Karaoke Singer

What started off as a hobby turned into a business and now a once in a lifetime opportunity for a local Karaoke Singer Chris Rogers from Douglas andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t north-dakotaandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt North Dakotaandamp lt aandamp gt is set to open for Toby Keith at WE-FEST this August andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t shaun-sipmaandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Shaun Sipmaandamp lt aandamp gt caught up with Chris on the job in andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t antler-ndandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Antlerandamp lt aandamp gt North Dakota as he was preparing for his biggest performance ever that will be in front of tens of thousands of people Chris Rogers Karaoke Contest Winner Singing andamp quot Come back and let me hold you Darlin girl I just got started lovin youandamp quot Chris Rogers is certainly holding his own these days behind the Karaoke Machine and behind the Microphone Singing While he may be a relative new comer to Karaoke Chris Rogers Karaoke Contest Winner andamp quot I always sang but I never sang for Karaoke or anything like that until about four years ago in andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t minot-ndandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Minotandamp lt aandamp gt andamp quot Chris was hooked both on the beat of the music and the Karaoke Business Chris Rogers Karaoke Contest Winner andamp quot I thought well I could make money doing this too probably so I bought a machine andamp quot Singing Now with Rogers Music Machine and Karaoke Chris was able to help others live a little behind the mic and do a little singing of his own Almost immediately he started entering Karaoke contests and well was stealing the show Chris Rogers Karaoke Contest Winner andamp quot I ve won the andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t bottineau-county-ndandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Bottineau Countyandamp lt aandamp gt fair a couple of times amateur contest I got to open up for Blue County and I got to open up for Chris Young A couple of years ago in this WeFest contest I won the fast track to the finals in andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t valley-city-ndandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Valley Cityandamp lt aandamp gt and it was opening up for Sawyer Brown and I actually won that round andamp quot Not wanting to stop Chris was back for the WeFest Karaoke round up this year Chris made it through the local rounds in North Dakota and on to state again making the cut Finally he found himself in Hinkely andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t minnesotaandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Minnesotaandamp lt aandamp gt for the Grand Finals competing against 70 other finalists for a chance to open up for a major country music star at WeFest Chris Rogers Karaoke Contest Winner andamp quot First place gets to open for Brooks andamp amp amp Dunn and second place gets to open up for Tim McGraw and third place gets to open up for Toby Keith I got third place so I m ganna be singing in front of Toby Keith at WeFest andamp quot Throughout all the different the contests Chris had to outperform and out-sing nearly 9 000 people Now come August 6th Chris Rogers will take the stage at WeFest in front of tens of thousands of people and live a dream that started in front of Karaoke machine in Minot Chris Rogers Karaoke Contest Winner andamp quot It s what I ve always wanted to do so I m really looking forward to it andamp quot Shaun Sipma KX News