Rising Star Quartet Contest
Enter to Compete!
Rising Star Quartet Contest
The 2025 Rising Star Quartet Contest will be held at the Hyatt Regency Downtown hotel in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday, August 2.
• Completed Entry Forms accompanied with payment will be accepted in the order they are received.
• Quartets will be placed on a waiting list after the 15 competitor slots have been filled.
• The Rising Star Quartet Contest is for female quartets whose members are age 25 and under. You do not need to have previous participation in a Sweet Adelines contest to compete in Rising Star.
• All songs performed on a Sweet Adelines International stage are required to receive an admissibility rating via the Song Assessment Tool. Watch this video for more info!
• Competing quartets will receive additional information about this via email — be sure to provide an active email address in your Contest Entry Form!
Congratulations to Radiant, 2024 Rising Star Champion Quartet!
Tenor: Abbie Owens, Lead: Hannah Paschal, Baritone: Emma Paschal, Bass: Katie Vincent
Sweet Adelines Affiliation: Chapter-at-Large Region #9 and Toast of Tampa Show Chorus
Contest Results
First Place: Radiant
Second Place: Knock Knock!
Third Place: Counterpoint
Fourth Place: Sunshine Sisters
Fifth Place: Perpetual Sound
Stars to Watch Award: Interstellar
Congratulations to Cosmic, 2023 Rising Star Champion Quartet!
Tenor: Cheyenne Gonzalez
Lead: Holli Houtz
Baritone: Catrina Tulowiecki
Bass: Madison Padgett
Sweet Adelines Affiliation: Region 2 Border Lakes, 4 Harmony Heartland, and 10 Great Gulf Coast
The Rising Star Quartet Contest is open to women ages 25 and younger. Singers do not need to be members of Sweet Adelines International to compete. Some great quartets got their competitive start in the Rising Star Quartet Contest. 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.
Recognizing the Legacy of Connie Noble
Connie was a devoted Sweet Adeline for 50 years. She served as a coach, mentor, leader, and director, and to date remains the only individual to have the distinction of singing in four International Champion Quartets — 4th Edition (1972), High Society (1976), Savvy (1988), and Fanatix (2002). The family and friends of Connie Noble graciously donated the funds for the first, second, and third place awards of the Rising Star Quartet Contest.
For questions about the Rising Star Quartet Contest, contact competition@sweetadelines.com.
