Fairmont singing group to compete on NBC show

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KETTERING — Fairmont High School a capella group Eleventh Hour will compete against nine other groups on NBC’s nationally televised competition “The Sing-Off,” to be broadcast in December.

The top group will win the grand prize — a Sony Music recording contract and $100,000. Music categorized as “a capella” features singing with no instrumental support.

The second-year show, hosted by recording artist and Cincinnati native Nick Lachey, will broadcast in two-hour episodes at 8 p.m. Dec. 6, 8, 13 and 15. The top three groups will compete in the live finale at 8 p.m. Dec. 20.

Eleventh Hour’s studio recordings have been featured on “Best of High School A Cappella” and have won two Contemporary A Cappella Recording Academy awards. The seven Fairmont students who make up the group are Anna Townsend, Emily Gatlin, Claire Keathley, Kendall Young, Colton Jones, Bobby Symes, Kurt Zimmerman.