Kristi won for KVRH in Salida, and Facing West (Caitlin & Sidney Powell) won for KBVC, Eagle County, Colorado. Both are COMBO members!
Kristi and Facing West will be competing in the Colorado State Country Showdown to be held Sunday, September 6th at Copper Country, Copper Mountain, Colorado at 2:00 p.m. FREE to attend! And lots of FREE parking at the event as well!
Also competing for the state title will be Rich Owen (Trinidad), Nicole Lewis (Avon), and Kenosha Pass (Fort Morgan).
COMBO also wants to thank ALL the radio stations and promotions managers for sponsoring the Country Showdown! What a wonderful opportunity for Colorado’s country, folk, and Americana singers/songwriters to showcase their talents!
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Kristi Hoopes: With seven years, 30+ awards, and two guitars under her belt, four-time “Songwriter of the Year,” five-time “New Country Female Entertainer of the Year,” and Nashville recording artist Kristi Hoopes is belting out the country music of tomorrow, today.
This past summer, Kristi had the opportunity to record her first album at the historic RCA Studio A (Grand Victor Sound) in Nashville, TN after winning Lyricord’s first songwriting contest. Her new single, “At Least It’s Something” is currently available on iTunes and 30+ online music outlets.
Kristi’s passion for country music flourished during her 3rd grade talent show while singing a country-fied version of Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made For Walking.”
With a pocket full of original songs and a guitar in hand, Kristi began competing with the CCMA’s (Colorado Country Music Association). Kristi’s knockout wins in 2009 and in the years to follow led her to compete in Tennessee and win the international title of Female Entertainer of the Year from NACMAI (North American Country Music Association International) in 2010 and Songwriter of the Year in 2011.
From country fairs to coffee shoppes, Kristi quickly becomes a fan favorite and has left her eclectic country footprint at iconic venues like Cheyenne Frontier Days and the Colorado State Fair. Kristi has been both an opening act for well-known Colorado bands and a headliner, proving herself to be an accomplished and dynamic artist.
When she’s not tearin’ up the stage or penning a new song, she volunteers her time and talents at charity events, involves herself in local theater production, rides horses, camps, writes poetry, ad spends time with her friends and family.
Kristi Hoopes may be a small-town girl, but her voice promises to take her fans on a Mile Hi ride.
kristihoopesmusic@gmail.com
http://www.kristihoopes.com
https://www.facebook.com/kristihoopesmusic
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/kristi-hoopes/
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Facing West: Caitlin and Sidney Powell from Evergreen, Colo., are the two fresh faces that make up Facing West. The sister duo are 17 and 14, respectively, and are just at the beginning of their musical journey.
Recently signed by Pando Records, a label under Warner Music Group, these two ladies have been staying busy writing and recording for their debut album, A Long Way Home, set for a May release. Their first single and music video, “Anchor,” was released in March, and is already making waves in the girls’ home state of Colorado’s folk and country music scene.