McDonald's Welcomes Chris Daughtry and Wayne Brady as Celebrity Hosts for "Voice of McDonald's" Global Singing Competition - Seite 2

The Global Semi-Finalists Are:

Asia/Pacific, Middle East & Africa
Oneg Israel, Israel
Precious Mahlangu, South Africa
Rocky Rosabal, Philippines
Nicole Thornton, Australia

Europe
Victoria Frostad, Norway
Chloe Jones, United Kingdom
Patrick Reis, Switzerland
Sevil Velieva, Ukraine

Latin America
Jonathan Carreno, Argentina
Werbson Cunha de Sena, Brazil
Natalia Esparza, Mexico
Lucy Ospitia, Colombia

North America
Roosevelt Boles, Jr., USA
Ashlae Nelms, USA
Krystal Parker, USA
Vanessa Sears, Canada

The Voice of McDonald's grand prize winner will receive $25,000. The second prize winner receives $17,500, third prize winner receives $12,500, fourth prize winner receives $7,500, and all other contestants will win $3,000. All 16 semi-finalists will receive $500 for a celebration party with co-workers at their restaurants and a $1,000 donation in their names for their local Ronald McDonald House Charities or other children's charity.

To learn more about the Voice of McDonald's finalists and to view live webcasts of the competitions on April 28 and May 1 visit www.aboutmcdonalds.com or www.voiceofmcdonalds.com. You also can join the conversation by following the competition on Facebook, Twitter (#voiceofmcdonalds), and Flickr.

ABOUT McDONALD'S
McDonald's is the world's leading global food service retailer with more than 35,000 locations serving approximately 70 million customers in more than 100 countries each day. More than 80% of McDonald's restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by independent local business men and women. To learn more about the company, please visit: www.aboutmcdonalds.com and follow us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/mcdonaldscorp) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/McDonaldsCorp).

ABOUT DAUGHTRY
Multi-platinum recording artist Daughtry has scored four No. 1 hits, garnered four Grammy nominations, won four American Music Awards, sold over 8 million albums and 18 million singles worldwide, and sold out concerts around the world. Daughtry's self-titled debut was the fastest-selling rock debut in Soundscan history and its follow up, Leave This Town, marked the quintet's second consecutive No. 1 album. Daughtry's third album, "Break The Spell," was certified gold within four weeks of its release. Daughtry's latest single "Waiting For Superman," from the band's new album Baptized, is Top 15 at AC. Daughtry will hit the road in June with the Goo Goo Dolls for an extensive summer tour. In addition to recording and touring the globe, frontman Chris Daughtry is also dedicated to using his position to raise awareness about a number of charitable causes including an ambassadorship with DC Comics and its "We Can Be Heroes" campaign.