Beaudoin sings his way to a win in nationwide contest
Beaudoin sings his way to a win in nationwide contest
Receives $25,000 from Snickers
By Lucas Knowles
Editor
Mike Beaudoin is probably one of the only people from Scarborough who can say they have made appearances on the E! television and “Access Hollywood.”
Beaudoin made those television appearances after being named as the winner of the Snickers “Satisfaction Sing-Off Contest” and was awarded the $25,000 top prize.
The Snickers “Satisfaction Sing-Off Contest” invited entrants to write a song about the candy bar and make a video and upload it to the internet. Those interested put their videos up on YouTube, a Web site devoted to homemade videos. From those entries, 10 semifinalists were named. Beaudoin’s video made that cut. The top three finalists were determined by a vote of those logging on to YouTube. Beaudoin was one of the top three in the voting, so he earned a trip to Los Angeles to sing his song for a chance at $25,000.
The three finalists were given the chance to perform their songs at the House of Blues in front of a panel that included pop star Nick Lachey.
Beaudoin’s song, performed on a ukulele, is about a man who turns into a superhero after he starts munching on a Snickers bar. He sings about “crunchy caramel making him fly,” “creamy caramel helping him to read your mind,” “crunchy peanuts making him strong” and “creamy nougat helping him to save mankind.”
Beaudoin said when he was performing for judges at the House of Blues, his nerves were getting the best of him. He said he was expecting an audience, but instead saw a sea of reporters and video cameras instead.
“I was hoping to feed off the audience,” Beaudoin said. “I had played in bands in front of audiences before, but now I was in front of cameras and that made me nervous.”
After he performed his song, Beaudoin said he “felt like he had lost.” He was mistaken.
When Lachey announced the winner, it looked like he was going to name another finalist, but instead he announced that Beaudoin had won the $25,000.
Beaudoin is a recent graduate of the University of Massachusetts-Lowell with a degree in sound recording. Previously, he said that if he won the $25,000, he would save it and use it eventually to start his own production studio and maybe spend a little on himself. He said his plans about the money remain the same and being the winner of the contest has not changed him a bit.
“I’m the type of person where I treat it like I didn’t end up winning $25,000,” Beaudoin said.
In addition to his appearances on television, Beaudoin said he has also been featured in People magazine, Forbes magazine and in a few ukulele publications.
Receives $25,000 from Snickers
By Lucas Knowles
Editor
Mike Beaudoin is probably one of the only people from Scarborough who can say they have made appearances on the E! television and “Access Hollywood.”
Beaudoin made those television appearances after being named as the winner of the Snickers “Satisfaction Sing-Off Contest” and was awarded the $25,000 top prize.
The Snickers “Satisfaction Sing-Off Contest” invited entrants to write a song about the candy bar and make a video and upload it to the internet. Those interested put their videos up on YouTube, a Web site devoted to homemade videos. From those entries, 10 semifinalists were named. Beaudoin’s video made that cut. The top three finalists were determined by a vote of those logging on to YouTube. Beaudoin was one of the top three in the voting, so he earned a trip to Los Angeles to sing his song for a chance at $25,000.
The three finalists were given the chance to perform their songs at the House of Blues in front of a panel that included pop star Nick Lachey.
Beaudoin’s song, performed on a ukulele, is about a man who turns into a superhero after he starts munching on a Snickers bar. He sings about “crunchy caramel making him fly,” “creamy caramel helping him to read your mind,” “crunchy peanuts making him strong” and “creamy nougat helping him to save mankind.”
Beaudoin said when he was performing for judges at the House of Blues, his nerves were getting the best of him. He said he was expecting an audience, but instead saw a sea of reporters and video cameras instead.
“I was hoping to feed off the audience,” Beaudoin said. “I had played in bands in front of audiences before, but now I was in front of cameras and that made me nervous.”
After he performed his song, Beaudoin said he “felt like he had lost.” He was mistaken.
When Lachey announced the winner, it looked like he was going to name another finalist, but instead he announced that Beaudoin had won the $25,000.
Beaudoin is a recent graduate of the University of Massachusetts-Lowell with a degree in sound recording. Previously, he said that if he won the $25,000, he would save it and use it eventually to start his own production studio and maybe spend a little on himself. He said his plans about the money remain the same and being the winner of the contest has not changed him a bit.
“I’m the type of person where I treat it like I didn’t end up winning $25,000,” Beaudoin said.
In addition to his appearances on television, Beaudoin said he has also been featured in People magazine, Forbes magazine and in a few ukulele publications.
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