“Every time I do something for GX94 it rains,” was how Raymore’s Amy McDade began her set at the Star Search finals. When she won Star Search, it poured.
“Every single quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals I have done, it has rained, and it has been a shame but I’ve always gotten through it.”
McDade has been competing in Star Search for three years, and is grateful that she has had the opportunity to be a part of it.
“I’ve worked so hard to win something like this.”
There have been ups and downs in McDade’s Star Search experience, but she says that she is glad she didn’t get discouraged during the process and continued to try.
“It’s definitely been crushing sometimes when you don’t get your name called, but you have to have that determination and that motivation for something you have worked so hard for, you’ve got to keep coming back and you’ve got to keep trying your hardest because one day it will pay off, and this was my day and I’m so glad I worked so hard for this.”
She hopes that the other seven women who competed in this year’s Star Search finals keep singing, because she believes it was a strong crowd of singers and one filled with potential winners.
“I was with my friend the whole time, and was like “oh my gosh she’s amazing, she’s amazing, I’m not going to win.” Everyone’s just amazing and I want them all to come back next year, because they will all win sometime.”
One of the big parts of the Star Search prize is the chance to record original music and get radio play. She already has plans for the original songs she’s going to record, but she’s keeping her plans close to her chest, saying that she wants to make her original songs a surprise.
