Maidstone’s Harlem Calleja will be representing Australia with his singing skills on a global stage.
He is preparing his voice to compete against a number of competitors from countries across the world, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Greece and Singapore in the Karaoke World Championships’ 2022 Global Video Challenge.
Impressing the judges with his rendition of ‘Always Remember Us This Way’ from the 2018 film ‘A Star Is Born’, Mr Calleja will be competing at the international finals in Norway from Monday, August 8 until Saturday, August 13.
He said receiving the news he was the Australian finalist was “crazy”.
“I was expecting to have to go through another round,” Mr Calleja said.
He is starting to prepare his voice across a number of styles and learn a range of songs, with competitors not able to read the lyrics.
“It’s actually very competitive,” Mr Calleja said.
He is aiming to raise $9000 for the journey within the next two weeks, with a GoFundMe campaign at $1050 at the time of publication.
Details: www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-represent-australia-in-norway-this-august
Matthew Sims
