Gets His Own Show on Nashville TV

Kitchener – Music City is fast becoming a second home to Kitchener’s teen recording artist, Alex Tintinalli. Already this year he’s been to Nashville three times and will be heading back again at the end of October. What initially started out as a trip to Nashville just to check out the music scene while on his March school break, has blossomed into him winning a competition, getting his own 30 minute TV special on the local Nashville cable TV channel and teaming up with a prominent Nashville songwriter.

During his first Nashville visit he played at numerous songwriters’ nights. During one of those night’s he was approached by the producer of the youth talent competition “15 Minutes of Fame Jr.” to come back during the summer to compete with other youth singers on one of the shows in the series, and of course Alex obliged.

At the end of June Tintinalli returned to compete and unanimously was voted by a panel of leading Nashville vocal coaches to move onto the finals on September 26th to compete against the winners from each of the other four shows for the top prize.

So on this past Saturday Alex and the four other contestants gave it their best and once again, Kitchener’s own Tintinalli received the judges’ top marks and was awarded his own 30 minute special on local Nashville cable TV. We’ll be back at the end of October to tape my own 30 minute show and the Christmas show while I will also be on”, says an enthusiastic Alex. “It was a great experience competing with other very talented youth from across the United States..”

Additionally, during Alex’s visits he was invited to do some writing with one of Nashville’s well-known writers, James Breedwell. So far they have penned two songs and will be pitching them to publishers in Nashville.

“It’s been other great year for Alex”, states his father and manager Leo. “He performed more than 100 shows already this year, placed 3rd among 67 other songwriters in the Cambridge Songwriting Competition in June, released his second CD and is working on 2 more recording projects. “He deserves all the success he’s received. He’s worked very hard at it and we’re proud of him.”

“This truly has been a dream year and I’m looking forward to the coming months” remarks Tintinalli eagerly.