Singers Sherrie Erickson and Stacie Nicole Reach Finals of Female Solo Artist Song Contest

Sherrie Erickson is a singer/songwriter/guitarist from British Columbia, Canada. At age eight, Sherrie’s father placed his guitar in her lap and taught her the basics. From there she became an active part of a family of singers and musicians harmonizing with her mother and sisters. She has performed with her parents at weddings, churches, and fairs.As a singer/songwriter, stay-at-home mom she has been through the joys and difficulties of marriage, motherhood, mortgages, and life in general, she uses these experiences as inspiration for many of her songs.

Her song “Happy” has been a big hit in the October Favorite Song by a Female Solo Artist contest on talent and competition website MakeAStar.com. A cut from her debut CD Songs From My Sofa, “Happy” is described as “one of the fun songs” on the album, which covers themes from Sherrie’s personal life experiences. Sherrie says the song is about “how we tend to compare ourselves to what others have and try to keep up with them.”

Sherrie has a distinctive alto voice that flavors her range from contemporary adult to contemporary country music. Her songs are for people who can relate to the longing for love, finding love, losing love, and making love, and even a Mother’s Love. Sherrie is passionate and spontaneous, yet grounded by life’s gritty experiences. Her gift is her music. Her sound is a little country – contemporary – female ballad. Her voice delivers passion from soft and sensual to hurtin’ and furious. 100% female! Some say her sound is reminiscent of Patsy Cline crossed with KD Lang and Connie Kaldor and maybe even a bit of Loreena McKennitt and Allison Krause in some songs.

Stacie Nicole is a 24 year old singer/songwriter from Chicago, IL now based in in Kansas City. She says that her dream & goal is to become a professional recording artist in the R&B/Pop genres. Her idols are Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera & Mary J. Bilge. Her song “Best in Me” has captured the attention of the MakeAStar.com music fans, and now is in a tough final match this week against Sherrie Erickson. Stacie Nicole write both the lyrics & melodies for all of her songs. A passionate, strong-willed young singer, who says she “will do whatever it takes to make it happen!” will certainly put up a strong fight in the Female Solo Artist contest this week.

Get on MakeAStar.com today and vote for your favorite song.

Listen to Sherrie Erickson “Happy”

Listen to Stacie Nicole “Best in Me”

Ratchet, CountryCity, Zach Spencer Band and TaJ in Duo/Band Song Contest Semi Final

Four music groups spanning everything from hard and heavy California rock and roll, dirty south rap, funky rhythm and blues, and alternative rock with a southern twist are competing this week in Make A Star’s Favorite Song by a Duo or Band contest for the month of October.

Zach Spencer is a new and exciting singer-songwriter arriving on the Nashville, TN rock scene. Zach’s latest title “When I Found You,” showcases a writer on a quest for change in a world that is thirsting for it. These five new songs showcase Zach’s journey as an artist and are a true testament to the idea that great simple rock songs can still be written. Look to see Zach and his band playing in music city and touring in and around the South.

Listen to his song “Some Love For Ya Baby” here:

Zach Spencer Band “Some Love For Ya Baby”

TaJ are a duo from Newport News, Virginia. Their song “Watch Me” has a great dancefloor rhythm, with lyrics such as “Watch Me Shake My Hips for you Daddy Take it down low and pull it up slow watch watch me shake my hips for you daddy”

TaJ “Watch Me”

The other semi-final match has Magee, Mississippi band CountryCity perform their song “We Da Gr8st” with the help from vocalist Mz. SunBean. CountryCity say it is a “preview of first single from upcoming compilation album. Single features labelmates, ShaDuke, DeuceBoy and Mz. SunBean of new, up and coming indie label T.I.A. Entertainment. The song basically is a go for the gold, anti-haters anthem with a club feel featuring ShaDuke, a female mc with metaphorical swag like none other; DeuceBoy, one the South’s most versatile mc’s, and Mz. SunBean, a southern girl with a sweet hum”

CountryCity “We Da Gr8st”

Ratchet are a hard rock band from the east bay area town of Richmond, California. Having already claimed Make A Star victories in the past months for their music, Ratchet return with the song “Filthy” in their attempt to keep their dominance alive. They call “Filthy” a song where they’re just having some fun.

Ratchet “Filthy”

Creative 1, Dan Tulloh, Selwyne, Colonel Pepper in Male Solo Artist Song Contest Semi Finals

The semi final round of the Favorite Song by a Male Solo Artist for the month of October has also begun. One semi final match sees Dan Tulloh of Winona, Minnesota go up against Creative 1 of Detroit, Michigan. Smooth RnB crooner Creative 1 says his song “It Feels So Good” is “a song about a man trying to put words into a visualization, explaining just how his woman makes him feel inside.” Meanwhile, Dan Tulloh started piano at the age of 6 and went on to play guitar, sax and sing. He started recording on a Casio keyboard and cassette tape recorder. He has dabbled in all types of music and writes and records anything from rock and folk to electronic music and other types of experimental things. The song “Flare” is based on a drive Dan used to take in the Santa Cruz Mountains in California on his way to work from Boulder Creek to Mountain View. <br>

Colonel Pepper ‘Sailor’s Destiny’

Selwyne ‘Mess This Up’

<br> <br> The second semi-final match pits Fort Worth, Texas crooner Selwyne against the folky classic rock of Coloner Pepper. Selwyne says his song “Mess This Up” is about a guy interested and into a girl and he’s convincing her that he’s not gonna let anyone ‘mess this up’. He came too far and fell to deep in love to give up and he explains what he likes in a women! Colonel Pepper shares his song “Sailor’s Destiny” in this contest, which he says is about a voyage over oceans and ages guided by a mighty angel who spread his wings across the sea.

Dan Tulloh ‘Flare’

Creative 1 ‘It Feels So Good’