Rising Star Quartet Contest

Contest Entry opens Monday, February 6, 2023.
Are you ready? There's only 15 slots available so get your entry in early! Online entry and the printable entry form will be waiting for you on February 6, 2023.

Contest Admissions
Completed entry form and the $125 USD entry fee must be received by the Competition Department at Sweet Adelines International Headquarters by June 5, 2023.

• Entry fees are non-refundable.
• Entry forms accompanied with payment will be accepted in the order they are received.

Contest Regulations
The Rising Star Quartet Contest is for women ages 25 and under.

• Quartet personnel do not have to members of Sweet Adelines International.
• There are no qualifiers to compete in the contest.
• The highest scoring quartet, whose average age is 16 or under, will win the Stars to Watch Achievement Award.

When and Where!
The Rising Star Quartet Contest will take place at the Eisemann Center for Performing Arts on Friday, July 14, 2023.

Eisemann Center for Performing Arts
2351 Performance Dr. Richardson, TX 75082

Photo Copyright: Charles D. Smith, Eisemann Center for Performing Arts

Sweet Adelines Rising Star Quartet Contest will be held in conjunction with The Coronet Club's Queens' College. Event Registrations for Queens' College are sold strictly through The Coronet Club. Find details on The Coronet Club website, www.coronetclub.org.

Rising Star Quartet Contest attendee registration will be organized through Sweet Adelines International. Details will be released closer to contest.

Places to Stay

Renaissance Dallas Richardson Hotel
900 E Lookout Dr., Richardson, TX 75082
Phone: 1-972-367-2000

Hampton Inn & Suites Dallas/Richardson
2250 N. Glenville Drive, Richardson, TX 75082
Phone: 1-972-231-9800

Sonesta ES Suites Dallas Richardson
1040 Waterwood Dr, Richardson, TX, 75082
Phone: 1-972-669-5888

Element Dallas Richardson
2205 N Glenville Dr, Richardson, TX 75082
Phone: 1-972-833-4974

2022 Rising Star Quartet Contest Results & Performances

Congratulations to The Valkyries, 2022 Rising Star Quartet Champions! (Pictured above)

Check out the contest recap:

Shining Bright Since 1999

Founded in 1999, the Rising Star Quartet Contest is open to women ages 25 and younger. Singers don’t need to be members of Sweet Adelines International to compete.

Some great quartet singers got their competitive start at the Rising Star Quartet Contest. For example, Rising Star champion quartets LoveNotes (2005, as UnderAge), ClassRing (2014) and The Ladies (2016) went on to become Sweet Adelines International champion quartets (2014, 2019, and 2023, respectively). Hot Pursuit (2018) went on to become Harmony, Inc. 2019 Quartet Champions.

But Rising Star isn’t only about winning. It’s about the joy of singing barbershop with other young singers, the thrill of performing on stage, and most of all, the friendships and memories.