Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Spotlight talent

Jason · October 30, 2004

MIAMI, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The premium cruise line that "treats guests famously" just might make one of its guests famous. Celebrity Cruises is sponsoring Celebrity Spotlight, a national talent competition in which aspiring singers enter to win a chance to record the official version of "Fueled by Moonlight Dust," the line's new theme song, which was inspired and written by its President and COO Jack Williams, with songwriters Tom Gross and Aaron Barker.

The Celebrity Spotlight competition will run from November 1, 2004 through January 7, 2005, and is open to four categories of entrants: (1) all guests sailing with Celebrity during that period, (2) Captains Club members, (3) travel agents, and (4) employees of Celebrity Cruises and sister brand, Royal Caribbean International.

Entrants will sing a song of their choice, as well as their own rendition of Williams' "Fueled by Moonlight Dust." A panel of music industry experts will select three finalists from each of the four groups and fly them to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for the final event onboard the cruise line's Summit, February 18, 2005, followed by a gala celebration at a local venue.

During the final event, a panel of celebrity judges will listen to the 12 finalists and vote for their favorite. The grand prize winner will receive $10,000, a Celebrity cruise for two, and the opportunity to record the official version of the theme song. Three runners-up (one from each category) also will receive a Celebrity cruise for two. For more information on the contest and to obtain the song lyrics, visit the Celebrity Web site at http://www.celebrity.com/songcontest .