The first round of the 2012 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest was held this past weekend in Tweed, Canada. Matt Dowsett was the first Elvis tribute artist to qualify for Semifinals – Round One of the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest that will be held in Memphis during Elvis Week 2012, the 35th anniversary.The competition started Friday night with 31 Elvis Tribute Artists (ETAs) who started arriving at approximately 1 p.m. that afternoon from as far away as Florida.
Matt is proud to carry on Elvis’ legacy and feels that Elvis was a truly amazing and inspiration person and performer. He says he is truly humbled and in awe of this opportunity to represent Tweed at the 2012 contest.
There will never be another Elvis Presley, but we always like to bring the magic back and experience it again and again. And this is something our very own Matt Dowsett, from Belleville is very good at. We should be proud of him!