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!

 

  1. Al Joslin (Texas)

  2. Angel Zapata (Chile)

  3. Austin Pugh (Tennessee)

  4. Bobby Hollis (Alabama)

  5. Christian Parson (Georgia)

  6. David Allen (Texas)

  7. Eric Schneider (Georgia)

  8. Gabe Boeh (Missouri)

  9. Joey Trites (North Carolina)

  10. Jordan Poole (Georgia)

  11. Joshua Pack (Illinois)

  12. Landon Isabel (Tennessee)

  13. Landon Sholar (Kentucky)

  14. Liam Hewitt (Georgia)

  15. Logan Ramey (Illinois)

  16. Marion McGrath (Missouri)

  17. Mario Kombou (UK)

  18. Matt King (UK)

  19. Matt Shank (Canada)

  20. Morgan Voien (Norway)

  21. Moses Snow (Texas)

  22. Nick Armstrong (Tennessee)

  23. Radney Pennington (Tennessee)

  24. Randy Travis (Mississippi)

  25. Rick Lenzi (Arizona)

  26. Robert Hill (North Carolina)

  27. Robert Washington (Maine)

  28. Ryan Rose (Ohio)

  29. Ted Torres (Florida)

  30. 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