Shawn Klush

Shawn Klush is an Elvis tribute artist.

Early life

Shawn Klush was born in the town of Pittston, Pennsylvania. Shawn's love for music led him to begin imitating his musical idol, Elvis Presley. Shawn's father was a DJ, who often brought home Elvis records. From the age of 12, Shawn started depicting Elvis at parties etc. He started learning guitar and joined the local band Nightmoves.

Early career

He performed in the Poconos region followed by a tour of Canada where he entered and won the $5,000 prize in the “Worldwide Elvis Competition” in Montreal. This caught the attention of the award winning Las Vegas show "Legends in Concert" where in 2004 he starred as ‘Elvis’ in their Branson, Missouri production. He also alternated in their Las Vegas and Atlantic City show rooms. Each January he stars in the “Elvis Birthday Tribute Tour”, an Elvis show with Elvis’ own musicians, singers, and closest friends, in major venues in multiple cities.

Competitions

As well as winning the “Worldwide Elvis Competition” in Montreal mentioned earlier, on January 6 2005, just two days before Elvis’ 70th birthday, Shawn became grand champion at the $25,000 “World Elvis Tribute Artist Competition”. This year he received “The People's Choice Award” from Gibson Guitar in Nashville as “Best Concert Elvis”. Shawn was recently named the international champion of BBC1's World's Greatest Elvis competition in the United Kingdom. In August, Shawn was chosen by Graceland as the winner of Elvis Presley Enterprises’ first ever Ultimate Tribute Artist Contest in Memphis, Tennessee.

External links

* [http://www.shawnklush.net/ Shawn Klush Official Website]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=135877779 Shawn Klush Offical Myspace]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg3oanMp8YE Shawn Klush on Worlds Greatest Elvis]

References

* [http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2007-08-13-elvis-contest_N.htm "USA Today" article]