Sweet Adelines International competition

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The Sweet Adelines International Competition, also referred to by participants as the international convention, is the annual global championships for women's barbershop harmony a cappella singing - in quartets and choruses - for members of Sweet Adelines International. It is held annually between September and November and has been run since 1947 and the chorus competition since 1973. It is the largest women's singing competition in the world with over 8000 participants at the 2014 convention.

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Image of harmony bazaar during comp/judges area

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Three separate competitions form the international convention, these are: the main chorus competition; the "Harmony Classic" competition, introduced in 2000, for small and medium-sized choruses; and the main quartet competition. Over the course of competition history, the most successful chorus has been Melodeers Chorus with seven championship titles, and the most successful quartet singer was Connie Noble who won with four separate quartets. Originally each of these competitions was held independently, but they are now all hosted together and run over the course of the convention week. Many non-competitive performances are also held during convention week, including by the previous year's chorus and quartet champions. A fourth event, the "Rising Star" competition, was introduced in 1999 for quartets whose members are under-25 years old. It was also held as part of convention from 2009 until 2012 but due to scheduling and cost constraints is now held independently again.

The convention is usually held in a city in the continental United States but has thrice been held internationally (England 1977, Canada 1662, 2007) and thrice in Hawaii (1987, 2008, 2013). A "spectacular fifty-year anniversary celebration" was held during the 1995 convention in New Orleans. From 2015 to 2017 the city of Las Vegas will host the convention, the first time that the event has stayed in the same location for more than one year. The 2018 convention will be in St. Louis, Missouri and 2019 will be in New Orleans, Louisiana. The 2020 convention is expected to be first use of the newly renovated Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky and is expecting to draw 10,000 attendees. Since 2004 the competition has been livestreamed over the internet as a popular donation-funded webcast, operated by an in-house media production team.

In recent years, the formal events of convention week proceed as follows:

Tuesday	Wendesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Harmony Classic	Quartet semi-finals	Chorus semi-finals	Quartet Finals	Chorus finals

Qualifying

For the four competitions held during international convention, there are different qualification processes:

For choruses, the highest scoring chorus of each SAI regional competition qualifies directly for the following year’s SAI international competition semi-final. For example, the winner of a regional competition in 2014 is granted entry as their region's representative to the 2015 competition. If that chorus cannot compete, the second-placed chorus is offered the place. There are 28 active regions numbered 1-35 (some have been merged with others over time) although a region is not obliged to hold a regional competition every year. A chorus may not compete in a regional competition in the year that they are also qualified to compete in the international competition. This rule ensures that one chorus does not monopolise their region's direct-qualification route to the international competition. In addition to the direct-qualifying places, “wildcard” places are awarded to the 10 highest scoring second-placed choruses across all regional competitions. This ensures that a high scoring chorus is not unfairly excluded from international competition due to being in a highly competitive region. In total up to 35 choruses compete in the semi-final round of the international competition.

Qualification for the Harmony Classic competition happens as part of the regional chorus competition. The five highest scoring choruses of the applicable size in the regional competition, no more than one per region, qualify directly for the applicable Harmony Classic of the following year. A chorus may potentially qualify for both the main chorus competition as well as the Harmony Classic, but are only permitted to compete in one. With five choruses in each of the two divisions - small (or "A") and medium (or "AA") - a total of 10 choruses compete in this competition each year.

For quartets, qualification proceeds in much the same manner as for choruses - with regional winners and wildcard places. However, the regional qualification process happens in the same calendar year as the international competition (not the preceding year as is the case with choruses). Furthermore, any quartet which had obtained a score ranking them in 15th place or higher at the international competition is considered to have pre-qualified for the following international competition and is offered a direct place in the semi-final if they wish. This means that the total number of competing quartets is higher than the chorus competition.

A chorus may win many international competitions or Harmony Classic competitions over the years, but may not compete at the international level two years in a row. In contrast, a quartet may compete at the international competition many times in succession, but must retire from all SAI quartet competitions if it wins.

There is no formal qualification process for the Rising Star competition, rather, an eligible quartet registers their interest. A quartet may compete at the Rising Star competition several years in succession, provided all its members remain under the 25-year age limit, but winning quartets may not compete in the Rising Star competition again.

Scoring

Both choruses and quartets are judged according to four categories:

• Sound: judging mastery of vocal skills, tuning of chords, delivery of vowels with matched resonance, "Barbershop balance", vocal lines, artistry and finesse.
• Music: judging creative arrangement of a barbershop style song, timing of chords, and execution of interpretive plan.
• Expression: judging matched open vowels, diction, execution of interpretive plan, use of barbershop style and vocal drama, and emotional communication.
• Showmanship: judging command of the stage, theatrical skill and projection of character, audience captivation, performance energy, and the visual plan.

For all categories, judges are also scoring for whether "mastery of vocal skills [is] demonstrated" and whether the "performance transcends technique".

In scoring both the semi-final and the final penalties may be applied for a variety of rules including time-limits, not singing competition-songs in American English, the use of musical instruments, singing religious or patriotic songs and "misconduct".

Unlike in regional competitions, where each category is scored by one judge, in the international competition each category is scored by two judges, resulting in a total of eight judges. Therefore, the scoring system from 1985-2015 was as follows:

• Regional: 4 categories x 1 judge each x 2 songs, maximum 100 points per judge = maximum possible 800 points
• International semi-final: 4 categories x 2 judges each x 2 songs, maximum 100 points per judge = maximum possible 1600 points
• International final: Same process as semi-final + up to 10 "bonus" points for each of the 8 judges = maximum possible 1680 points

The International grand total is the aggregate of the semifinal and final scores = maximum possible 3280 points. After rule changes that take effect from 2015 there will be no "bonus" points, reducing the maximum possible grand total, the "perfect score", to 3200.

To more easily group competitive performances, score ranges are often referred to by a "performance level" - starting at the perfect score (represented by A+) and concluding at F. Due to the differing number of judges (and therefore differing scores) between regional and international competition the "level" system allows for easier comparison. These ranges are as follows:

Performance level	Score per category	Regional score	International score
A+	188 — 200	752 — 800	1504 — 1600
A	172 — 187	688 — 751	1376 — 1503
A-	160 — 171	640 — 687	1280 — 1375
B+	148 — 159	592 — 639	1184 — 1279
B	132 — 147	528 — 591	1056 — 1183
B-	120 — 131	480 — 527	960 — 1055
C+	108 — 119	432 — 479	864 — 959
C	92 — 107	368 — 431	736 — 863
C-	80 — 91	320 — 367	640 — 735
D+	68 — 79	272 — 319	544 — 639
D	52 — 69	208 — 271	416 — 543
D-	40 — 51	160 — 207	320 — 415
F	0 — 39	0 — 159	0 — 319

The score sheet itself contains lengthy hand written notes by each of the judges giving the contestant information on what the judges heard (and saw) to justify their score and also ways to improve. The visual layout of the scorecards have changed from year to year, but an example of how of a performer's semi-final scorecard from international competition currently looks is as follows (this is equally applicable to a chorus or quartet):

Example international semi-final scorecard

C #	Contestant name and songs	#	Sound			Music			Expression			Showmanship			Pty	Total	Place
7	Example Chorus	73	Judge 1	Judge 2		Judge 1	Judge 2		Judge 1	Judge 2		Judge 1	Judge 2
	"Song 1"		77	75	152	76	78	154	78	79	157	75	77	152
	"Song 2"		76	78	156	78	78	156	78	80	158	76	78	154
					306			310			315			306	0	1237	15

C# refers to "contestant number" i.e. the order of appearance.

# refers to "number [on stage]" i.e. the size of the chorus, relevant for calculating the "harmony achievement" award.

Pty refers to "penalty" i.e. the number of points deducted, if any.

Place refers to the ranking of the chorus compared to all other competitors' total scores.

Note that because the semi-final and final scores are cumulative, it can occur that the highest scoring chorus in the final does not win the championship because another chorus had a higher cumulative score. Semi-final scores are given to all choruses after the performance except for the top-10 choruses who qualified for the final competition. Their semi-final (and therefore the semi-final rankings) are kept secret until after the end of the competition.

From the 1985 competition onwards both the chorus and quartet competitions operate on the same semi-final/final structure. Until 1985 the chorus competition only had one round of competition. This meant that the grand total score for 1984 and earlier is lower than later years when an extra round for the top-10 was introduced. In contrast, until 1984 the quartet competition had three rounds of competition (quarter-final, semi-final for the top 20, and final for the top 10). This meant that the grand total score for 1984 and earlier is higher than later years with only two rounds. By comparison to international competition, there is only one round of competition at the regional level for both choruses and quartets.

Awards

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The singers of the top 10 placed choruses and quartets in the main competitions are awarded medals with a designated color. They are designated the International Champion Chorus/Quartet for the next calendar year. As the current title holders, the winners are permitted to wear these medals around their neck on a ribbon of the same color until the following year's competition. At this point they must be removed from the colored ribbon. Longstanding members of Sweet Adelines International may end up earning many awards at both regional and international competitions. Customarily these are worn as a group in a manner similar to military service ribbons, often attached to the chest a brooch-like clasp.

In addition, international quartet champions are awarded a tiara or crown each - every year of a different style - and are proclaimed "Queens of Harmony". They are entitled to wear their crown at any future SAI event, even when they are not the current champions. However, they are not allowed to compete as that quartet again. The association of past quartet winners is known as the "Coronet Club".

Ribbon color

Competition	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Achievement
Chorus Finals	blue	red	white	yellow	green	violet
Quartet Finals	blue	red	white	yellow	green
Rising Star	blue	?	?
Harmony Classic division A	deep purple	medium purple	pale purple
Harmony Classic division AA	hot pink	medium pink	pale pink

In the chorus competition, in addition to the placings, the Harmony Achievement award has been presented since 1991. This recognises the chorus that achieved the highest score, despite having relatively fewer singers on stage. The formula for calculating the largest chorus eligible for the award is: "Total number of performers on stage at any time, including directors, divided by the number of contestants, multiplied by 80%"

Chorus competition

In the semi-final competition each chorus performs two songs – normally an “up-tune” (a tempo) and a ballad – in the order of their choice. The combined times of both songs must be no longer than 7 minutes. Up to the 1984 competition, this was the only performance required. Starting from the 1985 competition a second round was created with the 5 top-scoring choruses qualifying for the final. Since the 1998 competition the final has been expanded to the top 10. This final competition is held two days later. In addition, as a consolation prize, the 11^th ranked chorus are invited to perform their package at the beginning of the final as the “mic[rophone] testers”. As with the semi-finals, performance order-of-appearance is randomly-allocated.

In the final round of competition, choruses are allowed between 12 and 15 minutes to perform. Rather than a strict two-song performance, choruses must a present a “package” of approximately 4 songs with a narrative or theme tying the package together. Props, costume changes, medley/mashup choral arrangements and elaborate (even gymnastic) choreography moves are common while spoken interludes (known as "emcee material") are mandatory.

Within this package choruses were still expected to perform two “competition” songs (one “up-tune” and one ballad) which would be scored in the same manner as the semi-finals. After a rule change, from 2015 choruses are only required to perform one song which is formally scored, which they indicate to the judges in advance.

International champions

From 1985 onwards there are two rounds of scores (semi-final and final) added together. Before this there was only one round of competition, resulting in a lower total score. The Harmony Achievement award was introduced in 1991. The list of champion choruses are as follows. Note, some choruses have changed region in the years subsequent to their winning the competition. The region listed is the region that the chorus represented that year.

Year	Competition location	Champion	Director	Region	Score	Second place	Third place	Harmony Achievement	Competition summary
1973	Washington, D.C.	Racine	Jarmela Speta	22	1328[b]				missing
1974	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Gem City	Jean Barford	4	1326[b]				missing
1975	Seattle, Washington	San Diego	Marvin Yerkey	21	1249[b]				missing
1976	Cincinnati, Ohio	Mission Valley	Gloria Sandstrom	12	1268[b]				missing
1977	London, England	Gem City	Jean Barford	4	1359[b]				missing
1978	Los Angeles, California	Island Hills	Estelle Grau	15	1298[b]				missing
1979	St. Louis, Missouri	Ramapo Valley[a]	Renee Craig	15	1254[b]	St. Joseph[a]	Scottsdale		[1]
1980	Atlanta, Georgia	High Country	Sylvia Alsbury	8	1395[b]				missing
1981	Phoenix, Arizona	Seven Hills[a]	Tom Gentil	4	1244[b]	Valley Forge	Mission Viejo		[2]
1982	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Gem City	Jean Barford	4	1342[b]	Ramapo Valley[a]	Scottsdale		[3]
1983	Detroit, Michigan	Valley Forge	Jan Muck	15	1279[b]	City of Lakes	High Country		[4]
1984	Las Vegas, Nevada	Scottsdale	Bev Sellers	21	1309[b]	Ramapo Valley[a]	Lakeside[a]		[5]
1985	Kansas City, Missouri	Gem City	Jean Barford	4	2698	City of Lakes	High Country		[6]
1986	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Ramapo Valley[a]	Renee Craig	15	2701	Vienna-Falls	Greater Dallas[a]		[7]
1987	Honolulu, Hawaii	High Country	Sharon Babb & Julie Haller	8	2646	Scottsdale	Rich-Tone		[8]
1988	Houston, Texas	Vienna-Falls	Betty Tracy	14	2675	Gem City	Valley Forge		[9]
1989	Miami Beach, Florida	Scottsdale	Bev Sellers	21	2715	Rich-Tone	City of Lakes		[10]
1990	Salt Lake City, Utah	Ramapo Valley	Renee Craig	15	2676	Seven Hills[a]	Kansas City		[11]
1991	San Antonio, Texas	Gem City	Jean Barford	4	2679	San Diego	Lakeside[a]	Cedar Rhapsody	[12]
1992	Baltimore, Maryland	Rich-Tone	Dale Syverson	25	2884	City of Lakes	Melodeers	Song of Atlanta	[13]
1993	Indianapolis, Indiana	Toast of Tampa Show	Randy Loos	9	2714	Kansas City	Scottsdale	Pearls of the Sound	[14]
1994	Reno, Nevada	Melodeers	Jim Arns	3	2834	Gem City	Houston Horizon	St. Joseph	[15]
1995	New Orleans, Louisiana	Rich-Tone	Dale Syverson	25	2809	Rönninge Show	Scottsdale	Perth Harmony	[16]
1996	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida	North Metro	June Dale	16	2822	Gem City	Houston Horizon	Midwest Crossroads	[17]
1997	Salt Lake City, Utah	Melodeers	Jim Arns	3	2833	San Diego	Kansas City	Georgia Harmony	[18]
1998	Nashville, Tennessee	Rich-Tone	Dale Syverson	25	2805	City of Lakes	Scottsdale	Lions Gate	[19]
1999	Atlanta, Georgia	North Metro	June Dale	16	2904	Sunlight	San Diego	Pride of Baltimore	[20]
2000	Orlando, Florida	Melodeers	Jim Arns	3	2931	Scottsdale	Pacific Sound	Top of the Rock	[21]
2001	Portland, Oregon	San Diego	Kim Hulbert	21	2907	Rich-Tone	Pride of Baltimore	Rönninge Show	[22]
2002	Nashville, Tennessee	North Metro	June Dale	16	2986	Gem City	Scottsdale	Ramapo Valley	[23]
2003	Phoenix, Arizona	Melodeers	Jim Arns	3	2969	Pride of Baltimore	Rich-Tone	Royal River	[24]
2004	Indianapolis, Indiana	Harborlites	Pam Pieson	21	2919	Skyline	Gem City	St. Louis Harmony	[25]
2005	Detroit, Michigan	Scottsdale	Lori Lyford	21	2899	Pride of Baltimore	Kansas City	Greater Nassau	[26]
2006	Las Vegas, Nevada	Rich-Tone	Dale Syverson	25	2942	Melodeers	North Metro	OK City	[27]
2007	Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Harborlites	Pam Pieson	21	2985	Pride of Baltimore	Lions Gate	Spirit of Detroit	[28]
2008	Honolulu, Hawaii	Melodeers	Jim Arns	3	3023	Scottsdale	Skyline	St. Louis Harmony	[29]
2009	Nashville, Tennessee	Rich-Tone	Dale Syverson	25	3054	Lions Gate	Pride Of Kentucky	Harbor City Music Company	[30]
2010	Seattle, Washington	Scottsdale	Lori Lyford	21	3077	Harborlites	North Metro	Stockholm City Voices	[31]
2011	Houston, Texas	Melodeers	Jim Arns	3	3091	Rönninge Show	Lions Gate	Harbor City Music Company	[32]
2012	Denver, Colorado	North Metro	June Dale	16	3058	Rich-Tone	Harborlites	Metro Nashville	[33]
2013	Honolulu, Hawaii	Rönninge Show	Anna Alvring & Britt-Heléne Bonnedahl	32	3138	Scottsdale	Toast of Tampa Show	Greater Nassau	[34]
2014	Baltimore, Maryland	Melodeers	Jim Arns	3	3129	Rich-Tone	Harborlites	Metro Nashville	[35]
2015	Las Vegas, Nevada

^a Chorus is now defunct, has merged with another chorus, or has changed name.

^b Until 1985 only round of competition was held. As a result the grand-total score of the winner for earlier years is lower than competitions from 1985-onwards where two rounds of scores (semi-final and final) make up the grand total.

Harmony Classic champions

Before 2009 the Harmony Classic competition was hosted independently from the other SAI competitions, but since 2009 it has been held in parallel, and at the same location.

Eligibility for Division AA (medium) is for choruses with between 31 and 60 singers on stage, while Division A (small) is for those with between 15 and 30 singers. The list of Harmony Classic competition winners is as follows:

Year	Competition location	Division AA champion	Region	Score	Competition summary	Competition video	Division A champion	Region	Score	Competition summary	Competition video
2000	San Antonio, Texas	Royal River	1		missing		Prairie Echoes	3		missing
2001	San Antonio, Texas	Jacksonville Harmony	9		missing		Pearls of the Sound	32		missing
2002	Greenville, South Carolina	Royal River	1		missing		Prairie Echoes	3		missing
2003	Greenville, South Carolina	Valley Forge	15		missing		Millennium Magic	1		missing
2004	Greenville, South Carolina	Columbus	4		missing		Queen City Sound	25		missing
2005	Greenville, South Carolina	Scioto Valley	4		missing		Women of Note	14		missing
2006	San Antonio, Texas	Harbor City Music Company	19		missing		Metro Nashville	4		missing
2007	San Antonio, Texas	Waikato Rivertones	35		missing		Alba Show	32		missing
2008	San Antonio, Texas	Metro Nashville	4	1303	[36]		Stockholm City Voices	32	1328	[37]
2009	Nashville, Tennessee	Scioto Valley	4	1350	[38]		Millennium Magic	1	1268	[39]
2010	Seattle, Washington	Harbor City Music Company	19	1344	[40]		Queen City Sound	25	1189	[41]
2011	Houston, Texas	Metro Nashville	4	1325	[42]		Alba Show	32	1337	[43]
2012	Denver, Colorado	Westcoast Harmony	26	1319	[44]	[45]	Carolina Harmony	14	1228	[46]	[47]
2013	Honolulu, Hawaii	Rhythm of the Rockies	26	1381	[48]	[49]	Pearls of the Sound	32	1303	[50]	[51]
2014	Baltimore, Maryland	City of Gardens	26	1238	[52]	[53]	Springfield Metro Chorus	25	1274	[54]	[55]
2015	Las Vegas, Nevada

Chorus records

Most successful choruses

The most successful choruses over time, as ranked by their number of 1st, 2nd and 3rd place international medals is as follows. Due to missing competition summaries for competition years 1973-78 and 1980, data is incomplete for 2nd and 3rd place. Some choruses have changed region over time, the chorus' current region is listed here.

Chorus	Region	Website	Bio	Champion	Second place	Third place	Top three
Melodeers	3	[56]	[57]	7 (1994, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2011, 2014)	1 (2006)	1 (1992)	9
Rich-Tone	25	[58]	[59]	5 (1992, 1995, 1998, 2006, 2009)	4 (1989, 2001, 2012, 2014)	2 (1987, 2003)	11
Gem City	4	[60]	[61]	5 (1974, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1991)	4 (1988, 1992, 1994, 1996)	1 (2004)	10
Scottsdale	21	[62]	[63]	4 (1984, 1989, 2005, 2010)	4 (1987, 2000, 2008, 2013)	6 (1979, 1982, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2002)	14
North Metro	16	[64]	[65]	4 (1996, 1999, 2002, 2012)	–	2 (2006, 2010)	6
Ramapo Valley[a]	15		[66]	3 (1979, 1986, 1990)	2 (1982, 1984)	–	5
San Diego	21	[67]	[68]	2 (1975, 2001)	2 (1991, 1997)	1 (1999)	5
Harborlites	21	[69]	[70]	2 (2004, 2007)	1 (2010)	2 (2012, 2014)	5
High Country	8	[71]	[72]	2 (1980, 1987)	–	2 (1983, 1985)	4
Rönninge Show	32	[73]	[74]	1 (2013)	2 (1995, 2011)	–	3
Valley Forge	15	[75]	[76]	1 (1983)	1 (1981)	1 (1988)	3
Seven Hills[a]	4		[77]	1 (1981)	1 (1990)	–	2
Vienna-Falls	14	[78]	[79]	1 (1988)	1 (1986)	–	2
Toast of Tampa Show	9	[80]	[81]	1 (1993)	–	1 (2013)	2
Island Hills	15	[82]	[83]	1 (1978)	–	–	1
Mission Valley	12	[84]	[85]	1 (1976)	–	–	1
Racine	3	[86]	[87]	1 (1973)	–	–	1
City of Lakes	6	[88]	[89]	–	3 (1983, 1985, 1992)	1 (1989)	4
Pride of Baltimore	19	[90]	[91]	–	3 (2003, 2005, 2007)	1 (2001)	4
Kansas City	5	[92]	[93]	–	1 (1993)	3 (1990, 1997, 2005)	4
Lions Gate	26	[94]	[95]	–	1 (2009)	2 (2007, 2011)	3
Skyline	8	[96]	[97]	–	1 (2004)	1 (2008)	2
St Joseph Show[a]	5	[98]		–	1 (1979)	–	1
Sunlight	32	[99]		–	1 (1999)	–	1
Houston Horizon	10	[100]	[101]	–	–	2 (1994, 1996)	2
Lakeside[a]	13	[102]		–	–	2 (1984, 1991)	2
Greater Dallas[a]	10	[103]		–	–	1 (1986)	1
Mission Viejo	21	[104]		–	–	1 (1981)	1
Pacific Sound	13		[105]	–	–	1 (2000)	1
Pride of Kentucky	4	[106]	[107]	–	–	1 (2009)	1

^a Chorus is now defunct, has merged with another chorus, or has changed name.

Highest ever regional scores

The highest scores ever achieved at any regional competition are as follows:

Rank	Score	Chorus	Region	Year	Competition summary
1	751	Melodeers	3	2010	[108]
		North Metro	16	2014	[109]
		Toast of Tampa Show	9	2014	[110]
4	749	Rönninge Show	32	2012	[111]
5	748	Melodeers	3	2013	[112]
		Rich-Tone	25	2013	[113]
7	741	Melodeers	3	2007	[114]
		Rich-Tone	25	2011	[115]
9	736	Harborlites	21	2009	[116]
		Scottsdale	21	2012	[117]
11	732	Scottsdale	21	2014	[118]
12	731	North Metro	16	2007	[119]
13	729	Haborlites	21	2006	[120]
14	728	North Metro	16	2001	[121]
15	725	Pride of Baltimore	19	2006	[122]
		Rich-Tone	25	2008	[123]
17	724	Scottsdale	21	2007	[124]
18	723	North Metro	16	2009	[125]
19	712	North Metro	16	2005	[126]
20	710	Harborlites	21	2013	[127]
		Greater Nassau	15	2014	[128]

Highest regional score by region

The highest score ever achieved in each individual region's competition are as follows:

Region	Score	Chorus	Year	Competition summary
1	689	Coastline	2008	[129]
2	653	Spirit of Detroit	2012	[130]
3	751	Melodeers	2010	[131]
4	695	Pride of Kentucky	2010	[132]
5	660	River Blenders	2003	[133]
6	690	City of Lakes	2001	[134]
7	678	Kansas City	2004	[135]
8	701	Skyline	2011	[136]
9	751	Toast of Tampa Show	2014	[137]
10	665	Houston Horizon	1999	[138]
11	657	ChannelAire	2009	[139]
12	664	Pacific Empire	1999	[140]
13	681	Pacific Sound	2001	[141]
14	653	Greenville in Harmony	2014	[142]
15	710	Greater Nassau	2014	[143]
16	751	North Metro	2014	[144]
17	661	Pride of Toledo	2000	[145]
19	725	Pride of Baltimore	2006	[146]
21	736	Harborlites	2009	[147]
		Scottsdale	2012	[148]
22	640	River City Sound	2013	[149]
23	708	Song of Atlanta	2011	[150]
24	701	Pride of Portland	2013	[151]
25	748	Rich-Tone	2013	[152]
26	697	Lions Gate	2010	[153]
30	no competition held
31	675	Lace City Singers	2014	[154]
32	749	Rönninge Show	2012	[155]
34	662	Endeavour Harmony	2014	[156]
35	677	Christchurch	2010	[157]
			2012	[158]

International competitions by year

The details of the international chorus competition for each year are as follows. Note, the grand total listed in the "final" column is the cumulative total of scores achieved in the semi-final and final rounds of competition.

2015

Las Vegas, Nevada

Place	Region	Chorus	Regional		Semi-final		Final		Competition video
			Score	Summary	Order of appearance	Score	Order of appearance	Grand total
	1	Harmony on the Sound	647	[159]	31
	2	Shoreline	637	[160]	25
		Spirit of Detroit[wild]	635		7
	3	Choral-Aires	666	[161]	6
		Crosstown Harmony[wild]	617		24
	4	Scioto Valley	688	[162]	20
		TuneTown[wild]	617		13
	5	Kansas City	654	[163]	23
	6	Fox Valley	615	[164]	19
	8	Velvet Hills	638	[165]	32
	9	Toast of Tampa Show	751	[166]	34
	10	Houston Horizon	648	[167]	14
	11	Santa Monica	565	[168]	9
	12	Bay Area Showcase	661	[169]	10
		Sacramento Valley[wild]	640		26
	13	Alaska Sound Celebration	629	[170]	29
	14	Greenville in Harmony	653	[171]	16
		Vienna-Falls[wild]	616		15
	15	Greater Nassau	710	[172]	21
	16	North Metro	751	[173]	5
		Canadian Showtime[wild]	701		4
	17	Grand Rapids	619	[174]	12
	19	Pride of Baltimore	655	[175]	3
		Harbor City Music Company[wild]	655		1
	21	Scottsdale	732	[176]	8
		San Diego[wild]	708		30
	25	Talk of Tulsa Show	622	[177]	22
	26	Lions Gate	684	[178]	27
		Rhythm of the Rockies[wild]	629		18
	31	Lace City	675	[179]	2
		Phoenix[wild]	632		28
	32	Stockholm City Voices	676	[180]	33
	34	Endeavour Harmony	662	[181]	17
	35	Greater Auckland	621	[182]	11

2014

(2014)

Official results

Place	Region	Contestant	Regional	Semi-final		Final : Semi-finals Finals
			Score	Order of appearance	Score	Order of appearance	Score	Grand total
{{{place}}}	3	Melodeers		7	1515	10	3129
{{{place}}}	25	Rich-Tone		18	1515	3	3085
{{{place}}}	21	Harborlites		2	1441	9	3035
{{{place}}}	24	Pride of Portland		17	1451	8	2945
{{{place}}}	8	Skyline		33	1379	1	2790
{{{place}}}	6	City of Lakes		26	1365	1	2784
{{{place}}}	23	Metro Nashville  [harmony achievement]		16	1341	7	2772
8	4	Pride of Kentucky	692	[183]	1	1343	6	2719	semi-final, final
9	16	Buffalo Gateway	660	[184]	30	1316	5	2669	semi-final, final
10	9	Spirit of the Gulf	655	[185]	10	1295	4	2578	semi-final, final
{{{place}}}	25	OK City[wild]		8	1286
{{{place}}}	23	Song of Atlanta[wild]		21	1281
13	15	Harmony Celebration[wild]	627	[186]	22	1274
14	10	The Woodlands Show	663	[187]	23	1262
15	32	Alba Show	651	[188]	25	1256
16	1	Coastline Show	646	[189]	3	1258
17	15	Liberty Oak	640	[190]	14	1237
18	31	Forth Valley	656	[191]	5	1220
19	13	Pacific Sound	605	[192]	12	1218
20	12	Mission Valley	620	[193]	13	1205
21	22	River City Sound	640	[194]	4	1205
22	19	Upper Chesapeake	616	[195]	24	1200
23	32	Pearls of the Sound[wild]	622	[196]	11	1192
24	7	Witchita	604	[197]	20	1173
25	4	Capital City[wild]	648	[198]	29	1170
26	17	Greater Cleveland	616	[199]	32	1162
27	34	Perth Harmony	622	[200]	27	1151
28	26	Westcoast Harmony	616	[201]	6	1146
29	35	Wellington City	623	[202]	31	1128
30	2	Great Lakes	636	[203]	19	1120
31	14	Greater Richmond	604	[204]	9	1097
32	5	St. Louis Harmony	608	[205]	15	1078
33	11	Celebrity City	595	[206]	28	1072

2013

Honolulu, Hawaii

Official results

Place	Region	Chorus	Regional		Semi-final		Final		Competition video
			Score	Summary	Order of appearance	Score	Order of appearance	Grand total
1	32	Rönninge Show	749	[207]	12	1528	10	3138	semi-final, final
2	21	Scottsdale	736	[208]	16	1443	8	3008	semi-final, final
3	9	Toast of Tampa Show	681	[209]	27	1447	4	2946	semi-final, final
4	4	Scioto Valley	684	[210]	17	1420	9	2904	semi-final, final
5	26	Lions Gate	692	[211]	20	1412	3	2877	semi-final, final
6	35	Christchurch City	677	[212]	23	1354	1	2745	semi-final, final
7	15	Greater Nassau	686	[213]	21	1349	6	2737	semi-final, final
8	3	Choral-Aires	650	[214]	9	1317	7	2653	semi-final, final
9	32	Stockholm City Voices[wild]	678	[215]	32	1294	2	2600	semi-final, final
10	21	San Diego[wild]	642	[216]	22	1307	5	2553	semi-final, final
11	8	Velvet Hills	649	[217]	5	1283
12	7	Kansas City	646	[218]	11	1258
13	34	Endeavour Harmony	638	[219]	13	1244
14	13	Alaska Sound Celebration	647	[220]	10	1243
15	8	Mountain Jubilee[wild]	629	[221]	24	1235
16	19	Pride of Baltimore[wild]	672	[222]	15	1228
17	19	Harbor City Music Company	681	[223]	31	1226
18	16	Canadian Showtime	636	[224]	25	1212
19	2	Spirit of Detroit	653	[225]	2	1211
20	12	Bay Area Showcase	635	[226]	18	1196
21	14	Vienna-Falls	643	[227]	3	1195
22	31	Viva Acappella	639	[228]	28	1145
23	24	Cascade Harmony	610	[229]	1	1117
24	17	Pride of Toledo	610	[230]	14	1106
25	25	Talk of Tulsa Show	599	[231]	29	1098
26	10	Houston Horizon	620	[232]	6	1083
27	5	River Blenders	605	[233]	4	1063
28	1	Farmington Valley	601	[234]	7	1045
29	35	Greater Auckland[wild]	626	[235]	19	1041
30	23	TuneTown Show	621	[236]	30	1037
31	22	Fox Valley	610	[237]	8	988
32	6	Twin Cities Show	602	[238]	26	973

2012

Denver, Colorado

Official results

Place	Region	Chorus	Regional		Semi-final		Final		Competition video
			Score	Summary	Order of appearance	Score	Order of appearance	Grand total
1	16	North Metro	700	[239]	25	1484	1	3058	semi-final, final
2	25	Rich-Tone	741	[240]	5	1476	10	3049	semi-final, final
3	21	Harborlites	707	[241]	20	1502	6	3016	semi-final, final
4	8	Skyline	701	[242]	17	1435	4	2875	semi-final, final
5	23	Song of Atlanta	701	[243]	26	1394	9	2855	semi-final, final
6	9	Spirit of the Gulf	672	[244]	4	1384	7	2793	final
7	6	City of Lakes	663	[245]	28	1348	3	2734	final
8	24	Pride of Portland	676	[246]	10	1343	2	2704	final
9	16	Buffalo Gateway[wild]	680	[247]	7	1309	8	2663	final
10	4	Capital City	676	[248]	2	1302	5	2650	final
11	25	OK City[wild]	650	[249]	31	1300
12	23	Metro Nashville[wild]	645	[250]	15	1282
13	15	Harmony Celebration	654	[251]	14	1274
14	22	River City Sound	623	[252]	23	1206
15	1	Harmony on the Sound	639	[253]	16	1190
16	35	Wellington City[wild]	620	[254]	24	1189
17	32	Harmony Heights	609	[255]	27	1181
18	12	Mission Valley	628	[256]	22	1181
19	15	Liberty Oak[wild]	617	[257]	11	1163
20	10	Alamo Metro	611	[258]	13	1161
21	17	Greater Cleveland	600	[259]	3	1152
22	35	Waikato Rivertones	644	[260]	1	1145
23	3	Midwest Crossroad	628	[261]	12	1144
24	19	Upper Chesapeake	643	[262]	6	1137
25	31	Forth Valley	630	[263]	9	1135
26	5	St. Louis Harmony	627	[264]	32	1134
27	14	Carolina Style	614	[265]	21	1128
28	11	Santa Monica	598	[266]	18	1108
29	2	Great Lakes	624	[267]	19	1105
30	34	Circular Keys	610	[268]	29	1091
31	13	A Cappella Joy	591	[269]	33	1067
32	7	Wamego Dutch Mill	596	[270]	30	1061
33	26	City of Gardens	613	[271]	8	1033

2011

Houston, Texas

Official results

Place	Region	Chorus	Regional		Semi-final		Final
			Score	Summary	Order of appearance	Score	Order of appearance	Grand total
1	3	Melodeers	751	[272]	12	1510	2	3091
2	32	Rönninge Show	700	[273]	3	1459	10	3044
3	26	Lions Gate	697	[274]	9	1469	9	3012
4	4	Scioto Valley[wild]	638	[275]	26	1366	8	2835
5	9	Toast of Tampa Show	700	[276]	6	1375	3	2779
6	4	Pride of Kentucky	695	[277]	1	1378	4	2766
7	8	Mountain Jubilee	665	[278]	14	1312	7	2749
8	15	Greater Nassau	695	[279]	16	1360	5	2741
9	8	Velvet Hills[wild]	664	[280]	20	1332	1	2721
10	3	Choral-Aires[wild]	680	[281]	7	1318	6	2712
11	35	Christchurch City	677	[282]	24	1303
12	19	Pride of Baltimore	656	[283]	2	1302
13	1	Coastline Show	680	[284]	25	1289
14	2	Spirit of Detroit	636	[285]	29	1270
15	19	Harbor City Music Company[wild]	633	[286]	32	1268
16	7	Kansas City	656	[287]	8	1262
17	21	San Diego	653	[288]	27	1261
18	10	Houston Horizon	640	[289]	18	1256
19	12	Bay Area Showcase	617	[290]	15	1213
20	14	Vienna-Falls	638	[291]	17	1210
21	23	TuneTown Show	649	[292]	23	1181
22	13	Alaska Sound Celebration	618	[293]	5	1171
23	5	River Blenders	619	[294]	4	1166
24	34	Perth Harmony	616	[295]	21	1162
25	31	Lace City	646	[296]	22	1160
26	16	Greater Kingston	626	[297]	10	1158
27	11	Celebrity City	603	[298]	13	1141
28	17	Pride of Toledo	602	[299]	33	1128
29	25	Top of the Rock	615	[300]	30	1123
30	31	Surrey Harmony[wild]	626	[301]	28	1110
31	22	Crosstown Harmony	606	[302]	11	1056
32	24	Five Valley	605	[303]	31	1055
33	6	Twin Cities Show	608	[304]	19	1043

2010

Seattle, Washington

Official results

Place	Region	Chorus	Regional		Semi-final		Final
			Score	Summary	Order of appearance	Score	Order of appearance	Grand total
1	21	Scottsdale[wild]	689	[305]	22	1502	6	3077
2	21	Harborlites	736	[306]	21	1488	8	3011
3	16	North Metro	723	[307]	32	1480	7	2958
4	23	Song of Atlanta	668	[308]	16	1423	5	2868
5	8	Skyline	683	[309]	31	1387	4	2846
6	9	Spirit of the Gulf	683	[310]	7	1340	2	2720
7	32	Stockholm City Voices	622	[311]	29	1295	1	2665
8	16	Buffalo Gateway[wild]	672	[312]	13	1338	3	2662
9	24	Pride of Portland	657	[313]	17	1306	10	2609
10	6	City of Lakes	632	[314]	19	1279	9	2570
11	4	Capital City	653	[315]	1	1247
12	15	Harmony Celebration	662	[316]	6	1245
13	25	OK City	648	[317]	27	1234
14	1	Sound of New England	649	[318]	20	1234
15	34	Endeavour Harmony	652	[319]	24	1221
16	19	Greater Harrisburg	645	[320]	18	1213
17	3	Grand Rapids	615	[321]	23	1199
18	11	ChannelAire	657	[322]	4	1192
19	15	Liberty Oak[wild]	640	[323]	3	1168
20	17	Greater Cleveland	615	missing	30	1167
21	5	St Louis Harmony	637	[324]	26	1159
22	10	Alamo Metro	636	[325]	14	1149
23	2	Great Lakes	628	[326]	33	1149
24	31	Forth Valley	611	[327]	25	1144
25	13	Pacific Sound	585	[328]	11	1134
26	14	Greater Richmond	635	[329]	15	1111
27	9	Jacksonville Harmony[wild]	644	[330]	10	1111
28	22	River City Sound	595	[331]	28	1091
29	12	Pacific Empire	643	[332]	8	1089
30	35	Greater Auckland	643	[333]	5	1085
31	11	Verdugo Hills[wild]	637	[334]	12	1083
32	26	Gateway	616	[335]	2	1066
33	7	Wamego Dutch Mill	560	[336]	9	1020

^wild Chorus qualified for international competition as a "wildcard" entry.

2009 and earlier

For full details of earlier SAI Chorus competitions see:

• Sweet Adelines International chorus and quartet competitions 2000-2009
• Sweet Adelines International chorus and quartet competitions 1990-1999
• Sweet Adelines International chorus and quartet competitions 1980-1989
• Sweet Adelines International chorus and quartet competitions 1970-1979

Quartet competition

International champions

From the competition's inception to the 1992 edition, the winning quartet was named champion of the year that they competed in. From the 1993 competition onwards the designation was changed to the the following year - the one in which they primarily held their position. Thus, the winners of the competition held in November 2014 (Bling! quartet) were proclaimed the "2015 queens of harmony".

As with the Chorus competition, all competitors compete in the "semi-final" round from which the top 10 compete a few days later in the final round. The scores for the top 10 are added together to make the grand total which determines the winner. Until 1984 all competitors began at the "quarter-final" stage, the top 20 progressing to the semi-final, and the top 10 progressing to the final. From 1985 this three-level system was dropped back to simply semi-final and final. However, because the earlier winners competed in three rounds, their grand total scores are correspondingly larger.

The international champion quartet, performers names, and score for each year of competition is as follows:

Year	Location	Champion	Score	Bio	Members	Second place	Third place	Competition summary
1947	Tulsa, Oklahoma	The Decaturettes		[337]	Vi Phillips, Mary Minton, Myrtle Vest, Eva Adams			missing
1948	Topeka, Kansas	The Johnson Sisters		[338]	Ruby Johnson, Irene Bergman, Stella Berg, Harriet St. Leger			missing
1949	St. Louis, Missouri	The Tune Twisters		[339]	Pearl Borg, Sue Pranno, Nancy Konsbruck, Marian Moore			missing
1950	Chicago, Illinois	The Harmony Belles		[340]	Dixie Rae Chapman, Betty Robinson, Jeanette McLaughlin*, Harriet Fizone, Shirley Rice[replacement]			missing
1951	Santa Monica, California	The Quarternotes		[341]	Virginia Clausen, Phyllis Odders, Lois Dominick*, Jewel King, Kaye Poulsen Jensen[replacement]			missing
1952	St. Petersburg, Florida	The Pitch Pipers		[342]	Betty Oliver, Jo Ligtvoet, Jane Linden Aman, Mary Ann Oller			missing
1953	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	The Big Four		[343]	Lucille Bradley*, Inez "Junior" Thompson, Sarah LeMaster, Bertha Bradley, Mary Waters[replacement]			missing
1954	Buffalo, NewYork	The Mississippi Misses		[344]	Nancy Bergman, Darlene Kraus, Marcy Paul, Rose Rump			missing
1955	Grand Rapids, Michigan	The Nota-Belles		[345]	Jarmela Speta, Ruth Geils, Jan Kastens, Phyllis Haeger			missing
1956	Wichita, Kansas	The Junior Misses		[346]	Sue Lucas, Katie Durbin, Helen Peters, Chris Hohe			missing
1957	Miami Beach, Florida	Cracker Jills		[347]	Bobbie Bostick, Renee Craig, Judy Rowell, Jan Saundry			missing
1958	Peoria, Illinois	The Sweet And Lows		[348]	Florence Anderson, Joyce Cunningham, Mary Gilbert, Delores Godwin			missing
1959	Tucson, Arizona	The Yankee Misses		[349]	Sue Arabian, Marilyn Conlan, Alice Kennedy, Marcia Major			missing
1960	Detroit, Michigan	The Gibson Girls		[350]	Irene Blazed*, Gladys Carlysle, Naomi Haberlein, Anne McKay, Joyce Rankin[replacement]			missing
1961	Colorado Springs, Colorado	The Lyrics		[351]	Liz Speer, Lorene Roberts, Diane Pauley*, Sue McCoy, Marge Axelson[replacement]			missing
1962	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	The Sea-Adelines		[352]	Shirley Humann, Jamel Barden, Katie Schwarzhans, Zoe Thompson			missing
1963	Berkeley, California	The Heathertones		[353]	Lorida Harvey, Betty Pettibon, Norma Jones, Bette Carothers			missing
1964	Minneapolis, Minnesota	The Note-Cracker Sweets		[354]	Mary Ellen Erickson, Mary Lois Dick, Beverly Schroeder, Nancy Paul			missing
1965	Denver, Colorado	The Shalimars		[355]	Ruby Rhea, Patti Staffen, Anita Gohl*, Jan Wyckoff, Ferne Hogan[replacement]			missing
1966	Houston, Texas	The Piper-Ettes		[356]	Carolyn Sexton, Ruth Doll, Kitty Bawtenheimer, Carol Simons			missing
1967	New York, New York	The Hurricane Honeys		[357]	Nancy Calay*, Iris Cokeroft, Ruth Ann Parker, Marge Grau, Toni Miller[replacement]			missing
1968	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	The Galatones		[358]	Margaret DeJaynes, Jean Shook, Sharri Mertens, Anna Lee Scott*, Lynn Ellsworth[replacement]			missing
1969	Honolulu, Hawaii	The Metropolitans		[359]	Marie Disher, Hilma Mortell,* Pat Gibson James, Mona Warren, Lori Fodor Reiner[replacement]			missing
1970	Boston, Massachusetts	The Rarities		[360]	Jarmela Speta, Connie Milestone, Chris Huebschen, Carol Schoenning			missing
1971	Kansas City, Missouri	Bron’s Tones		[361]	Judy Wallis, Portia Little, Betty Meinholz, Bron Dixon			missing
1972	Salt Lake City, Utah	The 4th Edition		[362]	Connie Noble, Lee Davison, Jacquelyn Belshaw,* Sally Whitledge, Nancy Belle[replacement]			missing
1973	Washington, D.C.	The Tiffanys		[363]	Jane Coleman, Joan Melling, Dale Syverson, Louise Masla			missing
1974	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	The Sounds Of Music		[364]	Jean Barford, Gloria Laquaglia, Edie Moorehead, Judy St. John			missing
1975	Seattle, Washington	The Front Office Four		[365]	Dixie Dahlke, Carol Nash, Chari Pernert, Vicki Gibson			missing
1976	Cincinnati, Ohio	High Society		[366]	Bette Gorton*, Kim Hulbert, Sandy Shelver, Pat Vozza, Connie Noble[replacement]			missing
1977	London, England	The Shondells		[367]	Melodee Wright, Virginia Fitzpatrick, Theresa Reed, Donna Graham			missing
1978	Los Angeles, California	The Tetrachords		[368]	Terry D'Amato, Patti Frei, Sandi Wright, Nancee Reinhold			missing
1979	St. Louis, Missouri	The Hallmarks	3799[b]	[369]	JoAnn Karaff, Liz Robertson, Helen Shores, Jackie Harrison	All-Star Jubilee	Midnight Music Co.	[370]
1980	Atlanta, Georgia	Penna-Fores	3634[b]	[371]	Linda Showers, Shirleyann Quigg, Roberta Combs, Betty Clipman	All-Star Jubilee	Midnight Music Co.	[372]
1981	Phoenix, Arizona	All-Star Jubilee	3910[b]	[373]	Susie Russell, Julie Fernstrum, Judy Gordon, Linda Johnson	Melo-Edge	Music Gallery	[374]
1982	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Music Gallery	3892[b]	[375]	Julie Whelan, Julie Moser Bergman, Lou Ann Dykstra, Marcia Starnes	Melo-Edge	Jubilation	[376]
1983	Detroit, Michigan	Melo-Edge	3823[b]	[377]	Donna Bates, Maureen Brzinski, Debra Peters, Janell Paviolitis	Jubilation	4 For The Show	[378]
1984	Las Vegas, Nevada	4 For The Show	3821[b]	[379]	Joni Bescos, Robin Beers, Sally Briner, Susan Minsker	Jubilation	Top Priority	[380]
1985	Kansas City, Missouri	Jubilation	2515	[381]	Sharon Alterman, Carol Ann Bagley, Karen Breidert, Pat Rotunno	Top Priority	Sound Celebration	[382]
1986	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Ambiance	2594	[383]	Shelly Sweet-Rubenic, Elizabeth Hardcastle, Sandi Wright, Diane Huber	Starshine	Ginger 'N' Jazz	[384]
1987	Honolulu, Hawaii	Ginger ‘N’Jazz	2551	[385]	Patty Friedemann, Debbie Hogan, Sally Beck, Judy Clancy*, Peggy Barnes[replacement]	Savvy	Showtime	[386]
1988	Houston, Texas	Savvy	2619	[387]	Connie Noble, Kim Hulbert, Sandy Trombly, Tippi Sanders	Cross-Town Celebration	Showtime	[388]
1989	Miami Beach, Florida	Growing Girls	2786	[389]	Malin Palmqvist, Suzanne Harrington, Anna Ohman, Naima Meyer	Cross-Town Celebration	Panache	[390]
1990	Salt Lake City, Utah	Panache	2810	[391]	Gerry Papageorge, Pam Pieson, Sally Briner, Bonnie McKibben	Swing Street	Showcase	[392]
1991	San Antonio, Texas	Swing Street	2763	[393]	Sylvia Karpinsky, LeAnn Hazlett, Sue Snow, Sharon Cassell	Showtime	City Lights	[394]
1992	Baltimore, Maryland	City Lights	2841	[395]	Nancy Cloeter, Jo Lund, Sharon Vitkovsky, Jeannie Froelich	Showtime	Blue Razzberry Rhythm	[396]
1993[a]	Indianapolis, Indiana	Showtime	2832	[397]	Gina Ogden*, Debbie Connelly, Cindy LeMasters, Dana Hitt, Donna Vollertson[replacement]	Chicago Fire	Blue Razzberry Rhythm	[398]
1994	Reno, Nevada	Chicago Fire	2812	[399]	Amy Brinkman, Dani Prigge, Bon Pressley, Bonnie Fedyski	Weekend Edition	4-Star Collection	[400]
1995	New Orleans, Louisiana	Weekend Edition	2810	[401]	Penny Mensik, Susan Martin, Donna Kleinschmidt, Nancy Shumard	4-Star Collection	Rumors	[402]
1996	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida	4-Star Collection	2927	[403]	Connie Miller, Pat Rygg, Denise Baber, Marcia Starnes	Classic Edition	Rumors	[404]
1997	Salt Lake City, Utah	Classic Edition	2784	[405]	Jana Brown, Susan Ives, Sheila Martinez, Donna Kready	Rumors	Night Magic	[406]
1998	Nashville, Tennessee	Rumors	2799	[407]	Charla Esser, Judy Baxter, Dale Syverson, Peggy Gram	Signature Sound	Swinglish Mix	[408]
1999	Atlanta, Georgia	Signature Sound	2758	[409]	Christine Cook, Leslie Taylor, Janet Ashford, Lloyd-Ellen Thomas	Swinglish Mix	a capella Gold	[410]
2000	Orlando, Florida	a cappella Gold	2753	[411]	Bette Gorton, Kim Vaughn, Tomi McEvoy, Susan Lamb Kegley	Swinglish Mix	Night Magic	[412]
2001	Portland, Oregon	Fanatix	2699	[413]	Connie Noble, Darcy Newell, Sandy Shelver, Gerry Papageorge*, Bonnie Fedyski[replacement]	Brava!	Swinglish Mix	[414]
2002	Nashville, Tennessee	Swinglish Mix	2726	[415]	Eleanor Hawkins, Suzanne Harrington, Patty Hawley Pennycook, Naima Meyer	Brava!	Spotlight	[416]
2003	Phoenix, Arizona	Brava!	2654	[417]	Sandy Robinson Marron, Lynn Gerard, Elaine Cotton, Shannon Harris	Spotlight	SALT	[418]
2004	Indianapolis, Indiana	The BUZZ	2796	[419]	Nancy Cloeter, Debbie Cleveland, Karen Breidert, Jeannie Froelich	Razzcals	SALT	[420]
2005	Detroit, Michigan	Spotlight	2810	[421]	Kendra LaPointe, LeAnn Hazlett, Kerry Denino, Patti Britz	SALT	Four Bettys	[422]
2006	Las Vegas, Nevada	SALT	2820	[423]	Anna Ohman, Annika Andersson, Anna-Stina Gerdin*, Susanna Berndts, Karin Sjoblom[replacement]	Four Bettys	Razzcals	[424]
2007	Calgary, Aberta, Canada	Four Bettys	2736	[425]	Joan Boutilier, Lynda Keever, Heather Mears Brooks, Cori Albrecht	Jackpot!	Razzcals	[426]
2008	Honolulu, Hawaii	Moxie Ladies	2754	[427]	Stacey St. John, Jennifer Edwards, Amy Leacock, Gretchen Holloway	Jackpot!	Razzcals	[428]
2009	Nashville, Tennessee	Zing!	2821	[429]	Michelle Hunget, Susan Ives, Mary Rhea, Melynnie Williams	Jackpot!	MAXX Factor	[430]
2010	Seattle, Washington	MAXX Factor	2893	[431]	Molly Dalton Plummer, Leslie Wodday, Kim Hudson*, Valerie Hadfield-Rasnake, Dawn Adams Clifford[replacement]	Journey	Capri	[432]
2011	Houston, Texas	Martini	2863	[433]	Corinna Garriock, Michelle Shoemaker, DeAnne Haugen, Shannon Harris	Touché	a.k.a.	[434]
2012	Denver, Colorado	Touché	2830	[435]	Patty Cobb-Baker, Gina Baker, Kim McCormick, Jan Anton	Bling!	LoveNotes	[436]
2013	Honolulu, Hawaii	LoveNotes[c]	2871	[437]	Brittany Gilmore, Mia Dessenberger, Stephanie Lawson, Caitlin Smith	Bling!	a.k.a.	[438]
2014	Baltimore, Maryland	Bling!	2817	[439]	Dayve Gabbard, Angie Love-Callahan, Kim Griffin, Deanna Kastler	Speed of Sound	Finesse	[440]
2015	Las Vegas, Nevada

^replacement Replacement quartet members must participate with a quartet for at least three years. They may earn a gold medal after that time if the quartet makes the request on her behalf for one and the Coronet Club and International Board approve it." The replaced quartet member is marked with an asterisk *

^a From 1993 onwards the Queens’ official year designation was changed to reflect the year following their win rather than the year in which the competition was held.

^b Until 1985 a quarter-final round was held as well as a semi-final and final. The winner's scores for these three rounds were added together, making for a higher grand total than later years when only two rounds of scores (semi-final and final) make up the grand total.

Rising Star champions

This quartet competition, also known as the Young Women in Harmony competition, is open to women under 25 years old.

Over the course of the competition the scoring system, and therefore the potential maximum score, has changed several times. Between 2000 and 2002 no scores were listed at all, only ranks. Initially run as part of SAI's annual "International Education Symposium", from 2009 the competition was held as part of the international convention week. However, in 2013 it was decided to return to operating the competition separately due to the expense and scheduling difficulty of fitting in with the other convention events. The event was not run that year and from 2014 is held in conjunction with a regional competition.

The list of Rising Star champions is as follows:

Year	Location	Quartet	Score	Competition summary	Competition video
1999		Dazzling Diamonds	472	[441]
2000		Sandstone		[442]
2001		Backchat		[443]
2002	Greenville, South Carolina	Voice Activated		[444]	[445]
2003		BarbieShop	197	[446]
2004	Greenville, South Carolina	Tone Appétit	200	[447]
2005	Greenville, South Carolina	UnderAge[c]	387	[448]	[449]
2006	San Antonio, Texas	Footnotes	397	[450]	[451]
2007	Calgary, Aberta, Canada	Luminous	390	[452]	[453]
2008	San Antonio, Texas	Whole Lotta Harmony	373	[454]
2009	Nashville, Tennessee	Vogue	370	[455]	[456]
2010	Seattle, Washington	Royal Blush	390	[457]	[458]
2011	Houston, Texas	The Fource	383	[459]	[460]
2012	Denver, Colorado	GQ	397	[461]	[462]
2013	Honolulu, Hawaii	no competition held
2014	Lowell, Massachusetts	ClassRing	388	[463]	[464]
2015	Scottsdale, Arizona

Quartet records

Most international championships

Although a quartet is not allowed to win more than one international competition, individuals from winning quartets are permitted to join a new quartet and compete again. 21 people have have won a crown in two separate choruses, one person has won three crowns, and one person has one four times:

Number	Name	Part	Quartet (year)
4	Connie Noble	Tenor	The 4th edition (1974) Savvy (1988) High Society (1976) [replacement] Fanatix (2001)
3	Kim Vaughn (Hulbert)	Lead	High Society (1976) Savvy (1988) A Cappella Gold (2000)
2	Anna Ohman	Baritone, Tenor	Growing Girls (1989), SALT (2006)
	Bette Gorton	Tenor	High Society (1976), a cappella Gold (2000)
	Bonnie Fedyski	Bass	Chicago Fire (1994), Fanatix (2001) [replacement]
	Dale Syverson	Lead	Tiffanies (1973), Rumors (1999)
	Debbie Cleveland (Connelly)	Lead	Showtime (1993), The BUZZ (2004)
	Gerry Papageorge	Tenor, Bass	Panache (1990), Fanatix (2001)
	Jarmela Speta	Tenor	The Nota-Belles (1955), The Rarities (1970)
	Jeannie Froelich	Tenor, Bass	City Lights (1992), The BUZZ (2004)
	Karen Breidert	Baritone	Jubilation (1985), The BUZZ (2004)
	LeAnn Hazlett	Lead	Swing Street (1991), Spotlight (2005)
	Leslie Shoenhard (Taylor, Wodday)	Lead	Signature Sound (1999), MAXX Factor (2010)
	Marcia Starnes	Bass	Music Gallery (1982), 4-Star Collection (1997)
	Naima Meyer	Bass	Growing Girls (1989), Swinglish Mix (2002)
	Nancy Cloeter	Tenor	City Lights (1992), The BUZZ (2004)
	Peggy Gram (Barnes)	Bass	Ginger 'n Jazz (1987) [replacement], Rumors (1999)
	Sally Briner	Baritone	4 For The Show (1984), Panache (1990)
	Sandi Wright	Baritone	The Tetrachords (1978), Ambiance (1986)
	Sandy Shelver	Baritone	High Society (1976), Fanatix (2001)
	Shannon Harris	Bass	Brava! (2003), Martini (2011)
	Susan Ives	Lead	Classic Edition (1997), Zing! (2009)
	Suzanne Harrington	Lead	Growing Girls (1989), Swinglish Mix (2002)

Highest ever regional scores

The highest scores ever achieved at any regional competition are as follows. Quartets can contain members who are registered in different regions, in which case all their regions are listed. The regional competition in which they achieved their high score is marked in bold.

Rank	Score	Quartet	Region	Year	Competition summary
1	665	The BUZZ	9, 15	2004	[465]
2	659	Bling!	9	2010	[466]
3	656	Fortuity	31	2014	[467]
4	655	Touché	9, 21, 24	2011	[468]
5	654	ROXY	3	2011	[469]
		Milli Blink	32	2014	[470]
7	649	Take Note	24	2005	[471]
8	644	Spritzer	16	2009	missing
		Spritzer	16	2012	missing
10	643	Timeless	5, 25	2010	missing
		Kräm	32	2012	missing
12	640	One Voice	21	2010	missing
		SparX	21	2010	missing
14	639	Vocality	32	2010	missing
15	638	MAXX Factor	19	2008	[472]
		ROXY	3	2014	[473]
17	637	Ms. Behavin'	8	2002	[474]
		Swing Shift	12	2002	[475]
		Hypnotic	21	2009	missing
20	636	Zing!	7	2004	[476]
		Journey	2, 9, 13, 19	2009	missing
		HEAT	7	2013	[477]

Highest regional score by region

The highest score ever achieved in each individual region's competition are as follows:

Region	Score	Quartet	Year	Competition summary
1	618	Full Throttle	2014	[478]
2	627	In Voice!	2009	missing
3	654	ROXY	2011	[479]
4	627	Latte	2004	[480]
5				missing
6	616	ICE!	2003	[481]
7	636	Zing!	2004	[482]
		HEAT	2013	[483]
8	637	Ms. Behavin'	2002	[484]
9	665	The BUZZ	2004	[485]
10	615	Symmetry	1998	[486]
11	629	Sirens	2010	missing
12	637	Swing Shift	2002	[487]
13	635	Yahtzee	2013	[488]
14	630	Speed of Sound	2012	missing
15	634	a.k.a	2011	[489]
16	644	Spritzer	2009	missing
			2012	missing
17	614	Park Avenue	2000	[490]
		B.L.A.K. Velvet	2006	[491]
19	638	MAXX Factor	2008	[492]
21	640	One Voice	2010	missing
		SparX		missing
22	631	Contagious	2002	[493]
23	630	Dream	2012	[494]
24	649	Take Note	2005	[495]
25	643	Timeless	2010	missing
26	623	Martini	2008	[496]
30	no competition held
31	656	Fortuity	2013	[497]
32	654	Milli Blink	2014	[498]
34	625	Hi-Jinx	2014	[499]
35	630	Even Time	2010	missing

International competitions by year

Quartets can contain members who are registered in different regions, in which case all their regions are listed. However, they must qualify through one of those regions - that one is marked in bold.

The details of the international chorus competition for each year are as follows. Note, the grand total listed in the "final" column is the cumulative total of scores achieved in the semi-final and final rounds of competition. Quartets which place 2nd-15th in the international quartet competition are allowed to directly "pre-qualify" for the following year if they wish, without competing at the regional level.

2015

Las Vegas, Nevada

Place	Region	Quartet	Regional		Semi-final		Final		Competition video
			Score	Summary	Order of appearance	Score	Order of appearance	Grand total
		[wild]			1
		[wild]			2
	16				3
	13				4
	26				5
		[wild]			6
		CRUSH	pre-qualified		7
		ROXY	pre-qualified		8
	10				9
		Rio!	pre-qualified		10
	34				11
	25				12
	9				13
		Lustre	pre-qualified		14
		GQ	pre-qualified		15
		[wild]			16
	6				17
		Spritzer	pre-qualified		18
	32				19
		Glow	pre-qualified		20
		[wild]			21
	19				22
		Vocality	pre-qualified		23
		Boston Accent	pre-qualified		24
		[wild]			25
		Speed of Sound	pre-qualified		26
		HEAT	pre-qualified		27
	5				28
	21				29
	35				30
	17				31
	8				32
	10				33
	2				34
	31				35
	12				36
	3				37
		Frenzy	pre-qualified		38
	8				39
		[wild]			40
		Milli Blink	pre-qualified		41
	14				42
	11				43
	2				44
	15				45
	1				46
	4				47
		Finesse	pre-qualified		48

2014

Baltimore, Maryland

Official results

Place	Region	Quartet	Regional		Semi-final		Final		Competition video semi-finals, finals
			score	Summary	Order of appearance	Score	Order of appearance	Grand total
1	9	Bling!	pre-qualified		19	1366	5	2817	semi-final, final, acceptance
2	14	Speed of Sound	pre-qualified		4	1347	7	2757	semi-final, final
3	31	Finesse	pre-qualified		36	1308	3	2703	semi-final, final
4	7	HEAT	pre-qualified		26	1315	9	2629	semi-final, final
5	13, 26	Frenzy	pre-qualified		18	1288	8	2614	semi-final, final
6	19	Lustre	pre-qualified		16	1269	6	2613	semi-final, final
7	32	Milli Blink	654	[500]	2	1267	2	2591	semi-final, final
8	2, 4, 14	CRUSH	622	[501]	27	1297	10	2561	semi-final, final
9	16	Spritzer	pre-qualified		17	1248	4	2534	semi-final, final
10	32	Vocality	pre-qualified		1	1240	1	2533	semi-final, final
11	19	GQ	624	[502]	39	1236
12	25	Rio!	pre-qualified		23	1235
13	26	Glow	pre-qualified		25	1232
14	3	ROXY	638	[503]	29	1203
15	1	Boston Accent[wild]	602	[504]	3	1179
16	31	Fortuity	pre-qualified		43	1170
17	3	Epix[wild]	625	[505]	40	1170
18	2, 17	Naturally	608	[506]	33	1168
19	34	Hi-Jinx	625	[507]	9	1163
20	8, 21	Swoon[wild]	609	[508]	46	1157
21	21	ConTempo	621	[509]	44	1155
22	5	Legacy	623	[510]	8	1150
23	4	In Sync[wild]	611	[511]	32	1140
24	6	Keepin' Outta Mischief	610	[512]	22	1137
25	31	Domino	594	[513]	42	1132
26	26	Easy Street	595	[514]	34	1129
27	13	Yahtzee	pre-qualified		11	1128
28	8	Ruby Blue	610	[515]	38	1126
29	3	PipeDreams[wild]	609	[516]	45	1125
30	25	BLAZE!	597	[517]	15	1114
31	17, 21	Aloha Spirit[wild]	605	[518]	47	1111
32	12	Rogue	612	[519]	14	1099
33	11, 21	Cheers!	608	[520]	5	1086
34	34	BroadBand[wild]	606	[521]	37	1083
35	15	Foreign Exchange	611	[522]	28	1071
36	2	Firefly	609	[523]	7	1068
37	16	S.L.A.M.!	625	[524]	10	1061
38	15, 19	Drive![wild]	608	[525]	13	1055
39	13	Pepper	595	[526]	20	1046
40	9	Attitude	601	[527]	30	1043
41	35	Key Note	585	[528]	21	1037
42	1	Full Throttle	618	[529]	6	1031
43	10	5 O'Clock Somewhere!	609	[530]	48	1027
44	14	Shades of Jade	607	[531]	41	1015
45	16	En Route[wild]	602	[532]	12	1004

2013

Honolulu, Hawaii

Official results

Place	Region	Quartet	Regional score	Semi-final		Final		Competition video
				Order of appearance	Score	Order of appearance	Grand total
1	12	LoveNotes[a]	pre-qualified	7	1402	7	2871	semi-final, final
2	9	Bling!	pre-qualified	15	1360	10	2795	semi-final, final
3	1, 9, 15	a.k.a.	pre-qualified	3	1330	8	2707	semi-final, final
4	31	Finesse	pre-qualified	45	1339	5	2706	semi-final, final
5	19	Lustre	pre-qualified	28	1286	2	2669	semi-final, final
6	7	HEAT	636	42	1300	3	2652	semi-final, final
7	13, 26	Frenzy	pre-qualified	9	1277	4	2639	semi-final, final
8	16	Spritzer	pre-qualified	11	1305	6	2638	semi-final, final
9	14	Speed of Sound	pre-qualified	19	1262	9	2628	semi-final, final
10	26	Glow	pre-qualified	25	1237	1	2541	semi-final, final
11	13	Yahtzee	635	48	1222
12	32	Vocality	pre-qualified	26	1211
13	31	Fortuity	656	6	1211
14	25	Rio!	602	20	1207
15	21	Dolce	pre-qualified	14	1207
16	21	ConTempo	612	22	1191
17	19	GQ	599	16	1186
18	7	Legacy	pre-qualified	12	1180
19	34	Hi-Jinx	610	31	1178
20	23	Dream	589	32	1175
21	26	Easy Street	596	39	1172
22	9	Live Out Loud	pre-qualified	49	1168
23	3	PipeDreams	582	37	1156
24	6	Keepin' Outta Mischief	612	41	1145
25	22	Epix	606	33	1120
26	32	Frank	608	21	1115
27	13	Lip Sync[wild]	600	24	1111
28	11	Sirens	599	43	1108
29	1	Boston Accent	609	51	1107
30	17	Naturally	609	5	1101
31	31	Echo[wild]	614	2	1090
32	16	One Track Mind	615	30	1090
33	15	Drive!	611	44	1089
34	24	Rogue	612	35	1084
35	8	Ruby Blue	610	17	1077
36	32	Kräm[wild]	608	4	1071
37	6	S.A.S.S.[wild]	601	36	1068
38	4	iTones	589	52	1063
39	2	Firefly	604	29	1057
40	10	5 O'clock Somewhere	609	34	1054
41	2	Allure[wild]	598	8	1051
42	35	Sweet Life	605	50	1049
43	10	Essence[wild]	597	38	1040
44	10	Soundwise[wild]	608	13	1032
45	16	En Route[wild]	603	10	1025
46	9	Quatro	600	27	1024
47	16	Running with Scissors[wild]	604	18	1013
48	14	Fire & Ice[wild]	602	46	1013
49	12	FlipSide	590	40	1006
50	14	Shades of Jade	602	23	996
51	5	Vivid Image	564	47	965

^a 2013 Quartet champions LoveNotes won the 2005 Rising Star competition performing as UnderAge.

2012

Denver, Colorado

Official results

Place	Region	Quartet	Regional score	Semi-final		Final		Competition video
				Order of appearance	Score	Order of appearance	Grand total
1	9, 21, 24	Touché	pre-qualified	32	1398	2	2830	sem-final, final
2	9	Bling!	pre-qualified	50	1360	1	2790	sem-final, final
3	12	LoveNotes	pre-qualified	25	1338	7	2733	semi-final, final
4	13, 26	Frenzy	pre-qualified	30	1257	4	2647	semi-final, final
5	32	ReMix	pre-qualified	8	1273	8	2585	semi-final, final
6	9, 15, 19	a.k.a.	pre-qualified	42	1313	9	2571	final
7	19	Lustre	611	16	1257	3	2561	final
8	16	Spritzer	644	2	1237	5	2536	final
9	31	Finesse	pre-qualified	39	1259	10	2535	final
10	21	Dolce	619	10	1251	6	2492	final
11	32	Vocality	pre-qualified	41	1235
12	14	Speed of Sound	630	19	1220
13	9	Live Out Loud	pre-qualified	1	1211
14	26	Glow	595	52	1206
15	7	Legacy	625	23	1194
16	3	ROXY	pre-qualified	13	1192
17	32	Sway[wild]	607	24	1178
18	35	Even Time	617	28	1176
19	4, 10, 25	Lucky Day	pre-qualified	26	1162
20	8	Bounce	621	6	1158
21	32	Kräm	643	27	1151
22	31	Miss-Demeanour[wild]	602	33	1140
23	23	Dream	630	49	1136
24	2, 17	Naturally	594	5	1128
25	3	Hi-Fi	593	37	1127
26	25	Myst	616	14	1124
27	31	Echo	606	3	1118
28	34	Hi-Jinx	624	44	1117
29	6	Cabernet	609	45	1113
30	1	Boston Accent	596	9	1111
31	22	Premiere	610	38	1110
32	6	Medallion[wild]	601	29	1109
33	8	Ruby Blue[wild]	621	11	1100
34	6	Keepin' Outta Mischief[wild]	605	21	1084
35	13	Pepper[wild]	611	51	1076
36	24	Soundwave	572	22	1063
37	21	Unlimited	pre-qualified	36	1058
38	14, 19	Escapade[wild]	606	47	1057
39	10	Soundwise	590	15	1052
40	16	Phoenix Rising[wild]	607	4	1046
41	5	Voice 4 Voice	589	35	1040
42	11	Cachet	592	7	1034
43	12	PDQ	605	12	1030
44	13, 15, 22	Backbeat	612	20	1016
45	9	Sassy	581	18	1007
46	4	Joyful Noise	592	34	998
47	19	Notorious[wild]	602	46	995

2011

Houston, Texas

Official results

Place	Region	Quartet	Regional score	Semi-final		Final
				Order of appearance	Score	Order of appearance	Grand total
1	3, 23, 26	Martini	pre-qualified	46	1388	8	2863
2	9, 21, 24	Touché	655	13	1344	5	2784
3	9, 15, 19	a.k.a.	634	18	1344	7	2748
4	32	ReMix	633	30	1323	1	2732
5	12	LoveNotes	pre-qualified	32	1310	3	2678
6	19	Capri	pre-qualified	47	1334	6	2646
7	9	Bling!	pre-qualified	48	1307	10	2642
8	13, 26	Frenzy	621	45	1313	9	2609
9	32	Vocality	pre-qualified	35	1258	2	2578
10	31	Finesse	613	28	1247	4	2518
11	3	ROXY	654	44	1246
12	4, 10	Lucky Day	pre-qualified	39	1231
13	11, 21, 24	Shimmer!	pre-qualified	17	1216
14	21	Unlimited	613	49	1214
15	9	Live Out Loud[wild]	619	24	1207
16	19	Whole Lotta Harmony[wild]	608	21	1201
17	8	Bounce	603	9	1201
18	7	Legacy	604	27	1177
19	35	Even Time	pre-qualified	5	1175
20	21	Charmed[wild]	605	16	1165
21	10	Oasis	606	29	1163
22	3	PipeDreams[wild]	615	4	1158
23	25	Myst	597	7	1151
24	3	IMPACT!![wild]	622	10	1143
25	6	S.A.S.S.[wild]	605	43	1137
26	22	Premiere[wild]	613	14	1136
27	2	Overture	607	22	1128
28	13, 26	LiveWire	pre-qualified	41	1118
29	26	Easy Street	614	23	1103
30	3	Chi-Town Sound[wild]	621	11	1095
31	24	Soundwave	600	42	1092
32	23	Dream	616	33	1075
33	14, 19	Escapade[wild]	611	6	1074
34	19	Lustre	618	34	1071
35	35	Aftershock!	573	2	1068
36	5, 14	Shades of Jade	598	38	1066
37	14	Sound Advice[wild]	605	25	1059
38	4, 17	TGIF	569	15	1058
39	1	Without Warning	602	3	1041
40	16	Here & Now	600	1	1036
41	12	PDQ	605	36	1035
42	4	In Sync	605	40	1034
43	11, 12	Cheers!	609	8	1017
44	3, 22	NRG!	615	31	1013
45	14	Sapphire	616	20	1007
46	6	Keepin' Outta Mischief	612	12	982

2010

Seattle, Washington

Official results

Place	Region	Quartet	Regional score	Semi-final		Final
				Order of appearance	Score	Order of appearance	Grand total
1	1, 19	MAXX Factor	pre-qualified	29	1413	9	2893
2	2, 9, 13, 19	Journey	pre-qualified	26	1363	6	2782
3	19	Capri	pre-qualified	9	1334	3	2721
4	12	LoveNotes	pre-qualified	32	1241	7	2647
5	3, 23, 26	Martini	pre-qualified	34	1289	1	2633
6	16	Spritzer	pre-qualified	27	1289	5	2554
7	13, 26	Mojo	pre-qualified	8	1260	8	2549
8	9	Bling!	659	31	1221	10	2532
9	13	LiveWire	628	28	1226	2	2518
10	11, 21	Shimmer!	pre-qualified	13	1247	4	2506
11	5, 25	Timeless	643	11	1219
12	35	Even Time	630	13	1217
13	21	Hypnotic[wild]	615	3	1198
14	4	Lucky Day	601	22	1194
15	32	Vocality	639	50	1192
16	21	SparX[wild]	640	33	1188
17	6	ICE![wild]	607	43	1184
18	11	Sirens	629	21	1180
19	21	Affinity[wild]	611	18	1178
20	2	Overture	604	46	1177
21	7, 25	Cabaret	pre-qualified	4	1173
22	1	Boston Accent	600	48	1168
23	26	Over the Moon	603	45	1165
24	21	One Voice	640	17	1138
25	31	Finesse UK	623	5	1134
26	22	NRG!	602	44	1132
27	9, 15, 19	a.k.a.	pre-qualified	19	1130
28	23	Virtuosity	594	24	1128
29	10	Oasis	610	2	1128
30	5	Voice 4 Voice	593	41	1126
31	34	iCappella	589	20	1118
32	8	Synergy	606	40	1116
33	17	B.L.A.K. Velvet	606	16	1109
34	7	Legacy	590	38	1108
35	12	PDQ	617	23	1106
36	3	IMPACT!!	608	47	1099
37	31	Eu4ia[wild]	603	25	1088
38	12	Taylor Made[wild]	603	6	1082
39	9	Dream Girls	608	15	1077
40	35	Sing Spiration[wild]	599	42	1073
41	15	Escape	582	39	1056
42	19	Whole Lotta Harmony	608	12	1056
43	16	Here & Now!	569	10	1055
44	24	Fourth Avenue	577	49	1030
45	6	S.A.S.S.	609	37	1026
46	14	Sound Advice	590	36	1024
47	32	Off the Record[wild]	606	1	1016

^wild Quartet qualified as a wildcard by being in the top 10 highest scoring quartets in that year's regional competitions that did not win their regional championship.

2009 and earlier

For full details of earlier SAI quartet competitions see:

• Sweet Adelines International chorus and quartet competitions 2000-2009
• Sweet Adelines International chorus and quartet competitions 1990-1999
• Sweet Adelines International chorus and quartet competitions 1980-1989
• Sweet Adelines International chorus and quartet competitions 1970-1979
• Sweet Adelines International chorus and quartet competitions 1960-1969
• Sweet Adelines International chorus and quartet competitions 1947-1959

See also

• List of Barbershop Harmony Society chorus champions
• List of Barbershop Harmony Society quartet champions

Sources

• Sweet Adelines International homepage
  • "Competition Handbook" (PDF). Sweet Adelines International. 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= is malformed: flag (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  • competition records
• Barbershophistory.com homepage
  • historical chorus results
  • competition records
• Barbershop Wiki Project homepage
  • SAI international convention
• Sweet Adelines Scores Yahoo! Group [registration required]