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Talent Competition
Talent Competition
Talent Competition
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (March 26, 2019)—Indianapolis, Indiana, resident Jacob Lafever won a semifinalist spot in the Pigeon Forge Path To Fame talent competition on Saturday, March 23. Lafever will compete against 11 other performers for the grand championship prize on June 22 in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
Lafever, 26, was one of four semi-finalists selected from 24 Path To Fame contestants at the Cabaret Theatre in downtown Indianapolis.
The Pigeon Forge Path To Fame talent competition grand champion will win a year of monthly consultations with the Nashville-based talent executive who discovered Grammy nominated artist Kelsea Ballerini. Also, the winner will receive a consultation with country artist Carly Pearce. Professional photography and videography session, media training and introductions to other entertainment industry executives complete the grand prize package which includes tools to help the winner advance his/her/their career.
“Indianapolis has a thriving entertainment scene, and we saw proof of that at the Path To Fame auditions on Saturday,” said Nashville entertainment executive John Alexander. “We discovered four extremely talented solo vocalists who have set the bar extremely high for the June 22 finals in Pigeon Forge.”
Home to a variety of musical productions and dinner shows, Pigeon Forge’s theatre community has helped launch the careers of Pearce, who performed at Dollywood theme park, American Idol alum Janelle Arthur, Grand Ole Opry member Craig Morgan and soap star Eric Martsolf.
A singer/songwriter, Lafever performed “Dancing On My Own,” accompanying himself on guitar, to earn his semi-finalist spot. He grew up singing in church and began writing his own songs at an early age. Lafever, his brother and two sisters were known as the “singing trick-or-treaters” who danced and sang, moving from house to house collecting Halloween candy. He honed his soulful, powerful voice performing with the Indianapolis Children’s Choir and traditional gospel ensembles at Purdue University. His musical influencers range from Sam Smith and Kirk Franklin to Fleetwood Mac and the Civil Wars.
After graduating from Purdue, Lafever worked as a landscape designer in Florida but recently moved home to Indianapolis to pursue a full-time music career. He has performed at the Hi-Fi, Union 50 and the Cabaret Theatre.
More information about the Pigeon Forge Path To Fame talent competition is available at PFFame.com. More information about visiting Pigeon Forge is available at MyPigeonForge.com.
About Pigeon Forge:
Pigeon Forge is located in East Tennessee, approximately 35 miles from Knoxville and McGhee-Tyson Airport. Two-thirds of the nation's population east of the Mississippi River lives within a day's drive, making it an easily accessible family vacation destination. The city's neighbor is Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the most-visited national park in the U.S. It also is home to Dolly Parton's Dollywood theme park, Tennessee's most-visited ticketed attraction. More information about all aspects of Pigeon Forge are available at MyPigeonForge.com or toll-free at 1-800-251-9100.