Awards and Accomplishments
Saucedo has earned the status of one of the most respected in the Elvis tribute artist business, having won a variety of awards and honors over the years. One award he has won time and time again is a Suburban NiteLife "Best of the Burbs" award. Every year Suburban NiteLife, one of the top suburban Chicago entertainment magazines, awards the best clubs, bartenders, bands, and more of the preceding year. Saucedo has won the 'Best Solo Performer' award multiple times since the 1990s - most recently in 2009, voted in by numerous fans as the best in that category for the year before. Previous nominations have come in 2006 for the "Best Band" award when he performs with his band and in the past he has also won the "Best Male Entertainer" award for Suburban NiteLife. In addition to winning the 'Best Solo Performer' awards for 2006, 2007, and 2008. He has also won 'Best Lounge Act' for 2008 and 2009. In 2011, Saucedo was honored twice with two new, prestigious awards. On July 29, 2011 he was awarded the first ever Lifetime Achievement Award at the Heart Of The King Awards of the Las Vegas Elvis Fest at the Las Vegas Hilton, on the same stage that Elvis himself performed on for 7 years. Less than a month later, Saucedo was the first inductee into the Elvis Tribute Artist Hall Of Fame, through the inaugural King Of The World event in Memphis, TN. Both awards have cited Saucedo's persistence, longevity, success, and dedication to forty years in the Elvis tribute business.
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