Contacts:

Fusikaunanga Kupu

Marketing, Digicel Tonga

Mobile: +676 841 5019

Email: fusi.kupu@digicelgroup.com

AUDITIONS FOR DIGICEL STARS 2 IN THE ISLANDS!

Wednesday 27^th July 2011: :  Tonga’s bigger better singing competition is back louder than ever, thanks to the amazing support shown by people of The Kingdom of Tonga, in the Digicel Stars 2 village road show coming to an island near you.

Digicel Stars 2 team will be hosting the competition at the outer islands of Ha’apai, Vava’u and ‘Eua from the 18^th to the 28^th of July 2011. Registrations have been confirmed with people texting in to showcase their singing talents. 

The Digicel Star’s crew can barely contain their excitement at another chance to meet the fans on the street. The outer island auditions program has flourished with registrations increasing every day. The  road show starts with the team visiting villages announcing their arrival with a moving party and heaps of  giveaways.

Jack Bourke, Digicel (Tonga) Commercial Manager says “Season two promises to be bigger and better! We are excited with the registrations and we have over 1,000 auditions lined up. I can’t wait to discover this years Star!”

Digicel Stars 2 is receiving rave reviews and great support from the Kingdom of Tonga, with Tongans excited to watch the kingdoms diverse talent battle to become the next Digicel Star. Digicel Customers can register by txting ‘STAR’ to 7772, texting costs 0.50cents. For more details, please call Digicel (Tonga) 123 to talk to one of our Customer Care Team.

About Digicel

After ten years of operation, Digicel Group Limited has 11 million customers across its 32 markets in the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific. The company is renowned for delivering best value, best service and best network.

Digicel is the lead sponsor of Caribbean, Central American and Pacific sports teams, including the Special Olympics teams throughout these regions. Digicel sponsors the West Indies cricket team and is also the title sponsor of the Digicel Caribbean. In the Pacific, Digicel is the proud sponsor of several national rugby teams and also sponsors the Vanuatu cricket team.

Digicel also runs a host of community-based initiatives across its markets and has set up Digicel Foundations in Jamaica, Haiti and Papua New Guinea which focus on educational, cultural and social development programmes.

In 2004, Digicel developed Digicel Rising Stars – an annual talent show to support aspiring young music artists in the Caribbean. The show has spanned the Eastern Caribbean, Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago ranking as one of the top-rated shows.

Digicel is incorporated in Bermuda and its markets comprise: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, El Salvador, Fiji, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Nauru, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, St Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos and Vanuatu. Digicel also has coverage in St. Martin and St. Barts in the Caribbean.

Visit www.digicelgroup.com  for more information.