Mount A student an East Coast finalist for CMT's Karaoke Star

Mount Allison English student Jessica Parisien could be singing her way to the tune of $10,000 as CMT's Ultimate Karaoke Star!

Parisien is one of 10 East Coast finalists in the national contest and the country will vote this week whether she will continue on to the finals.

The Halifax-based East Coast competition featuring Parisien will air on Wednesday, Oct. 10, at midnight on CMT, with voting for the Halifax wildcard opening on Thursday, Oct. 11.

One finalist is chosen from each region and fans can text the name of their favourite singer (the "wildcard") after each show.

Watch on Wednesday or visit http://www.cmt.ca/shows/karaokestar/main.aspx for more information on how to vote.

Voting for the East Coast finalists begins at midnight on October 11. Facebook members can also join a group to support Jessica as CMT's next Karaoke Star but still need to text message their vote to CMT or visit the web site for official numbers.

Parisien, a fourth-year English student, is known for a lot more than her karaoke talents at Mount Allison.

She is also the news editor for the Argosy, Mount Allison's student newspaper and plans to continue her studies in journalism at the master's level at Carleton University next year.

Her involvement with CMT's Ultimate Karaoke Star, the first contest of this nature organized by the network, began this summer when she auditioned in Halifax.

Prior to being selected in the top 10 for the entire East Coast region, Parisien was also crowned champion of the Saint John's Next Country Star competition this summer.

Twelve finalists, two from each region, will be selected and announced on CMT on Oct. 17.

Viewers will be able to vote for their pick from Oct. 17-22.

If Parisien is one of the top two singers selected in the East Coast round, she'll head to Toronto on Oct. 24, where the top 12 from across the country will battle it out in a live two-hour finale that will see the 2007 CMT Ultimate Karaoke Star crowned!