Brittany Conine is a 19 year-old student who attends the University of Central Arkansas and has been singing since she could open her mouth. At age 3, Brittany knew all of the songs from the Wizard of Oz and performed them regularly for her family. Some of Brittany’s credits are as follows: |
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| November 2008 | Wildhorse Saloon - Regional Competition for the Colgate Country Showdown. |
October 2008 |
Arkansas State Fair - Wendy's ColgateCountryShowdown StateFinals- Winner for Arkansas |
| July 2008 | Recording New Material in Nashville, TN.
Opening for Neal McCoy at the Stand Up For America Concert on July 5, Nashville AR. Top 20 with "Billy's Got His Beer Goggles on." |
| June 2008 | Portfest, Newport AR - Colgate Country Showdown 2nd place.
Attended Trace Adkins #1 Party Nashville, TN. Nashville, AR - Colgate Country Showdown 1st Place |
| May 2008 | 103.7 Buzz Bar-B-Que to benefit North Little Rock Firefighters. Riverfest, Little Rock AR. Both Saturday and Sunday Performances. Good Morning Arkansas (GMA) |
| April 2008 | Family Fest, Maumelle AR. |
| October 2007 | Arkansas State Fair ( Wendy's Main Stage) - Colgate Country Showdown State Finals |
| June 2007 | Arkadelphia, AR – Colgate Country Showdown 1st place
Portfest, Newport AR – Colgate Country Showdown 2nd place |
| May 2007 | Riverfest, Little Rock, AR
KABZ 103.7 the BUZZ, airtime and singing promo |
| October 2006 | Arkansas State Fair (Smirnoff Ice Stage) – Colgate Country Showdown State Finals |
| August 2006 | Wynne, AR – Colgate Country Showdown 1st place
Loretta Lynn Ranch, Talent Search Finals, Nashville TN, Top 6 |
| July 2006 | Loretta Lynn Ranch, Talent Search, Nashville TN, Top 10 finalist
Stuttgart, AR – Colgate Country Showdown Morrilton, AR – Colgate Country Showdown 3rd place Fourth in the Forest, Jonesboro AR – Colgate Country Showdown |
| June 2006 | Portfest, Newport AR- Colgate Country Showdown
KENA, Mena AR – Colgate Country Showdown 2nd place KYXK, Arkadelphia AR – Colgate Country Showdown 3rd place KTLO, Mountain Home AR – Colgate Country Showdown |
| May 2006 | Riverfest, Little Rock AR
KTHV Channel 11 Morning Show |
| October 2005 | Arkansas State Fair (Smirnoff Ice Stage) – Colgate Country Showdown State Finals |
| July 2005 | KCXY, Camden AR - Colgate Country Showdown 1st place Fourth in the Forest, Jonesboro AR– Colgate Country Showdown |
| June 2005 | KDQN, DeQueen AR- Colgate Country Showdown
Tractorfest, Crossett AR- Colgate Country Showdown Portfest, Newport AR – Colgate Country Showdown |
| Colgate Country Showdown is a nation-wide talent search for upcoming country artists.
Brittany also performed as a Shania Twain impersonator with The Legends Live On sponsored by the McMinn Talent Agency in North Little Rock from 2002 to 2005. Brittany performed at such locations and benefits as: |
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Sherwood Fest - October 2003 and 2004 Families are Special Inc, Benefit - July 2004 Little Rock Marathon - March 2004 and 2005 Arkansas Artistry – Layman Library, October 2004 Toys for Tots- November 2004 Miss Jacksonville Beauty Pageant- 2003 National Night Out-Sherwood, July 2004 |
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| Brittany also performed annually in the Little Rock Christian Academy Talent Showcase and occasionally at Little Rock Celebration Christian Fellowship and local coffee houses. If you are looking for amazing talent, you need to see and hear Brittany Conine. | |
Colgate Country Showdown displays local, regional talent
*First-place winner to compete for state title, cash prizes By Ronna Ross Pennington - contributing writer
Brittany Conine of Little Rock won first place in Clark County's Colgate Country Showdown in Arkadelphia on Saturday. Clark County Broadcasting sponsored the event at The Clubhouse in Arkadelphia.
Conine is the 18-year old daughter of Keith and Debbie Conine. With family who lives in Arkadelphia, she had a number of family members turn out for her performance in the Showdown - including her grandmother, who was celebrating a birthday on Saturday.
Conine will start college this fall at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway and will major in early childhood education in case her plans for a music career don't work out, she said.
Conine performed Faith Hill's "Like We Never Loved at All." As first-place winner of the Clark County Showdown, Conine won $100 cash and will move on to the next round of competition at the Arkansas State Fair. That winner will compete for a chance to win one of the five region titles this fall, leading to competition for the national title and $100,000 during a live television performance. Past Colgate Showdown contestants include Martina McBride, Brad Paisley, Garth Brooks, Sara Evans, and Leann Rimes.
First runner-up was Leigh Helms of Bigelow. Formerly of Arkadelphia, Helms now works as a 4-H coordinator. She sang "Coat of Many Colors" by Dolly Parton. Both Helms and Conine have competed in multiple Showdowns in the past. Conine placed third in Clark County's competition last year.
Katelyn Friday traveled to Arkadelphia from Horatio for the contest. The 14-year-old won second runner-up honors for her rendition of Loretta Lynn's "You Ain't Woman Enough to Take My Man."
Other contestants included Alli Hames of Arkadelphia, who sang "When God Fearing Women Get the Blues," 14-year-old Hillary Frisby of Gurdon singing, Girls Love Country Boys, "Karaoke Dude" Ross Patrick of Arkadelphia who sang David Alan Coe's "The Ride", 12-year-old Tyler Ogles of Paragould singing "Don't Make Me," Ray Wood of Magnolia with another Coe favorite, "You Don't Have To Call Me Darlin," and Christina Daniels of Gurdon singing Carrie Underwood's "Jesus, Take The Wheel."
KYXK 106.9 morning show host Sherry Kelly hosted the event at The Clubhouse, located at Turtle Pointe Golf Club in Arkadelphia. Clark County Broadcasting's Annette Jenning's served as contestant coordinator. Other staff members from the radio stations also assisted in the special event.
Now in it's 26th year, the Colgate Country Showdown finds the most promising country music talent in America.
Nearly $200,000 in cash and prizes is awarded to thousands of aspiring artists who compete each year.
PHOTOS BY RONNA ROSS PENNINGTON