Guitar Idol is an international online talent competition for unknown
guitarists
A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves ...
. The guitarists compete through 3 online heats and one online knock-out round, for a chance to fill 12 places to play at the
London International Music Show
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. The competition has been running since 2008. The competition was postponed in 2010 due to the London International Music Show not having sufficient funds to go ahead with it that year.
Winners
* 2008 Gustavo Guerra from Brazil.
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* 2009 Jack Thammarat from Thailand.
* 2010 The competition was postponed due to issues with obtaining a venue for the live final.
* 2011 (Guitar Idol III)
Don Alder from Canada.
* 2014 (Guitar Idol IV) Andre Nieri from Brazil.
* 2016 (Guitar Idol VI) Phil Short.
* 2018 (Guitar Idol VII) Paulo Romão Zorba from Brazil.
from UK
References
External links
*{{official, http://www.guitaridol.tv/
Guitar Idol Lick Library
* jamtrackcentral.com
Guitar competitions