SENATOR GOLDEN ANNOUNCES BROOKLYN SENIOR IDOL FINALISTS

Brooklyn – State Senator Martin J. Golden (R-C-I, Brooklyn), in conjunction with Xaverian High School, is today announcing the finalists have been selected for the 10th Annual Brooklyn Senior Idol show, scheduled for this Saturday, October 1^st, beginning at 7PM in the Xaverian HS Auditorium, located at 7100 Shore Road, Brooklyn. 

The Brooklyn Senior Idol show is a popular contest that highlights the talent of the senior citizens of Kings County, while raising funds to support the Xaverian Music Department. Earlier this month, over forty Kings County residents 50 years and older auditioned from which twelve finalists have been selected.  Dan Grimaldi, star of film and television, will be this year’s celebrity judge.

The 2016 Brooklyn Senior Idol Contestants and the songs they are performing are:

Tony Yodice I’ve Got The World On A String

        Nicholas DeCillis My Way
          Stephanie Spathakis Be My Baby

      Ron Divito It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye

              Irene Dobronski I Dreamed A Dream

John Douglas Hey Jealous Lover
Thomas Horlick Unchained Melody
Emmy Pai Fever
Vito Lombardo Con Te Partiro
Angel Mendez She’s Out Of My Life
Don Coy You Don’t Know Me
Darnley Browne In The Beginning

The winner, selected through the votes of the audience and the judges, will be awarded a $500 prize.

Senator Marty Golden stated, “Every year, Brooklyn’s Senior Idol attracts some great talent from residents of our Borough, who dazzle the crowd with renditions of some of the greatest songs of all time. This year, as we celebrate the 10^th Annual Brooklyn Senior Idol show, I look forward to another truly entertaining event which has become a very anticipated community tradition.  So if you want to see a great show, join us at Xaverian High School on October 1^st, and get ready to laugh, to cry and to cheer.”

Tickets for the event are $10.00 and can only be purchased at the door. All proceeds will benefit the Xaverian High School music program for scholarships and to purchase new instruments. For more information, please contact Senator Golden’s office at (718) 238-6044.

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