Pacific Dream Pop Singer Competition

Pacific Dream Pop Singer Competition was an audition by Sony Music Entertainment Japan offering a record deal to the overall winner. It was held in Hawaii, USA in November 1998.
International finals was held at the Nagoya Hard Rock Cafe in December.http://archives.starbulletin.com/98/12/07/features/index.html
Five participants made their debut as Coconuts Musume in June 1999, and the unit was credited as "Presented by , Produced by Tsunku".
== Selected ==
* Ayaka
* Chelsea
* April
* Mika
* Danielle
==Trivia==
*1,500 applicants signed up for the audition.
*On December 20, 1998, Mika Todd won the 3rd Prize (Special Award).
*Danielle Delaunay made it to the final round, but she didn’t win the contest. A few weeks later, she received a surprising phone call: Delaunay was asked to join Coconuts Musume.www.mauinews.com
*Other finalists included 11 year old Jennifer Perri. She sang "River Deep Mountain High" which got her through to the finale.http://archives.starbulletin.com/98/12/07/features/index.html She later released albums of her own.Amazon.com
==References==
Category:1998 Auditions