CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
WE'RE GOING TO SEND IT OVER
TO JASON.
>> Jason:ER THAT THE LOCAL 4
IS YOUR HOME FOR THE FORD
FIREWORKS MONDAY NIGHT
BEGINNING AT 7:00.
THAT MEANS THE ANNUAL
SUPERSINGER COMPETITION.
THESE ARE YOUR FOUR
FINALISTS.
>> SHERRY GRACE, BYRON AND
BRIANNA.
YOU.
LET'S HOLD UP THE
MICROPHONE.
>> YES.
YOU WERE TELLING ME HOW MUCH
YOU LOVE LEBANESE FOOD.
YOU WERE GIVING A SHOUTOUT
TO YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANT.
>> YES, THE KEBOB INN
TELEGRAPH AND -- YOUR HIDDEN
LIKE WHAT?
>> ACTUALLY MY FIRST PIECE
OF CLOTHING THAT I SOLD WAS
LIKE A JACKET FROM A BED
SHEET, ACTUALLY BECAUSE I
DIDN'T HAVE FABRIC.
YEAH, I USED A BED SHEET.
YOU EXCITED ABOUT MONDAY?
>> YES, I'M SO EXCITED.
>> YES.
>> ALL RIGHT.
DOWN TO GRACELY WHO IS FROM
GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
>> HELLO, GOOD MORNING WHAT
IS YOUR INSPIRATION WHEN
YOU'RE ON STAGE PERFORMING?
>> I DON'T KNOW LIKE WHAT DO
I SING FOR?
>> WHAT GETS YOU INTO THE
THE AUDIENCE?
>> I GUESS THE SONG I'M
SINGING I LIKE TO TRY TO
CONNECT IT TO.
I REALLY LOVE BEING OUT
THERE.
MOMENT.
>> HER PREPERFORMANCE MEAL
WHEN YOU LOOK AT HER SINGING
WELL, IN IT I WAS GOING TO
SAY ON STAGE, PERFORMING,
THERE YOU LIKE HOT CHEETOS
AND SUSHI NOT.
>> TOGETHER JUST TWO
DIFFERENT THINGS.
>> CHEETOS AND SUSHI.
VERY INTERESTING.
NEXT IN LINE IS BYRON, OF
WEST BLOOMFIELD.
AND YOU HAVE SORT OF TOM
JONES THING GOING ON.
LIKE IT'S NOT UNUSUAL OR
LOVE ME TONIGHT.
SO HOW DID YOU GET INTO THE
WHOLE SINGING THING?
>> TWO TO FIVE YEARS OF AGE
JUST LISTENING TO MY MOM
SINGING IN THE CAR I WAS
INTRIGUED BY THE SOUND I
KNEW I WANTED TO TRY
SOMETHING LIKE THAT MYSELF
ONE DAY AND BY AGE 7 I WAS
SINGING IN FRONT.
OF FAMILY FUNCTIONS JUST
KIND CARRIED THROUGH HIGH
SCHOOL.
DID SOME PRESENTATIONS SOME
SHOWS.
I PUT TOGETHER A HIGH SCHOOL
BAND I JUST NEVER STOPPED.
NEVER STOPPED SINGING.
NOW I'M THE SINGING TOM
JONES ALL THIS TOM DIAMOND
IN THE LEGACY SHOW.
YOU HAVE A LITTLE VEHICLE
HERE IN THE IDES OF MARCH.
>> WEIRD THIS JUST CAME UP
ON MY iPOD ON SHUFFLE.
I SWEAR ON MY WAY INTO WORK.
FINALLY BRIANNA THERE ON THE
END GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
SO I HEAR THAT YOU CAN ALSO
RAP.
>> A LITTLE BIT.
I CHALLENGED HER TO SHE SAID
NO, I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT
THIS MORNING TELL US ABOUT
YOURSELF?
>> MY PASSION IS SINGING.
MY MOM STARTED A BAND AND
COMES FROM SINGING SO THIS
IS WHY I SING.
AND JUST YOU KNOW, DO MY
THING.
AGE.
YOU HAVE A LONG SUCCESSFUL
FUTURE AHEAD OF YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
IF YOU KEEP UP WITH THE
RAMEN NOODLES I HAPPEN TO
NOTICE IN MY NOTES HERE THAT
AND HOT SAUCE.
>> YESHS I DO.
I LOVE IT.
WE HAVE SUSHI AND HOT
CHEETOS AND RAMEN NOODLES
LEBANESE FOOD, ITALIAN FOOD.
ALL THE WAY.
EXCELLENT.
LET'S PASS THE MIC OFF RIGHT
BACK DOWN HERE TO CHERRI DO
WE HAVE SOME VIDEO OF HER
PERFORMING IN STUDIO B.
THAT'S COMING UP.
WHO WOULD YOU SAY YOUR
FAVORITE ARTIST IS?
>> OH, THAT'S A TOUGH ONE.
I REALLY DON'T HAVE A
FAVORITE ARTIST.
I LIKE A LOT OF DIFFERENT
ARTISTS.
I LOVE BEYONCE, I LOVE
RIHANNA
HOUSTON, MARIAH CAREY.
PEOPLE EVEN NICKI MINAJ.
GOOD ARTISTS OUT NOW.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> WELL, YOU FOUR ARE GOING
TO BE PERFORMING ON A
BUTTERFLIES OR BRINGING IT
ABOUT IT.
>> A LITTLE BIT OF
BUTTERFLIES.
>> A LITTLE BIT, YEAH.
>> NERVOUS ENERGY.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU.
THIS MORNING.
BREAK A LEG AS THEY SAY.
LET'S GO BACK OVER TO CHUCK
AND TAT
>> Chuck: IT'S ALWAYS GREAT
TO SEE YOU.
AND I HAVE THESE
APPOINTMENTS I WAKE UP AND
SAY OH, FIREWORKS, GOOD TO
SEE YOU AS ALWAYS.
>> GREAT TO SIGH.
WE'RE SO EXCITED.
STEPPING IN AGAIN.
THIS IS SO GOOD FOR THE CITY
OF DETROIT AND THE PEOPLE IN
THE REGION.
>> THESE ARE SOME OF THE
HIGHLIGHTS.
CAN I DO THAT?
ARE YOU SURE?
>> TELL EVERYBODY.
>> WELL, I TELL YOU WHEN WE
JANUARY.
KIND OF A UNIQUE PET PROJECT
SO WE THEN TURN THE MUSIC
OVER TO SAM THEN THE
CHOREOGRAPHY TAKES PLACE AND
THEY REALLY SET IT TO THE
MUSIC.
>> Chuck: THAT'S
COMPUTERIZED.
IN FACT, IT'S BEING LOADED
UP AS WE SPEAK RIGHT NOW
THERE'S WIRES CONNECTED,
THERE'S THREE BARGES THERE'S
11,000 DIFFERENT FIREWORKS
THAT ARE GOING TO GO OFF ON
MONDAY NIGHT.
ONLY 11,000.
>> Tati: ONLY 11,000.
CANADIAN.
[LAUGHTER]
THAT'S GOOD.
SO HOW MANY YEARS NOW.
>> I'VE MISSED HIM.
>> Chuck: IT'S THE SAME
JOKES.
I SAID THAT LAST YEAR.
SO HOW MANY YEARS NOW FOR
THE FIREWORKS?
>> 58 YEARS NOW ON THE
DETROIT RIVER.
IT'S SO EXCITING.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE YOU
KNOW REAL JEWELS IN THE CITY
OF DETROIT.
FOR PEOPLE TO COME DOWN AND
I MENTION SOME OF THE NEW
THINGS HAPPENING.
THE FIRST 1,000 CARS TO
ENTER BELLE ISLE THIS YEAR
STARTING AT 2:00.
FORD IS GIVING THEM A YEAR
LONG PASS FOR THE STATE
PARKS THROUGHOUT MICHIGAN.
THEY WILL START LINING UP AT
2:00.
FORD IS INVOLVED WITH THE
RIVERFRONT CONSERVANCY WITH
THE STUDENTS AND THE PARADE
COMPANY IS PUTTING ON THIS
SHOW, AND PUTTING ON A PARTY
TO HELP FUND IT AND WORKING
AMAZING.
MAYOR DUGGAN AND HIS TEAM
AND CHIEF CRAIG EVERYBODY.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU IT HAS
BEEN JUST AMAZING.
IT REALLY HAS.
HEAR.
WE HEAR THE STUFF THAT'S ON
ATTENTION.
BUT WHEN YOU GO BEHIND THE
ZRONCE KNOW THAT THE CITY IS
>> AMAZING.
EVERYONE IS SO IN TUNE.
EVERYBODY WANTS THIS TO BE
THE SAFEST, GREATEST NIGHT
IN THE CITY.
IT'S A BIG PARTY IN THE CITY.
>> Chuck: ONE MORE SNEAKY
THING I CAN ASK YOU.
ONE PARTICULAR FIRE WORK?
>> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH YOU HAVE
TO LOOK FOR IT IT'S CALLED
THE GHOST SHELL.
SO I REALLY CAN'T TALK ABOUT
IT IT'S A GHOST.
>> Chuck: WE'LL SEE YOU OUT
THERE MONDAY NIGHT.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
IF YOU CAN'T COME DOWNTOWN
FOR THE BIG SHOW YOU CAN
ENJOY WATCHING THE
SUPERSINGERS CONTEST.
THE FIREWORKS AND A WHOLE
LOT MORE BECAUSE LOCAL 4 IS
BRINGING YOU SPECIAL LIVE
EXCITEMENT THIS MONDAY JUNE