2008 Operation Rising Star
Joyce Dodson - USAG Schweinfurt, Germany
2008 Rising
Star Joyce Dodson from USAG
Schweinfurt
Germany was named the military’s top vocalist on stage at the Wallace
Theater,
Fort Belvoir. (Photo by Tim Hipps)
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1st Runner-up:
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2nd Runner-up:  SPC Cyril Powell Ft. Bragg, NC |
There is an internet rebroadcast of the reveal show.
The Semi-finalists
A panel of Army Entertainment
and Industry Professionals have viewed
all installation winner videos and scored them. These are the
2008 Operation Rising Star twelve semi-finalists: 
Fatima McElveen Ft. Campbell, KY |
 Amy Downing Ft. Carson, CO |
 SSG Darius Ramos USAG Brussels, Belgium |
 PFC Star Exum USAG Red Cloud, Korea |
 CPT April McDonald Camp Stryker, Iraq |
SPC Cyril Powell Ft. Bragg, NC |
 Jill Charles Ft. Hood, TX |
 SSG Victor Trinidad Ft. Lewis, WA |
 Joyce Dodson USAG Schweinfurt, Germany |
 Indirah Tirso Tori Station, Japan |
 SSgt Dirik Cole (USAF) Soto Cano, Honduras |
 CPT Lisa Kopczynski (ANG) Joint Base Balad, Iraq |
Congratulatons to all the local winners and our semi-finalists.
The Finalists
To determine the finalists, our twelve semi-finalists traveled to Fort Belvoir, VA, and competed on stage at the Wallace Theater. The 90 minute competition was broadcast on the Pentagon Channel November 12 at 1300 hours EST. The show can be seen rebroadcast online.These six finalists were chosen by the Judging panel.
The Winners
The six finalists performed a 90 second song (preselected by
contestants from an approved list) with a live band during a 60
minute live to satellite show on the Pentagon Channel
at 1300 hours EST. The viewing audience cast their vote via the internet to select the winner.
The winner was selected from a combination of judges votes and from online votes received from viewers.
There is an internet rebroadcast of the competition show
Meet the Judges:
2008 Sponsors:
