A Loyola University graduate originally from the Bronx in New York captured the judges' attention Tuesday and took home the title of Stage Door Idol for 2025 at the National WWII Museum .

Elijah Hartman, a full-time musician who often performs at local clubs in Quimbo Quimbumbia with Margie Perez and Elijah Hartman and his Swingin' Friends, was one of seven finalists for the summer singing competition at the museum's BB's Stage Door Canteen. He performed "The Joint is Really Jumpin' Down at Carnegie Hall," from the 1943 movie "Thousands Cheer."

"I chose this song because I am an old soul," said the winner, who decided to stay in the Crescent City after college and make it home. "As a kid, I watched Turner Classic Movies channel a lot with my grandmother. I remember this movie and song

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