Gordon Hendricks

European Elvis Champion 2011

In partnership with

Elvis Presley Enterprises Incorporated 

On Saturday 8^th January 2011, Elvis’s 76^th Birthday, at the European Elvis Championshipsand Convention held at The Hilton Metropole Hotel, Birmingham Gordon won the contestto become Elvis Presley Enterprises  ‘European Champion 2011’ and will now appear in the Ultimate Elvis Competition held in Memphis in August. 80 Elvis Impersonators competed for this title and after 4 heats on Thursday and Friday20 went through to the final which was held on Saturday evening and after a fantastic evening Gordon was crowned Champion.

Gordon Hendricks appeared as ELVIS on Stars In Their Eyes and won the 2005 Grand Final with a record 84,895 viewer votes, which represented a massive 32% of the total vote for the 10 artistes appearing.

Gordon’s performance impressed award winning Song Writer Geoff Morrow that he has signed Gordon to his Yellow Records label. Geoff Morrow has written hit songs for Elvis, Barry Manilow, The Carpenters, Billy Fury and many many more but when he saw Gordon’s performance he was moved to state:

“Over the years I have heard many Presley impersonators but when Gordon started to sing I actually shivered.”

Geoff penned five songs for Elvis, four of which he recorded. The fifth song, Where Would I Be, was written in 1977 but unfortunately Elvis died before he could record it.

“Where Would I Be” has been recorded by Gordon and was his first single, released in Autumn 2006.

Geoff Morrow commented:

“I believe Gordon has recaptured the spirit of the song and Elvis.”