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Bandon couple's granddaughter to compete on 'American Juniors'
By Patti Richter, Staff Writer
Tuesday, June 17, 2003 | 1 comment(s)
BANDON - Kara Liberman was born to be a star. Just ask her proud grandparents Dick and Sylvia McGrath.
Tonight at 8, the rest of America will get a chance to see what these two Bandon residents already know for a fact. Kara will be one of 10 children ages 6 to 13 performing on the Fox Broadcasting Company's "American Juniors." The show's premise is to find the best performers in the nation between the ages of 6-13.
Kara, who lives in Camarillo, Calif., made the top-20 cut after producers held talent searches in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and Chattanooga, Tenn. Performers were evaluated on singing and dancing abilities. Competitors will be evaluated by viewers at home and whittled down to 10 finalists and then five.
On Tuesday nights, contestants will perform individually. The home audience will then vote weekly for their favorite contestant. Results of the vote will be revealed during Wednesday night's show.
For the McGraths, the news that Kara could sing was a surprise. The couple first heard Kara's talent in March during her bat mitzvah and her twin brother David's bar mitzvah.
"She sang a song in Hebrew," Sylvia said. "Afterwards, I went up to her and told her I never knew she could sing."
"Kara's multi-talented," Dick added.
Sylvia said Kara's mother learned about "American Juniors" when Kara came to her with all the information. Joyce didn't want to feel guilty about not giving her daughter a chance to pursue her dream, so she made plans to fly the family to Chattanooga.
"They couldn't get a spot in Los Angeles," Sylvia said. "But they were able to get one there."
Dick said he told his daughter to warn Kara not to not get her hopes up because she probably wouldn't win.
"There were 2,000 kids in that competition," he said.
Joyce called with surprising news a few days later.
"Kara had made the first cut," Dick said.
Judges had whittled the competition to 90 children and brought them all to Los Angeles for more auditions. Soon there were the top 20 finalists and Kara was among them.
Sylvia said she's excited about tonight's performance.
"She's never had a voice lesson. Her mom said she would sing in her bedroom all the time," her grandmother said.
Dick said no matter what happens tonight, he knows Kara will succeed at whatever she decides to do.
"Kara was born to be a star," the proud grandfather said. "Nothing can hold her back"
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On the Net:
Fox Broadcasting Company: www.fox.com
American Juniors: www.americanjuniors.com
Tonight at 8, the rest of America will get a chance to see what these two Bandon residents already know for a fact. Kara will be one of 10 children ages 6 to 13 performing on the Fox Broadcasting Company's "American Juniors." The show's premise is to find the best performers in the nation between the ages of 6-13.
Kara, who lives in Camarillo, Calif., made the top-20 cut after producers held talent searches in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and Chattanooga, Tenn. Performers were evaluated on singing and dancing abilities. Competitors will be evaluated by viewers at home and whittled down to 10 finalists and then five.
On Tuesday nights, contestants will perform individually. The home audience will then vote weekly for their favorite contestant. Results of the vote will be revealed during Wednesday night's show.
For the McGraths, the news that Kara could sing was a surprise. The couple first heard Kara's talent in March during her bat mitzvah and her twin brother David's bar mitzvah.
"She sang a song in Hebrew," Sylvia said. "Afterwards, I went up to her and told her I never knew she could sing."
"Kara's multi-talented," Dick added.
Sylvia said Kara's mother learned about "American Juniors" when Kara came to her with all the information. Joyce didn't want to feel guilty about not giving her daughter a chance to pursue her dream, so she made plans to fly the family to Chattanooga.
"They couldn't get a spot in Los Angeles," Sylvia said. "But they were able to get one there."
Dick said he told his daughter to warn Kara not to not get her hopes up because she probably wouldn't win.
"There were 2,000 kids in that competition," he said.
Joyce called with surprising news a few days later.
"Kara had made the first cut," Dick said.
Judges had whittled the competition to 90 children and brought them all to Los Angeles for more auditions. Soon there were the top 20 finalists and Kara was among them.
Sylvia said she's excited about tonight's performance.
"She's never had a voice lesson. Her mom said she would sing in her bedroom all the time," her grandmother said.
Dick said no matter what happens tonight, he knows Kara will succeed at whatever she decides to do.
"Kara was born to be a star," the proud grandfather said. "Nothing can hold her back"
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On the Net:
Fox Broadcasting Company: www.fox.com
American Juniors: www.americanjuniors.com
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