Verizon Wireless and Natasha Bedingfield Name 'Pocketful of Sunshine' Duet
Contest Winner
Verizon VIP Tour Offered Unique Ways for Artists to Connect With Their Fans;
Duet Contest Winner to Perform Live With Natasha Bedingfield in San Francisco
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Samantha Pietrunti of Staten
Island, N.Y., was named the "Pocketful of Sunshine" Duet Contest winner by
Natasha Bedingfield as part of her sold out Verizon VIP Tour. Pietrunti, age
19, will perform a live duet with the British songstress today at the Fillmore
in San Francisco, the last stop of Bedingfield's first-ever U.S. headlining
tour.
Fans who attended one of the tour stops had the opportunity to create a
professional recording of their a capella rendition of Natasha's Top 5 hit
"Pocketful of Sunshine" on the Verizon Mobile Studio Recording Bus and submit
the demo to the contest. In addition, fans could submit a video or audio clip
online for a chance to become one of the finalists. Entries were judged by
Natasha, and Pietrunti was named grand prize winner. In addition to singing a
duet with Natasha live in San Francisco, Pietrunti also received $500 cash and
four round-trip airline tickets so she could invite friends and family to
attend the concert in San Francisco.
The Verizon VIP Tour leverages wireless technology to help artists
interact with their fans. Verizon Wireless customers who downloaded Natasha
Bedingfield's content via their V CAST-enabled phones had the chance to win a
pair of mobile tickets to the Verizon VIP Tour.
For more information on mobile music from Verizon Wireless, visit a
Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or visit
www.verizonwireless.com/music. For information on Natasha Bedingfield, visit
www.VerizonVIPtour.com.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and
data network, serving 67.2 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge,
N.J., with 69,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of
Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more
information, go to: www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request
broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless
operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at
www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
SOURCE Verizon Wireless
Brenda Boyd Raney, Verizon Wireless, +1-908-559-7518,
Brenda.Raney@verizonwireless.com; Tara Melega, Sony BMG Music for Natasha
Bedingfield, +1-212-833-7707, Tara.Melega@sonybmg.com; Lois Najarian, The Door
for Natasha Bedingfield, +1-646-831-0745, Lois@TheDooronline.com
