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Damariscotta "Scottie" Helm is an American competitive whistler. She was selected as the World Whistling Grand Champion in 2011 at the 38th Annual International Whistlers Convention in Louisburg, North Carolina. [1] [2] The whistling competition includes competitors from around the world. [2]
Helm was born c. 1986 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. [1] [3] She is the daughter of Carla and Bernard Helm. [4] She is active in community theater in Rocky Mount. [2]
Helm attended the Hebron Academy in Hebron, Maine. [5] [4] She attended North Carolina Wesleyan College where she majored in biology. [1]
Helm has no formal training in whistling. [3] Helm is the only known whistler in the world who performs the 'double whistle' where she can whistle two different notes simultaneously.[ citation needed ]
She first competed in the International Whistlers Convention in 2007, placing second and third in two divisions. [3] In 2009, Helm made it to the finals in the 36th 39th International Whistlers Convention in Louisburg, North Carolina. [6]
She was selected as the World Whistling Grand Champion in 2011 at the 38th Annual International Whistlers Convention in Louisburg, North Carolina. [7] [1] She placed 1st in Popular Female, Classical Female, and Allied Arts Champion Female, making her the International Female Grand Champion. [7] [3] She performed "Kung Fu Fighting" for the Allied Arts competition. [3] She also received the highest score overall, making her the World Whistling Grand Champion, winning over contestants from fourteen countries. [1] [3]
In 2012 at the 39th International Whistlers Convention, she placed second in the International Female Grand Champions and third in Allied Arts Champion Female. [8]
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