"Nashville Star" Chooses Winner This Week

February 28, 2007 — A winner will be chosen from the three remaining contestants on the finale of USA Network's "Nashville Star" tomorrow at 10 p.m. ET. The Tennessean reports that siblings Angela and Zac Hacker and David St. Romain all feel they've learned a great deal from the experience, regardless of who wins.

"The most important thing I've learned is to really listen to what the people experienced in the business tell me," says David, a Baton Rouge, La., native, of the show's grooming process. As for the theory that the brother and sister could split the votes and he could walk away with the record deal, he says, "I definitely feel like the third wheel, and I'm hoping that it works to my advantage."

Angela, from Florence, Ala., says she has learned firsthand the power of television. "I don't think I would have gotten into people's homes had it not been for this show," she says. "I don't know that me going through Nashville, I would have succeeded. I don't think they would have gotten me. Through this show, the people have gotten me, and that's going to make the record people pay attention, because they'll see something that's marketable."

Zac, who lives in Muscle Shoals, Ala., says he has learned to be more focused, "like the way I hold myself, good posture or how to breathe." He says, "Right before they call your name or don't call your name, your heart is pounding. At that moment, I've learned to take a deep breath, and that affects the way you sing."

Judge Anastasia Brown says, "To me it's the most exciting 'Nashville Star,' because I truly don't know who is going to win."