Coriolis
04-18-2005, 07:34 AM
LONDON (AFP) - A group of 100 "Elvii" -- Elvis Presley impersonators -- gathered in a London department store for a unique world record attempt.
Their task: singing 'Viva Las Vegas' at the same time.
Britain's Selfridges department store, on Oxford Street in central London, was the venue for the bizarre gathering, and the rousing chorus was designed to get the participants into the Guinness Book of Records.
They were also competing for the chance to win a gig in Las Vegas as part of the store's Vegas-themed shopping celebrations this month.
Organisers boasted the event would include 100 "Elvii" -- ranging from a Chinese Elvis and a Jamaican Elvis to a diminutive mini Elvis and an Elvis choir.
Their task: singing 'Viva Las Vegas' at the same time.
Britain's Selfridges department store, on Oxford Street in central London, was the venue for the bizarre gathering, and the rousing chorus was designed to get the participants into the Guinness Book of Records.
They were also competing for the chance to win a gig in Las Vegas as part of the store's Vegas-themed shopping celebrations this month.
Organisers boasted the event would include 100 "Elvii" -- ranging from a Chinese Elvis and a Jamaican Elvis to a diminutive mini Elvis and an Elvis choir.