Choosing America's Next Superstar by Jeff Erno

Author:Jeff Erno [Erno, Jeff]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Contemporary
ISBN: 9781613727591
Google: Qc5r7jEH14UC
Amazon: B009ANC11Y
Barnesnoble: B009ANC11Y
Goodreads: 15870539
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2012-09-13T04:00:00+00:00

THE foursome spent their afternoon together, celebrating their victory, but they each were aware that their euphoria would be short-lived. That evening they’d be meeting with voice coaches, starting to prepare for their final performance before the last major elimination. The upcoming round would be far more formal than what they’d been through previously. They would go through all of the preparation any artist performing on television would normally endure. Hair. Makeup. Wardrobe. They’d have full musical accompaniment and a stage backdrop that was customized to their song. The one hundred remaining contestants would plan their performances this evening and then have only one day to rehearse.

So after a late lunch and some window-shopping, the group of four headed back to the hotel conference room. There were fifteen voice coaches, each assigned roughly seven contestants to advise. Corey discovered that his coach was none other than the notorious Stella Burbank. America’s Next Superstar often ran segments where she was featured, and it was obvious that she was brutal and demanding. Corey held the handout in his hand and turned to Jimmy.

“Oh my God, I’ve got Stella,” he moaned.

“She’s supposed to be the best,” Jimmy said. “You’re lucky.”

“I’ve seen her on TV, and she seems so mean….”

“Who you calling mean, boy?” Corey spun around to face the voice behind him. His mouth dropped open when he realized it was Stella herself.

“Uh… uh….”

“Well, I see my reputation precedes me,” she said, laughing. “And which one of America’s Next Superstars might you be, young man?”

Corey gulped nervously. “Eh, I’m Corey Dunham, ma’am. I’m… uh… sorry about what I said. I meant no disrespect.”

“Don’t ever apologize for speaking the truth. What you said was true. I am supposed to be mean. That’s what they say about me, anyway, but that’s because they don’t know me. They don’t know what it is that makes me tick.

“I believe my job is to create winners. Sometimes it’s pretty damn easy. In fact, when you get to this stage of the game, most of the contestants I work with are very talented. It’s not difficult to produce results when you have raw talent to work with. The challenge comes in because all these other coaches are also blessed with talented pupils. Baby, the competition is fierce.

“My job is to push you, to help you achieve your maximum potential. If some folks wanna call that ‘mean’, that’s their business. In my opinion, I’m just doing my job.”

Corey stared at her, afraid to speak for fear she was not quite done with her lecture. “Yes, ma’am,” he squeaked.

“So, Mr. Corey Dunham, tell me about you. What makes Corey Dunham so damned special?”

Corey was about to open his mouth and tell Stella about how he’d always dreamed of being a singer, how he’d known from an early age that singing was his passion, but then he remembered the advice that Jeremy had given him back in Detroit. That was everyone’s story. Every single person in the competition had the same dream and the same passion.

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