Rising Star Quartet Contest

The Rising Star Quartet Contest is coming to Tulsa, Oklahoma on Friday, July 26, 2024. The contest will take place at the luxurious Hyatt Regency Tulsa Downtown hotel!

Contest Entry, Eligibility, and Regulations

Contest Entry Opens January 2024! The Rising Star Quartet Contest is for female quartets whose members are age 25 and under. There are no qualifiers to be eligible to compete in the contest. (You do not need to have previous participation in a Sweet Adelines contest!)

• Entry forms accompanied with payment will be accepted in the order they are received. Entry Fees are non-refundable.
• A maximum of 15 quartets are accepted. Entry forms received after the 15 competitor slots have been filled will be placed on a waiting list. Drawing for order of appearance will be held once 15 competitors are received.
• Quartets with an average member age of 16 or younger will be eligible for the Stars to Watch Award.
• View the Rules and Regulations for complete details.

If two (2) or more members of the quartet are registered for the 2024 Directors and Visual Leaders Seminar (DVLS), $50 USD of the competition entry fee is waived. Any member of the quartet that receives a scholarship to attend DVLS would not qualify as one of the (2) members necessary for the discount.

Song Selection Requirements

All songs performed on a Sweet Adelines International stage are required to receive an admissibility rating via the Song Assessment Tool. Competing quartets will receive additional information via email (be sure to provide an active email address in your Contest Entry Form!)

Shining Bright Since 1999

Founded in 1999, the Rising Star Quartet Contest is open to women ages 25 and younger. Singers don’t need to be members of Sweet Adelines International to compete. Some great quartet singers got their competitive start at the Rising Star Quartet Contest. For example, Rising Star champion quartets LoveNotes (2005, as UnderAge), ClassRing (2014) and The Ladies (2016) went on to become Sweet Adelines International champion quartets (2014, 2019, and 2023, respectively). Hot Pursuit (2018) went on to become Harmony, Inc. 2019 Quartet Champions. But Rising Star isn’t only about winning. It’s about the joy of singing barbershop with other young singers, the thrill of performing on stage, and most of all, the friendships and memories.

Recognizing the Legacy of Connie Noble

The family and friends of Connie Noble graciously donated the funds for the first, second, and third place awards of the Rising Star Quartet Contest. Connie was a devoted Sweet Adeline for 50 years. She served as a coach, mentor, leader, and director, and to date remains the only individual to have the distinction of singing in four International Champion Quartets — 4th Edition (1972), High Society (1976), Savvy (1988), and Fanatix (2002).

Congratulations to Cosmic, 2023 Rising Star Champion Quartet!

Tenor: Cheyenne Gonzalez
Lead: Holli Houtz
Baritone: Catrina Tulowiecki
Bass: Madison Padgett

Sweet Adelines Affiliation: Region 2 Border Lakes, 4 Harmony Heartland, and 10 Great Gulf Coast