2024 TUPELO ULTIMATE ELVIS TRIBUTE ARTIST COMPETITION
JUNE 7 & 8, 2024 | CADENCE BANK ARENA
DEADLINE TO REGISTER: FRIDAY, MARCH 31
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Get ready to rock and roll at this year’s 26th Annual Tupelo Elvis Festival! 🎸 Introducing our 30 contestants for the Tupelo Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Competition! This year’s competition will have representation from 5 countries and 12 states, proving to be one of our largest competitions to date!
Al Joslin (Texas)
Angel Zapata (Chile)
Austin Pugh (Tennessee)
Bobby Hollis (Alabama)
Christian Parson (Georgia)
David Allen (Texas)
Eric Schneider (Georgia)
Gabe Boeh (Missouri)
Joey Trites (North Carolina)
Jordan Poole (Georgia)
Joshua Pack (Illinois)
Landon Isabel (Tennessee)
Landon Sholar (Kentucky)
Liam Hewitt (Georgia)
Logan Ramey (Illinois)
Marion McGrath (Missouri)
Mario Kombou (UK)
Matt King (UK)
Matt Shank (Canada)
Morgan Voien (Norway)
Moses Snow (Texas)
Nick Armstrong (Tennessee)
Radney Pennington (Tennessee)
Randy Travis (Mississippi)
Rick Lenzi (Arizona)
Robert Hill (North Carolina)
Robert Washington (Maine)
Ryan Rose (Ohio)
Ted Torres (Florida)
Tyler Christopher (Ohio)
1st Place Winner:
$5,000 cash
Guitar from Tupelo Hardware
Statue Trophy from the Elvis Presley Birthplace
$1,000 certificate on a $2,500 suit from B&K Enterprises
Represent Tupelo at the 2025 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Competition
Lodging for 3 nights in Memphis for Elvis Week 2024
Lodging and Trip back to Tupelo prior to Elvis Week 2024
Commemorative Plaque on Library Size Bronze Statue of Elvis at age 13 (Replica of the life size statue at the Elvis Presley Birthplace)
Commermorative Brick placed at the Elvis Statue in Fairpark by Tupelo Elvis Presley Fan Club
Featured Performance at 2025 Tupelo Elvis Festival
2nd Place Winner:
$1,000 cash
$800 certificate on a $2,000 suit from B&K Enterprises
3rd Place Winner:
$500 cash
$500 certificate on a $1,200 suit from B&K Enterprises
You must be 18 years of age by June 8, 2024 to compete in Tupelo.
Rules and Guidelines from Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest will be followed.
EPE 2024 Rule 2 Preliminaries; If you have won another preliminary round you will NOT be allowed to compete in Tupelo.
We do not allow any medleys (example: American Trilogy) during our competition.
If your are not selected for the competition, your Entry Fee will be refunded.
*A full list of rules and guidelines may be found in the application available by clicking the button at the top of this page. If you have any questions, please contact the Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association office (662) 841-6598.
PAST TUPELO WINNERS
Since 2007, 8 of the 15 Ultimate titles have been claimed by Tupelo winners during the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest at Graceland during Elvis Week.
JESSE ARON
2023 Tupelo Winner
NICK PERKINS
2018 Tupelo Winner
BEN THOMPSON
2014 Tupelo Winner
KEVIN MILLS
2010 Tupelo Winner
BROOKE WRIGHT
2022 Tupelo Winner
COTE DEONATH
2017 Tupelo Winner
JAY DUPUIS
2013 Tupelo Winner
BILL CHERRY
2009 Tupelo Winner
ALEX MITCHELL
2021 Tupelo Winner
DOUG CHURCH
2016 Tupelo Winner
DAVID LEE
2012 Tupelo Winner
VICTOR TREVINO JR.
2008 Tupelo Winner
TAYLOR RODRIGUEZ
2019 Tupelo Winner
DIOGO LIGHT
2015 Tupelo Winner
CODY RAY SLAUGHTER
2011 Tupelo Winner
BRANDON BENNETT
2007 Tupelo Winner
ULTIMATE ELVIS TRIBUTE ARTIST CONTEST TUPELO REPRESENTATION (GRACELAND 2007 - 2022)
2023 - WINNER (Cote Deonath), Top 10
2022 - WINNER (Victor Trevino, Jr.), 2nd place, 3rd place
2021 - Top 10
2020 - Virtual Festival due to COVID-19 (no representation for Tupelo)
2019 - WINNER (Taylor Rodriguez), Top 5, Top 10
2018 - WINNER (Ben Thompson), 2nd place, 3rd place, Top 5
2017 - 3rd place
2016 - 2nd place, 3rd place, 2 in the Top 10
2015 - WINNER (David Lee), Top 10
2014 - WINNER (Jay Dupuis), 2nd place, 3rd place, Top 10
2013 - 3rd place
2012 - 2nd place, Top 5
2011 - WINNER (Cody Ray Slaughter), Top 10
2010 - 2nd place, Top 5
2009 - WINNER (Bill Cherry)
2008 - WINNER (Brandon Bennett)
2007 - Top 10