SINATRA IDOL: Contestants Set to Pay Tribute to “The Voice” — TONIGHT

TONIGHT—Thursday, June 9th, the City of Hoboken will host its annual Sinatra Idol competition.

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This year’s judges include:

Bill LaRosa — Director, Hudson County Cultural Affairs & Heritage Affairs/Tourism Development

Dale Monoco — Sinatra’s 2nd cousin. Born & raised in Hoboken

Barbara Simon — Owner of the BJ Simon Singing Studio, Finalist for HCC Business Awards – Education Provider Author of “Singing – Body and Soul”

Bob Foster — Director of the Hoboken Historical Museum

Richard Muti — author of a biography of Ol’ Blue Eyes titled Cent’Anni: The Sinatra Legend at 100, who was designated an Award Finalist in the USA Book News Best Book competition for 2015.

Contestants for the 2016 competition are:

• Zachary Alexander, Middletown, NJ
• Tommy Delcorio, Williamstown, NJ
• Alan Gordon, Sunrise, FL
• Sean Hanlon, Holmdel, NJ
• John Hughes, Jersey City, NJ
• Bradley King
• Dwayne Lawson, Encinitas, CA
• Barry Oliver Lawton, Dorchester, MA
• Tom Moffatt, Lynbrook, NY
• Louis Porecca, Philadelphia, PA
• Andrew Poretz, New York, NY
• Marcqiese Rainey
• Al Russo, Woodland Park, NJ
• Humphrey O. Uddoh
• Renato M. Uva, Bayonne, NJ
• Stephen Verrone, Boonton, NJ

Reigning 2015 champ Tony Corrao will be on hand to wow the audience once again, as a number of other fantastic performances will take place in Sinatra Park that evening, on the scenic Hoboken Waterfront.

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