The entire town of Fairbanks, Alaska pulled together to send Nitengale (www.myspace.com/nitengale) to the nationwide talent search competition sponsored by Word Label Group, the Christian Festival Associatin (CFA) and Artist Ovation, where Nitengale won first place. It was Held at Soundcheck in Nashville on September 22.  

After submitting entries online, independent artists from across the U.S. performed before a panel of music professionals at one of 16 participating CFA summer festivals. At the conclusion of regional events, competition finalists were chosen to perform at the national event in Nashville where the winning band was announced and honored with an artist development agreement, a Word Label Group prize package, and named the 2007 Artist Ovation competition winner.