MARSHFIELD MAN COMPETES IN NATIONAL TALENT CONTEST
Friday, March 25th, 2005 -- 10:24 AM
A Marshfield man is again in the running to win a national talent contest. 29-year-old Jan Janssen is one of nine semi-finalists in the ?Ford Video Casting Call?, an on-line talent contest that Ford runs in association with Fox?s popular ?American Idol? TV show.If this sounds familiar, it should. Janssen actually beat hundreds of entries last year before losing in the final round of the competition.
This year, Janssen created a music video for the ?Earth Wind and Fire? song Shining Star.
"They give you three songs to pick from. They give you the background music and the lyrics. You do have to sing the song," Janssen explained.
While he finished runner-up last year, Janssen is hopeful he can win the contest this year. If he does, he?ll get some nice prizes, including: a new Ford Focus, a trip to L.A. to see the American Idol finale and a walk-on role in a video with the final two contestants.
The contest is based on on-line voting. Janssen is in the first of three semi-final rounds. He is competing against two other videos and voting ends on April 4th. He said he?d appreciate people logging on to [url=http://www.fordvehicles.com/americanidol]www.fordvehicles.com/americanidol[/url] and voting for his entry.
Janssen describes himself as an aspiring actor, screenwriter and filmmaker.
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