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The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has announced Smokey Robinson will be the celebrity judge for this year’s sing-off competition at Highmark First Night Pittsburgh.
The sing-off competition is for kids in grades 6-12, and contestants enter by submitting Youtube videos of themselves singing one song written by Smokey Robinson, and one other song of their choice.
So, let’s get this straight: You are a kid. You sing a song written by Smokey. Smokey himself watches a video of you singing this song, and judges you. If you’re really good, you get a slot singing at First Night. (To be fair, how can you really know that it’s Smokey watching you? If I were you, I’d demand a video of Smokey watching a video of you singing. But that’s just me.)
To enter, submit your videos here before the end of the day Dec. 12. Good luck!
This article appears in Nov 19-25, 2014.

