Julie wins!

The shameless blog plugs worked! Julie Moffitt, the former SoCal VoCals phenom, is now a "FameCast Fenom" and winner of a cool $10,000! She won first place in the Internet competition's Singer/Songwriter category, thanks to a furious rally in the final day of voting. (She was in third place as late as Wednesday evening; the polls closed at noon Thursday.) That rally is probably due mostly to Julie's own network of fans, but hey, you never know -- maybe it was support from the Irish Trojan crowd that pushed her over the top. :)

There's been no reaction yet on Julie's blog or her Facebook group -- probably because she's been busy celebrating, and deservedly so -- but I'm sure there will be eventually. Anyway, congrats, Julie!! (Hat tip: Mike.)

UPDATE: Julie -- who, incidentally, was also named the "Critics' Choice," as seen in this video -- just sent an e-mail to her fans titled "WE DID IT!!!" The full thing is reproduced after the jump, but here's the money quote:

Whether I had won or not, this has been a life-changing experience.  It’s like the VH1 "Best Week Ever" – I won $10,000, was chosen as an industry favorite in my genre, and I got a puppy!!  I’m really excited for next year – more touring, a new album (HOORAY!) and time to take advantage of all these new industry connections I’ve been making.  :)  My 10-year high school reunion is about a year and a half away…is that enough time to get a Top 10 single on the radio?

Like I said, the whole thing is after the jump.

P.S. By the way, Julie's 2006 debut album is available on iTunes. And one of its songs has already gotten a positive review in comments on this post!

P.P.S. I say "debut album," but of course, Julie is also prominently featured on the SoCal VoCals' best album to date IMHO, V3: Previously Unreleased, including in particular Track #12, "Total Eclipse of the Heart," her signature solo.

Here's Julie's e-mail:

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!

We did it!  You did it!  FameCast Fenom, $10,000 and the Critics’ Pick!  Holy crap!!

If you haven’t been to the FameCast site yet, you have to check it out.  The “behind the scenes” video that they made from Finals is awesome – it shows a little of everyone’s performance, highlights from the judges’ critique, and backstage interviews before and after the show (you can see my inexplicable wardrobe change, and my boyfriend putting away my guitar while I dig into a Tito’s Vodka & Tea).  You can also enjoy the way that the producers decided to use my songs as the background music for almost half of the video.  I guess they liked me. :)

I don’t know how to thank you enough for sticking with me through this whole crazy experience.  The emails and comments and phone calls I’ve been receiving from all of you for the past few months are probably enough to keep my ego up in the clouds for a year!!  :)

Seriously though, I’ve always been a very “Do-It-Yourself” kind of girl, from refusing to let the other kids help with group projects in Kindergarten to my current DIY Rockstar mode.  But I put it all out there this time, and you guys came through in ways I never thought possible.  Some of you spied on the competition (which was totally diabolical and I loved it!), some of you came through with long lists of promo ideas (which were taken advantage of to the fullest), and so many of you spread the word to anyone and everyone you could think of.  One guy recruited everyone on his Campus Activities Board, Student Groups Association, and theater department – something like 300 people in one day!! 

Whether I had won or not, this has been a life-changing experience.  It’s like the VH1 “Best Week Ever” – I won $10,000, was chosen as an industry favorite in my genre, and I got a puppy!!  I’m really excited for next year – more touring, a new album (HOORAY!) and time to take advantage of all these new industry connections I’ve been making.  :)  My 10-year high school reunion is about a year and a half away…is that enough time to get a Top 10 single on the radio?

I really hope that you’ll all come out to shows when I play in your area and introduce yourselves!  Just say, “I voted for you on FameCast,” and you’ll probably get a hug.  ☺  And in the meantime, thank you, thank you, thank you,thank you from the bottom of my toes. 

You’ve changed my life, truly.

Happy Holidays!!

Julie

Comments

[dcl]

You know my first thought when I saw that headline? They had the kid already?

Just bought her single "Stolen" on iTunes...really good.

You should get a commission.

Videos with sound that play automatically are Bad Things.

Oops... I'm sorry. I didn't realize it played automatically. I just moved it after the jump. Thanks for the heads up.

[Marty West]

That was actually not that good. It shows she can't play guitar because she is using a capo on a 12 string and plays nothing but barre chords...pretty weak.

Her voice is decent though. The lyrics leave a little to be desired.

[Mike]

Hey! Where's my hat tip? I left you a comment?a> about her win well before this post.

[Brendan Loy]

Quite right, Mike. I forgot to leave you a hat tip. I just added one. :)