Volvo Car Open searching for national anthem singers

Tournament hosting 6^th annual “Oh Say Can You Sing” contest

DANIEL ISLAND, SC – Do you have what it takes to belt out the National Anthem in front of thousands? Six lucky singers will have the opportunity to show off their vocal talent at the Volvo Car Open on April 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10.

For the sixth year, the Volvo Car Open, in partnership with Cumulus Radio, will collect online video submissions to narrow down the search for six all-star singers. Online auditions will run from March 7^th – March 18^th.

To be considered, singers must:

1. Record a video audition, no longer than two minutes in length.
2. Upload a public video to YouTube.
3. Visit any of the Cumulus radio stations websites – 95SX, NashFM96.9, 1250 WTMA, z93Jamz and Magic1073 and access the submission form
4. Provide the link to your YouTube video audition.

All entries must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. noon on Friday, March 18^th.

Ten finalists will be notified on Monday, March 21^st and each will move into the final round, to be determined by online voting. Online voting will begin at noon on Monday, March 21^st on all Cumulus radio station websites, concluding at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, March 28^th. The winners will be announced on-air Tuesday, March 29^th and their auditions will be posted to Cumulus Radio websites for online voting.

The six contestants receiving the highest number of votes will have the opportunity to sing the National Anthem during the Volvo Car Open.

Each winning singer will also receive four terrace level tickets to the Volvo Car Open on the day they are scheduled to sing.

The Volvo Car Open takes place April 2 – 10th, 2016 on beautiful Daniel Island. Tickets for the event can be purchased via the Volvo Car Open website or by calling 800-677-2293. For more information on the event, visit: http://www.volvocaropen.com

About the Volvo Car Open:

The Volvo Car Open is the largest women’s only tennis tournament in the world. The tournament receives four days of live broadcast domestically on ESPN2, and is viewed internationally in more than 165 countries, featuring more than 100 hours of live broadcast and more than 3,000 delayed global broadcast time, reaching 10+ million viewers worldwide. The event, formerly known as the Family Circle Cup, moved to Charleston in 2001 from Hilton Head Island and will celebrate its 44^th anniversary in 2016.