And the SuperStar is...

The votes are in and we're excited to announce the winners of the first Cheng & Tsui SuperStar, our national karaoke contest for Japanese language students and teachers.

1st Place goes to Alex Yin of Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, CA, singing "Kizuna". 2nd Place goes to the Students of Whitney High School in Cerritos, CA, singing "Gouin ni Mai Yeah~". 1st Place goes to Tomoko Graham of Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, MA, singing "Soran-bushi". 2nd Place goes to Caleb Rennings of Lincoln High School in San Francisco, CA, singing "Yoru no Uta".

And the Winners Are:

In the Student Category:

1st Place goes to Alex Yin of Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, CA, singing "Kizuna".

2nd Place goes to the Students of Whitney High School in Cerritos, CA, singing "Gouin ni Mai Yeah~".

In the Teacher Category:

1st Place goes to Tomoko Graham of Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, MA, singing "Soran-bushi".

2nd Place goes to Caleb Rennings of Lincoln High School in San Francisco, CA, singing "Yoru no Uta".

First place superstars will walk away with a Nintendo Wii game console and the second place runners up will win an iPod 4GB Nano.

Thank you to all of our wonderful contestants, judges, and voters. You made this first contest a huge success. Stay tuned for our Chinese karaoke contest in Fall 2008 and of course our next Japanese contest in Spring 2009. And keep practicing because you could be our very next Cheng & Tsui SuperStar!