Drey Skonie wowed judges with an emotive, showstopping performance of the Miracles’ “Ooo Baby Baby” to win the “Amplify: The Sound of Detroit” competition Wednesday night.
The 37-year-old Detroit singer was crowned champ to close out a 2½-hour show for a full house at the Gem Theatre as the Motown Museum staged the fifth edition of its annual singing contest.
Skonie, sporting a sharp vintage look to go with dynamic vocals and dramatic stage moves, topped a field of 10 Michigan contestants performing songs from the Motown catalog. Wednesday capped a months-long journey for the singers, who underwent an artist-development program in the mode of Motown’s classic system.
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Robin Terry, Chairwoman and CEO of Motown Museum, Drey Skonie, the Amplify Artist of the Year, Tristan Andrews, Hitsville NEXT Program Manger, and host of Amplify Doug E. Fresh.
Detroit Free Press