Quebec Elvis impersonator vies for third Guinness record
One of Quebec's best-known Elvis impersonators believes he has broken his own world record by singing songs by the King nonstop for two days.
Beginning Sunday night in Delson, a suburb southwest of Montreal, Gaétan Lalonde of St-Jerome, sang a rotation of 44 tunes over the course of 46 hours and 30 minutes.
He will now file documents from his attempt to officials in charge of the Guinness World Records book.
Lalonde, who also goes by the name Scotty Davis, was allowed a 15-minute break every four hours.
An Elvis impersonator for more than 20 years, Lalonde set two similar Guinness records, singing for 42 hours and 30 minutes in 2004 and 44 hours and one minute in 2005.
Before he started this time, he said his game plan was to mix ballads and slower songs with outbursts of faster tunes, such as Jailhouse Rock. He also said he would consume energy drinks and limit his food intake.
He told CBC News on Wednesday that he ran into a spot of trouble just before the half-way mark.
"At 20 hours, I felt a little bit different. I felt, in my throat, just a little bit, that it hurt," Lalonde said.
Although he ultimately was fine, "this time, I just felt a little bit nervous," he added. A medical crew was also on hand to check him out at the end.
Lalonde staged his latest attempt as a fundraiser for local underprivileged children and estimates he raised a few thousand dollars.