December 2, 2009 > Fremont's Got talent winners announced Fremont's Got talent winners announced Submitted By Rena Dein Photos By Courtesy of Rena Dein Winners and Finalists have been announced in the 2009 Fremont's Got Talent Contest sponsored by the City of Fremont Parks & Recreation Department and Fremont Youth Advisory Commission. Members of the Fremont Cultural Art Council and the Exchange Club of Fremont assisted with auditions held two weeks prior to the event and judging on the final night. The two organizations also sponsored the various prizes awarded at the Main Event held on November 13 at the Teen Center in Central Park for an overflowing crowd of well-wishers. The City of Fremont Youth Advisory Commissioners helped put on this event from promoting the competition, judging at the auditions and final show to running the snack bar, announcing acts, counting audience favorite category ballots - every aspect of the show. Youth Advisory Commissioners are junior high and high school students from around the city who care about their community: Eddie Nguyen, Chair, Manali Shah, Vice Chair, Nate Hirai, Anisha Babbar, Salil Babbar, Mirai Shah, Neha Pal, Sloka Gundala, Aditi Aggarwal, Alankrita Dayal, Aniruddha Dayal, Niveditha Puranikmath and Sabrina Merchant. 2009 Fremont's Got Talent Showcase Finalists. Classic Indian Dancer: Pavithra Nagarajan,; First Place, Demonstrated Enjoyment of Dance Award; Second Place, Audience Favorite (Solo) Dance (Jazz/Ballet): Taylor Duke Singers: Cristof Ronquillo, Jazmine Tabili, Kelsey Findlay, Kaylie Stewart, Amanda Corso, Priya Vijaykumar, Ciara Lunger Martial Arts: Shengle Zhou Cello: Karen Hsu Singer/Musician: Derek Chan Musician: Vivek Datta Band: Prove It (Graham and Ian Houts) Dancer: Raymond Stanley - Michael Jackson Impersonator Band: The Squeaks - Marc Messier, Lance Fernando, Lelan Fernando Bollywood Dancers: Akshay Aravindan, Rahul Swaminathan, Sneha Geethakrishnan, Surya Sundaresh, Rahul Bharadwaj, Sahana Bharadwaj, Kavin Arumugam, Pradeep Arumugam Indian Dancers: Shivalaya Group - Anupreet Singh, Praveena Motupalli, Sanchla Sehgal, Sanya Sehgal, Shubhangi Gulah, Anjali Kumari, Dinika Marwha, Hema Chopra Extra Recognition and prizes were awarded to: (Awards Sponsor: Exchange Club) Jazmine Tabili - Best Solo Artist Award Ciara Lunger - Outstanding Vocal Performance Award Shengle Zhou - Most Unique Act Award; Audience Favorite Award (Solo), Third Place Prove It - Most Original Act; Audience Favorite (Group), First Place; (Awards Sponsor: Fremont Cultural Arts Council) Cristof Ronquillo - Strongest Stage Presence Award Karen Hsu - Best Musical Performance Award Raymond Stanley - Dancer /Michael Jackson Impersonator - Audience Favorite -1st Place (Solo); Most Entertaining Act Award Kelsey Findlay - Audience Favorite Award (Solo), Second Place - tie The Squeaks - Audience Favorite (Group), Second Place, Best Group Performance Award, Best Overall Performance Award.