Cote Deonath, Riley Jenkins and Emilio Santoro will be our featured artists for the 2025 Parkes Elvis Festival.
Cote Deonath is a world-renowned Elvis Presley tribute artist who's love for Elvis began at a young age when his grandmother introduced him to the music and style of the King of Rock and Roll.
At two years old, Cote began singing Elvis tunes, and his passion for performing only grew from there.
Cote has travelled the world over the years competing in Elvis tribute contests taking home the gold in numerous competitions and earning over 35 fan-favourite titles.
His incredible talent and dedication to his craft have made him a beloved figure among fans of Elvis and tribute artists alike with his dedication paying off in a big way in 2023 when he competed at Elvis Week.
This was Cote's seventh year in a row in the Ultimate Elvis Contest and captured the Ultimate Elvis title making him one of the number-one Elvis tribute artist in the world, as recognized by Graceland and Elvis Presley Enterprises.
Despite his many accomplishments, Cote remains humble and grateful for the opportunity to honor the legacy of Elvis through his music and performances.
He continues to inspire and entertain audiences around the world with his incredible talent and passion for the King of Rock and Roll.
Riley Jenkins is an award-winning Elvis Tribute Artist, who's love for music and for Elvis Presley also came at an early age of three years old when he heard 'The King' sing 'Blue Suede Shoes' for the first time.
At just 22 years of age, Riley is taking the tribute artist industry by storm with his tribute to the early Years of 'The Greatest Entertainer of all Time.'
Riley's accolades include being the 2019 Elvis FANtasy Fest Grand Champion, the 2021 Heart of the King Horizon Award, the 2023 Nashville Elvis Festival Grand Champion, and the 2024 Branson Elvis Festival Grand Champion.
Recently in August, Riley placed as one of the Top 5 Finalists of the 2024 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest held every year at Graceland in Memphis during Elvis Week.
Currently Riley is starring as Elvis in the Tony Award winning Broadway Musical 'Million Dollar Quartet' at The Shepherd of the Hills in Branson, Missouri.
With his charming looks, uncanny voice, charismatic moves and West Tennessee roots, Riley embodies the raw magnitude that Elvis had when he exploded onto the scene back in the 1950s.
Our third featured artist is none other than Emilio Santoro.
Emilio won the hugely coveted 2024 EPE Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Championship in August this year and has claimed every European Elvis tribute artist title there is.
He completed his 'clean sweep' of European title in 2022 when he was victorious in the European Elvis Championships in Birmingham UK.
In 2019, at just 19 years old, Emilio made his long-awaited USA debut in Elvis's hometown of Memphis during Elvis Week.
His 2019 Elvis Week experience culminated with the 'Images of the King' World Championship Non Pro Division where he triumphed.
Following on from this success, Emilio entered the Porthcawl contest and walked away as Grand Champion and then completed the 'hat-trick' in Blackpool at the 'Return to Memphis' contest in early November.
In 2020 Emilio produced his first two albums followed by his third in 2021.
These three featured artists are sure to have you singing and dancing at their featured concerts at the Parkes leagues Club every night.
Featured concerts include:
Wednesday, January 8- Let's have a Party featuring Cote Deonath, Riley Jenkins and Emilio Santoro
Thursday, January 9- From Memphis to Parkes featuring Cote Deonath and Riley Jenkins (two shows)
Friday, January 10- All Out 50s featuring Riley Jenkins and Emilio Santoro (two shows)
Saturday, January 11- Nothing but 70s featuring Cote Deonath and Emilio Santoro (two shows)
Sunday, January 12- Intimate and Rare featuring Cote Deonath, Riley Jenkins and Emilio Santoro
We can't wait to be rocking and rolling with these talented artists next year.