Through the Years

Philip Bauer began his career by winning a statewide Minnesota talent contest in 1985, finishing 1st out of more than 800 contestants at the Minnesota State Fair. He later performed nightly there with a 40-piece orchestra and had original songs played on 300+ country stations across Europe.

Kenny Rogers starring Philip Bauer. Bauer began his career by winning a statewide talent contest in Minnesota in 1985, taking first place among more than 800 contestants at the Minnesota State Fair. In 1986, he performed nightly at the fair with a 40-piece orchestra. His original songs have been played on more than 300 country music stations across Europe, and throughout the 1990s he performed in bands featuring his own music and impersonations of various artists.