Rules of the KONPA LIVE CRUISE TALENT 2024 Contest

 

ARTICLE 1 – CONTEST ORGANIZATION
DHIP EVENTS, headquartered at Résidence Horizon 2 Bat C, Route de Redoute, 97200 Fort-De-France, and ACP, headquartered at 118-130 avenue Jean Jaurès, 75169 Paris Cedex 19, are organizing a singing contest from March 13 to April 20, 2024, accessible free of charge to anyone over the age of 18, with no obligation to purchase. The contest is entitled “KONPA LIVE CRUISE TALENT“, in partnership with TRACE TV and COSTA Croisières. This operation is neither organized nor sponsored by Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft, or any third-party company.

ARTICLE 2 – GENERAL CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
This free contest is open to all individuals over the age of 18, who have at least a repertoire of 5 original tracks, Internet access and a valid e-mail address, and who reside in continental Europe (including England), with the exception of the staff of the organizing companies and their families, as well as any person who has been directly or indirectly involved in the preparation of the contest. The competition is governed by French law applicable to games and competitions. The organizing companies may ask any participant to provide proof of age, and may disqualify any participant who cannot provide proof of age. The organizing companies reserve the right to draw another winner if an initial winner is unable to provide sufficient proof of said majority. The mere fact of taking part in this competition implies pure and simple acceptance, without reservation, of the present rules as well as the General Conditions of Use (GCU) of our website www.dhipevents.com which can be consulted on the latter.

ARTICLE 3 – TERMS OF PARTICIPATION
This contest takes place exclusively on the www.dhipevents.com website on the dates indicated in Article 1.
In order to participate, it is imperative, from March 13 to April 10, 2024 midnight (Paris time):
– Subscribe to the KONPA LIVE CRUISE Instagram page.
– Fill in the entry form with a short presentation of the participant’s background.
– Provide an MP3 with his/her first and last name and e-mail via a file transfer site of his/her choice to concours-contest-klc.talent@dhipevents.com, or the link to a video (link to provide when filling in the form) in which the participant sings a composition from his/her repertoire. No vocal interpretation assisted by “VOCODEUR”, “AUTOTUNE” or AI (Artificial Intelligence) will be accepted.
Entries will be considered invalid if any of the 3 conditions are not met.
Only one entry per person or per duo is permitted on the same platform – same surname, same first name, same e-mail address – during the entire contest period.

ARTICLE 4 – DESIGNATION OF WINNERS
Participants will be selected on the basis of our conditions. 5 finalists will be presented to Internet users via the social networks of the organizing companies and TRACE. Voting will open on April 15 at midnight (Paris time) and close on April 19 at 11:59pm. The contestant who receives the most votes will be named Contest Winner and presented on the social networks of the organizing companies and partner TRACE, as well as on the www.dhipevents.com website on April 20, 2024.

ARTICLE 5 – PRIZES
The organizing companies reserve the right to verify the age of any winner before awarding the prize. The prize may under no circumstances be assigned or transferred to any person whatsoever, exchanged for its cash value or for any other prize, and will be followed by an “Engagement d’Artistes” contract with no remuneration other than that of the prize. In the event of force majeure, the organizing companies reserve the right to
to replace the prize won by a prize of equivalent nature and value.
The prize offered following the designation of the winner represents :
– A full-board cruise departing from Nice from November 9 to 14, 2024, to perform live aboard the COSTA FORTUNA.
– A “Showcase” (a promotional mini-concert) on stage on May 11 at the FOIRE DE PARIS with TRACE, official partner of the KONPA LIVE CRUISE.

ARTICLE 6 – IDENTIFICATION OF WINNERS AND ELIMINATION OF ENTRIES
Participants authorize verification of their identity. Non-compliance with the present rules, as well as any fraud or attempted cheating, regardless of the methods used, will result in the pure and simple elimination of the author’s participation.

ARTICLE 7 – PERFORMANCE OF PROGRAMS
The winner will perform according to the program and the instructions and directives of the organizers. The organizing companies reserve the right to choose a new winner if the latter refuses the conditions.

ARTICLE 8 – Jury
The pre-selection jury will be made up of show business and singing professionals. It will select the shortlisted candidates for the final vote by Internet users. The jury’s decisions will be final for the duration of the competition.

ARTICLE 9.
Registration for this competition implies full acceptance of the present rules.

ARTICLE 10.
The organizer reserves the right to cancel the present contest, if the number of candidates is insufficient or in case of force majeure.

ARTICLE 11 – RECORDING AND REPRODUCTION AUTHORIZATION
The winner authorizes, without compensation, the publication on the various social networks of the organizers, videos and photos taken of him/her during the various performances and, more generally, videos and photos of him/her that may be requested by the organizers for communication concerning the contest in question.
Names, brands, company names and e-mail addresses may be used for promotional purposes in any medium, without this reproduction giving entitlement to any remuneration or compensation other than the prize won.

ARTICLE 12 – PERSONAL DATA
Personal data collected in the context of participation in the contest are recorded and used by the organizers for the purposes of participation and the awarding of prizes.
Candidates’ contact details may be passed on to partners and professionals in connection with the competition.
In accordance with the French Data Protection Act of January 6, 1978, participants have the right to access, rectify or delete information concerning them. All requests should be sent by post to the address of Dhip Events.