From Spring Sing Contestants to Superstars

With Spring Sing coming up on May 19, let’s look back on the acts that got famous. Performers like Sara Bareilles and Maroon 5 (then Kara’s Flowers) went from humble Spring Sing contestants to Grammy Award winners. And who knows – maybe one of the 2023 Spring Sing acts will also become superstars one day!

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Sara Bareilles

Sara Bareilles was a Spring Sing force to be reckoned with; during her time at UCLA, she won Spring Sing awards for her songs “Waiting to See” in 2000, “Gravity” in 2002 and “City” in 2003. And as if that wasn’t enough, she also won a few times as a member of Awaken A Cappella. 

With these many Spring Sing awards under her belt, it’s no wonder that Sara Bareilles went on to have an illustrious music career after she graduated from UCLA. 

Maroon 5

Maroon 5 may be a world-famous pop rock band now, but it started out as a garage band called Kara’s Flowers in 1994. The band went went on hiatus when bassist Mickey Madden and drummer Ryan Dusick started attending UCLA, but they got back together in 2000 to compete in Spring Sing. Kara’s Flowers’ performance of “These Days” ended up being the runner-up to Barely Manilow’s parody of “Copacabana”. 

Kara’s Flowers bloomed soon after their Spring Sing performance, and Maroon 5 is now one of the most well-known pop rock bands in the world.

Come to Spring Sing 2023 and you might catch a superstar in the making! For ticket information, visit the Spring Sing page through the link below.