A South Delta boy is hoping to rally support to advance in a provincial singing competition. Twelve-year-old Connor Nelson is one of 25 semi-finalists in the Valley Voices Vocal Competition and needs votes this weekend to help push him into the finals.
Nelson has become a force to be reckoned with on the stage, winning the junior category at this year's Delta Idol competition. He also placed second at the B.C. Junior Talent Search at the Cloverdale Rodeo earlier this month, is a finalist at the Youth Talent Search taking place later this year and has been asked to perform a 30-minute set at the Laura Szendrei Walk Run Roll event on Sunday.
To advance to the final round of the Valley Voices Vocal Competition, contestants had to submit a video of themselves singing a cappella. The 15 videos with the most "likes" on the competition's Facebook page will go on to the final round.
Voting starts today and closes on Monday.
Mom Brenda Nelson said her son started singing early in life and began taking vocal training at seven.
"Over the last year, there's been a huge difference," she said.
To see, and vote for, Nelson's video rendition of Warrior by Demi Lovato, visit www.facebook.com/ValleyVoicesVocalCompetition. There is also a link to the video on Nelson's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Connor.Nelson.5648.
