The line-up for Ultra Violet Live has been released
Excited yet?
The lineup for UltraViolet Live has been released, and it’s looking pretty fantastic. UVL is the final round of NYU’s annual talent competition.
The contestants are decided in preliminary rounds by the residence halls, NYU Shanghai, NYU Abu Dhabi, the Inter-Greek Council, and the Commuter Student Council.
First, second, and third place will be receiving cash prizes.
- The full contestant list is as follows:
- Kate Yeager – Original Song – Greenwich
- Michael Jide – Rapper – Brooklyn
- Ying Cao – Poi Performance – Weinstein
- Christen Dekie – Cover Song – Palladium
- Donna Gary – Spoken Word – Rubin
- Sanjana Ghosh – Cover Song – IGC
- Karishma Bhagani – Classical Indian Dance – Goddard
- Nick Cosaboom – Conga Solo Piece – Hayden
- Keira Simons – Original Song – NYU Abu Dhabi
- Jon Kwok – Light Painting – Commuters
- Olga Verlato – Original Song – Grad Halls
- David Merkle – Rapper – Brittany
- Kiki Shen – Cover Song – NYU Shanghai
- Issac Lopez – Cover Song – Third North
- Crystal Valentine – Spoken Word – Broome
Not only is the talent show-stopping, there’s also a brilliant panel of hosts. They include Nikki Blonsky, who starred in the 2007 film Hairspray as Tracy Turnblad, the flawless Selenis Leyva (Gloria Mendoza in Orange is the New Black) and the phenomenal Katya (Ru Paul’s Drag Race Season 7 contestant).
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