Pride SuperStar® returns for a dazzling 12th year featuring some of Houston’s best singers to compete in a (7) week competition. Contestants must master challenging themes week after week in front of an elite panel of judges & YOU the audience to save themselves from elimination moving on to the next round leading to the Grand Finale June 14, 2018
The winner receives $1,000 cash, recording time, an exlusive showcase at the Houston Pride Festival and ride at the front-end of the official Houston Pride Parade as this year’s extra special #RubyPridesupertar
This event is FREE and open to the public. No tickets are necessary. 18+ are welcome, 21+ to drink. Guests must provide a valid ID to verify legal age.
Your Top 12 contestants this year are…
Alan Baker
Austen Smith
Elise Zamora
Freddy Cauley
Jasmine Bissell
Laura Cross
Mark Winburn
Melanie Jackson
Michelle Zamora
Ruben Cantu
Shaun Gray
Sonya Shumway
* Season 12 Judges:
Michael Walsh
· Professor of Music at Lone Star College
· Former singer with Houston Grand Opera, Utah Opera, and Central City Opera
· Teacher of hip-hop artists JOBA, Brockhampton, and JVOTI
· Head of the Young Actors Conservatory at Stages Repertory Theater
· Vice-President of the Greater Houston National Association of Teachers of Singers
Ernie Manouse
· Began judging with PRIDE SuperStar when it began as PRIDE Idol 11 years ago!
· Has covered Houston’s vibrant Arts & Culture scene for over 20 years for PBS & NPR
· 10 time Emmy winner
Jeremy Fain
· Holds music degrees in Music Performance from Texas Tech University, The Eastman School of Music, and The University of Southern California
· Spent 13 years performing in professional orchestras in The United States, Europe, and Mexico
· Served as Professor of Music for Lone Star College, University of Texas – Tyler, and Stephen F. Austin State University
Hosted by: Wendy Taylor
· Mother of three boys
· Former Pride SuperStar Elite Alumni, now Coach & Mentor
· Undergraduate degrees in Classical Piano performance and Classical voice.
· Pre-med with a focus on neurosurgery
· Owns Wendy Taylor Music & Studio® where she is a singer/songwriter/vocal producer/and voice teacher.
· Devoted activist for civil rights, Foster children, neurological illnesses, and cancer research, and animal rescue.
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