Lynbrook’s Andrea O’Neill on NBC’s ‘The Sing-Off’

The Deltones are one of 16 groups that were chosen to appear on “The SIng-Off.” Andrea O’Neill is third from left in the front row.

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NBC has announced Aug. 16 that The Deltones — hailing from the University of Delaware — will be one of 16 groups competing this September in season three of “The Sing-Off.”

Lynbrook resident Andrea O’Neill is in the group.

“It all happened really quickly,” said O’Neill, incoming president of The Deltones. “This was so exciting for some of our graduating seniors who thought this past spring would be their last time singing with The Deltones.”

The group includes 10 alumni: Avi Amon, Jessica Carvo, Lou Ortiz, Keith Abrahamson, Morgan Nichols, Cortney Penta, Andrea Lopez, Chloe English, Cassie Grossman and Jared Weintrab, as well as five current UD students: Andrea O’Neill, Erica Schetter, Alex Bliziotis, Alyssa Dinardo and Walter Pendelton.

Founded in 1991 at UD as a registered student organization, The Deltones just celebrated its 20th anniversary this spring. Members of The Deltones arrange all of their own music and pride themselves on not only their musical talents but also their motto: “Friends first, singers second.”

“For a group like us, we’re happy being around campus and our alumni, so to be on national television is the most amazing thing in the world,” Amon said.

This season of The Sing-Off premieres on NBC at 8 p.m., Monday, Sept. 19. The Deltones will make its television debut in the second episode, airing Sept. 26. The winning group will receive $200,000 and a recording contract with Sony Music.

“The Sing-Off” is produced by Joel Gallen’s (“America’s Best Dance Crew”) Tenth Planet Productions, Outlaw Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television.  Gallen, Deb Newmyer (“The Ugly Truth”) Sam Weisman (“George of the Jungle”), and Josh Greenberg (“America’s Best Dance Crew”) are executive producers.

For updates or to show your support of the Deltones, visit the group’s website, fan page on Facebook or tweet them @ilovedeltones.

For embeddable clips and full episodes from NBC shows, please visit NBC.com’s official show site: http://www.nbc.com/sing-off/