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Newlywed says ‘I do’ to chance at music stardom
ATLANTA – Here comes the bride … in the Georgia Lottery’s All Access Music Search. Newlywed Phillippia Williams, 40, is one of 12 finalists competing for a trip to record at the legendary Capitol Records Tower in Hollywood.
Auditions were held in Atlanta, Columbus, Macon and Savannah with three finalists in the categories of country, rock, pop/R&B and hip-hop/rap.
A fixture on the local music scene, Phillippia regularly performs at popular venues in the Atlanta area. She also has toured as a backup singer for artists like Gary “Lil G” Jenkins of Silk.
Married in October, the blushing bride says she expresses real feelings, putting everything she goes through in her music. Phillippia suffers from rheumatoid arthritis and is passionate about advancing research to fight it. She doesn’t let the disorder get her spirits down – or her voice.
Phillippia has lived in Atlanta 12 years. She was born and raised in Miami.
As a finalist, Phillippia performed during the halftime of the Nov. 28 Atlanta Falcons game at the Georgia Dome.
Country finalists are: Julie Gribble (Atlanta); Hannah Thomas (Covington); and Jessi Scott (LaGrange). Rock finalists are: Rusted Soul (Atlanta); theKey (Macon); and Three Quarter Ale (Atlanta). Pop/R&B finalists are: Xavier Lewis (Loganville); PHILLIPPIA (Lawrenceville); and Amber Bri Oliver (Columbus). Hip-Hop/Rap finalists are: KidSyc@Brandywine (Savannah); Young R (Juliette); and MADE IN ATLANTA (Atlanta).
One winner in each genre, determined, in part, by an online public poll, will head to Hollywood to record a track at the legendary Capitol Records Tower. In addition, finalists will be featured in a television special.
The Georgia Lottery’s All Access Music Search is held in conjunction with the instant game All Access, a music-themed game loaded with cash prizes up to $25,000, over 21 million music download prizes, and a second chance to win concert or event tickets and a VIP Los Angeles music experience trip of a lifetime.
For additional details and to vote for Phillippia, please visit www.galottery.com/musicsearch.
Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corp. has returned more than $12.1 billion to the state of Georgia for education. All Georgia Lottery profits go to pay for specific educational programs, including Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship Program and Georgia’s Pre-K Program. More than 1.25 million students have received HOPE, and more than 1 million 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program.
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