Sydney Mae advances to second round of Searchlight contest

Former Cochrane resident Sydney Mae made the top 100 in the Toyota Searchlight Contest and has advanced to the second round of voting.

Voting began yesterday, June 1, and continues until 1 p.m. Mountain Standard on Tuesday, June 8.

The voting site allows one vote in a 24-hour period per computer. 

The top three vote-getters will move on to the final top 10 list.

Sydney co-wrote the song "Feet First" with Allie Moss and Bess Rogers.

The song has been streamed almost 101,000 times internationally on Spotify alone, and at one point became the most played song on Stingray Music.

"Feet First" is about vulnerability and how it's not always going to be a win to the next chapter, but that’s okay.

"In my own experience, sometimes I need to lose something, or lose sight of something in order to get to where I need to be,”  she says.

The song displays her mesmerizing vocal talent and songwriting skills.

The 19-year-old award-winning musician and songwriter spent many years in Cochrane honing her skills and establishing herself in the country music scene before moving to Calgary. She's now based in the Toronto area.

You can hear Feet First here.

To cast ballots for Sydney, click here.