{"id":3440,"date":"2012-06-03T11:25:12","date_gmt":"2012-06-03T18:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/sterling-voice-takes-top-prize-in-kent-has-talent-show\/"},"modified":"2016-10-22T00:20:39","modified_gmt":"2016-10-22T07:20:39","slug":"sterling-voice-takes-top-prize-in-kent-has-talent-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/sterling-voice-takes-top-prize-in-kent-has-talent-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Sterling voice takes top prize in Kent Has Talent show"},"content":{"rendered":"

Under the bright lights on center stage, Cameron Sterling delivered the performance of her young life Saturday night.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Singing a rendition of Pink’s pop ballad, “Glitter in the Air”, the 11-year-old Kent girl brought out the wide range of her amazing voice, hitting the low bass to higher alto notes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Sterling won over the judges, stunning the 15-contestant field to come away with the overall title and the $1,000 grand prize in the “So You Think Kent Has Talent!” show at the Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The second annual talent contest raised money for Kent Youth and Family Services.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Sterling was as surprised as the audience when she was announced the winner of the finals.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

“I was very surprised, very,” said Sterling, a fifth-grader at Horizon Elementary School. “I was surprised because there was a lot of good competition.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Her proud mother, Candace Jackson, wasn’t surprised at all.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

“She has an awesome voice,” she said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Cameron’s father, William Sterling, says she began to sing before “she could talk.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Sterling one day hopes to make a career out of her passion for music and singing. For now, she enjoys being just a kid who enjoys travel, camping, playing with her dogs and cats, and volunteering at Reber Ranch for the King County Animal Shelter.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Sterling also won $100 for winning the youth division crown.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Asked what she will do with all the prize money?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

“I’m not sure,” she said with a smile. “I will think it over a lot.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Kent’s Nathan Jacobsen, a Kentlake Idol winner, was second overall for his piano-vocal rendition of Billy Joel’s “New York State of Mind.” Soprano saxophonist Andrey Chebotarev was third for playing “In My Dream.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Bhangra Royalty (pictured below) \u2013 Kentlake’s Priyonka Golen, Priscilla Gollen, Manveer Kaur, Harleen Kaur, Sukhi Mahil \u2013 took the teen category for its rousing dance number.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

David Hall and Cody Moody \u2013\u00a0a vocal-guitar act \u2013 received the audience favorite award for their number, “Scientist.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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‘So You Think Kent Has Talent!’<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Final results<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Division winners<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Youth:<\/strong> Cameron Sterling ($100 prize\/Lance Timmerman Cosmetic Dentistry sponsor)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Teen:<\/strong> Bhangra Royalty \u2013 Priyonka Golen, Priscilla Gollen, Manveer Kaur, Harleen Kaur, Sukhi Mahil. ($100 prize\/Nigel Cooper Photography)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Adult:<\/strong> Nathan Jacobsen ($100\/Lemon Drop Skin Scare and Massage)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Overall<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

First place:<\/strong> Sterling ($1,000 grand prize\/NFI Enterprises)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Second:<\/strong> Jacobsen ($500\/Intimate Pilates)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Third:<\/strong> Andrey Chebotarev ($250\/Baldwin Chiropractic)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Audience favorite:<\/strong> David Hall and Cody Moody ($50\/Baldwin Chiropractic)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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