultimate Wild Card and a second-chance slot in the finale.
A senior at Broughton High School, Copeland is a soccer player and sings in the Showchoir at school . He plans to attend UNC-Charlotte in the fall and major in Elementary Education.
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What are they singing for? This year’s grand prize includes a demo from Osceola Recording Studios, a performance on the side stage at Alltel Pavilion, the opportunity to open for a national act at the Longbranch Entertainment Complex, consultation with management firm Murphy to Manteo, and four tickets on Southwest Airlines anywhere they fly. |
The Wild Card winner from Show 2 will be announced during FOX 50’s Gimme the Mike next week, Wednesday, May 3rd. Be sure to tune in at 7:30pm to watch the next four contestants go head to head for a shot at stardom.
The four judge’s picks and the Ultimate Wild Card winner will compete for the Gimme the Mike title in the live one-hour finale on Wednesday, May 24th at 7pm on FOX 50.