BHS Grad Kailea Goff is Semi Finalist in 9th Annual Pops NextGen Vocal Competition
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on December 02, 2025
A 2021 Bridgeport High School graduate and junior musical theater major at WVU, Kailea Goff earned a semi-finalist spot in the 9th annual American Pops NextGen Vocal competition.
There will be a live stream Sunday, Dec. 7, during which voting will take place to decide on the top 10 vocalists who will perform in January 2026 at Lincoln Center in New York City. Watch the live stream at this link: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/the-american-pops-orchestra/9th-nextgen-national-vocal-competition-semifinals. People can also vote Dec. 7 by texting NEXTGEN26 to 44321.
The Semi Finalists for the 9th Annual NextGen Vocal Competition are as follows:
- Dovid Adler, Missouri State University
- Gabriel Armstrong , Indiana University Bloomington
- Jordan Bailkin, Temple University
- Louis Bianco V, SUNY Cortland
- Greta Cardoza, Boston Conservatory
- Nina Carrozza, Arizona State University
- Isaac Cobb, Marshall University
- Aidan Eddy, Baldwin Wallace University
- Lena Embry, University of Miami
- Sebastian Gates-Graceson, Emerson College
- Kailea Goff, West Virginia University
- Hannah Goodwin, University of North Texas
- Nick Gundrum, University of Cincinnati CCM
- Adellaie Jung, Liberty University
- Paige Klemenhagen, Northwestern University
- Eric Liang, The University of Michigan Ann Arbor
- Dayven Martinez, Carnegie Mellon University
- Evie Mitchell, UCLA
- Mikey Mousaw, Berklee College of Music
- Taylor Peel, Brigham Young University
- Antonio Ross, Rhode Island College
- Layla Abu Saada, Webster University
- Aisea (AJ) Saafi, Texas State University
- Jacob Simmons, Ohio University
- Genesis Staple, University of Texas at Austin
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