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Mark Day (singer)
The sixth and final season of ''Canadian Idol'' is the sixth and final installation of the ''Idol'' series in Canada and premiered on June 3, 2008, on the CTV Television Network. It is again hosted by Ben Mulroney, with the addition of Jully Black as a special correspondent and general mentor to the contestants. Farley Flex, Jake Gold, Sass Jordan and Zack Werner all returned as judges. This season saw a number of major and minor show format changes in an effort to keep the franchise fresh and innovative. The final episode of the season, in which the Canadian Idol was crowned, aired on September 10, 2008. The winner of the sixth season was Theo Tams. The sixth season became the final season of ''Canadian Idol'' following its cancellation in 2009. Auditions Auditions were held in the following cities: *Edmonton, Alberta ( January 26–27): 1,000 Auditioned – 13 Received Gold *Calgary, Alberta ( February 2–3): 1,000 Auditioned – 19 Received Gold *Vancouver, British Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Mulroney
Benedict Martin Paul Mulroney (born March 9, 1976) is a Canadian radio host and former television host. He is the eldest son of Brian Mulroney, the 18th Prime Minister of Canada. Best known for his 20-year broadcasting career with the Canadian network CTV Television Network, CTV, Mulroney began as an entertainment reporter on CTV's former morning show ''Canada AM'' in 2001, and co-hosted the entertainment news program ''etalk'' from 2002 to 2020, ''Canadian Idol'' from 2003 to 2008, and CTV's national morning show ''Your Morning'' from 2016 to 2021. Mulroney departed etalk in June 2020. A year later, on September 29, 2021, Mulroney departed both ''Your Morning'' and CTV to pursue a producing career. Mulroney currently hosts ''The Ben Mulroney Show'' mornings on CFIQ, 640 Toronto, syndicated nationally on Corus Entertainment's talk radio stations. Early life and education Mulroney was born in Montreal, Quebec, and grew up in Ottawa, Ontario. He is the second of four children bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area (CMA) and the National Capital Region (Canada), National Capital Region (NCR). Ottawa had a city population of 1,017,449 and a metropolitan population of 1,488,307, making it the list of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, fourth-largest city and list of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, fourth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Ottawa is the political centre of Canada and the headquarters of the federal government. The city houses numerous List of diplomatic missions in Ottawa, foreign embassies, key buildings, organizations, and institutions of Government of Canada, Canada's government; these include the Parliament of Canada, the Supreme Court of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost Together (Blue Rodeo Album)
''Lost Together'' (stylized as lostogether) is the fourth studio album by Blue Rodeo. It was Bob Wiseman's last album with the band, and was the first to feature drummer Glenn Milchem, and steel guitar player Kim Deschamps. Notable hits from the album included "Rain Down on Me," "Flying," "Already Gone" and the title track. The album was a Juno Award nominee for Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 1993. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada in 2020, CBC Music organized and released a "Great Canadian Singalong" of the title track, with several hundred Canadians submitting video of themselves singing the song in their homes for inclusion in the final mix. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Presley's sexually provocative performance style, combined with a mix of influences across color lines during a civil rights movement, transformative era in race relations, brought both great success and Cultural impact of Elvis Presley#Danger to American culture, initial controversy. Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi; his family relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, when he was 13. He began his music career in 1954 at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience. Presley, on guitar and accompanied by lead guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, Backbeat (music), backbeat-driven fusion of country music and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burning Love
"Burning Love" is a 1972 song by Elvis Presley, written by Dennis Linde, originally released by Arthur Alexander earlier in 1972. Presley found major success with the song, it becoming his final Top 10 hit in the American Hot 100 or pop charts, peaking at number 2 (it was kept out of the top spot by Chuck Berry's " My Ding-a-Ling"). Elvis Presley version Elvis Presley's version was released as a single on August 1, 1972, with the B-side " It's a Matter of Time", and it reached number 36 in the country charts. Elvis had recorded it at RCA's Hollywood studios on March 28, 1972. It was his last big hit. The electric guitar opening and riffs were overdubbed and played by Dennis Linde himself. For the week of October 28, 1972, "Burning Love" rose to number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It reached number 1 on ''Billboard'''s rival ''Cashbox'''s pop charts during the week of November 11, 1972. The song was Elvis's 40th and final Top Ten hit on the ''Billboard'' US charts. He pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsay Robins
Lindsay Robins (born December 18, 1986, in Montreal, Quebec) is a singer-songwriter who wrote and performed the theme song "What Would You Do" for the '' VJ Search'' reality series on MuchMusic, which went on to be the 2007 recipient of The North American Promax Award for Best Music Package/Theme Song. She wrote and performed music for the television series '' Instant Star'' and, in 2006, released a solo rock album, ''Dirty Chemistry'', on Aquarius Records. ''Dirty Chemistry'' was produced by the songwriters Christopher Ward and Fred St-Gelais who also worked with Alexz Johnson on the music for ''Instant Star''. Robins appears on the soundtrack for the third season of ''Instant Star'', singing a song called "Shooting Star". As noted by the executive producer of ''Instant Star'', "...the more polished performances of songs like "Shooting Star" and last season's "Never Enough" have actually featured the voice of rising Canadian rock star Lindsay Robins." Three singles were relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Pigott
Sebastian Pigott is a Canadian singer and actor. He was a contestant on the sixth season of ''Canadian Idol,'' in 2008. He has guest-starred on numerous television series, including ''Murdoch Mysteries'' and ''Revenge''. Life and career Pigott has subsequently appeared in such network television shows as '' The Listener'', '' Heartland'','' The Border'' and ''Deadliest Sea''. His most prominent role to date has been that of barista Kai Booker on CBC Television's ''Being Erica ''Being Erica'' is a Canadian comedy-drama television series that aired on CBC Television, CBC from January 5, 2009, to December 12, 2011. Created by Jana Sinyor, the series was originally announced by the CBC as ''The Session'', but was later r ...'' (seasons 2 to 4), for which he and his brother Oliver wrote the songs "Alien Like You" and "Hard To Go". Pigott and his brother Oliver formed a band called ''Pigott Brothers'' and released their debut album, ''Pigottry'', in 2009. Their second album, ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drew Wright
Drew Edward Wright (born October 5, 1979) is a Canadian singer and musician, best known as a top three finalist on the sixth season of ''Canadian Idol''. Early life Wright played in the band while a student at Admiral Collingwood Public School. Aged 15, he took up the guitar as his main instrument, which he plays right-handed despite being left-handed. After leaving school, Wright attended Collingwood Collegiate Institute and enrolled in the drama program. For his year-end monologue, he played a character who wanted to write music for a living. Around this time, he played in a short-lived band called Clean Dirt, then formed another band called Malleus, who won the Rock 95 Loud and Local Contest in 2006. After graduating high school, Wright earned a degree in music engineering and continued performing on the local scene. ''Canadian Idol'' Wright was encouraged to try out for ''Canadian Idol'' by family and friends. He played an acoustic performance of Maroon 5's "She Will Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theo Tams, Drew Wright, Mitch MacDonald, And Mookie Morris Performing In The Top 3 Tour For Canadian Idol (season 6)
Theo is a given name and a hypocorism. Greek origin Many names beginning with the root ''Theo-'' derive from the Ancient Greek word (), which means God, for example: *Feminine names: Thea, Theodora, Theodosia, Theophania, Theophano and Theoxena *Masculine names: Theodore, Theodoros/Theodorus, Theodosius, Theodotus, Theophanes, Theophilus, Theodoret and Theophylact Germanic origin Many other names beginning with "Theo-" do not necessarily derive from Greek, but rather the old Germanic "theud", meaning "people" or "folk". These names include: *Theobald, Theodahad, Theodard, Theodebert, Theodemir, and Theodoric People with the name Theo See Theo and Théo for a current alphabetical list of all people with the first name Theo or Théo in the English Wikipedia. Among better known people with this name are: *Theo Adam (1926–2019), German classical bass-baritone *Theo Albrecht (1922–2010), German entrepreneur and billionaire *Theo Angelopoulos (1935–2012), Greek film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MuchMoreMusic
CTV Life Channel is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by BCE Inc. through its Bell Media subsidiary. The channel primarily broadcasts factual and reality programming on lifestyle topics such as cooking, home improvement and real estate, along with scripted drama series. The channel was established in 1998 as MuchMoreMusic, a spin-off of the youth-oriented MuchMusic, by its owner CHUM Limited, the owner of Citytv, targeting an older demographic with Adult contemporary music, adult contemporary and Adult hits, classic music videos, along with music news programs, concert specials, and pop culture programming (usually sourced from the U.S. network VH1, which shared a similar positioning). Under Bell ownership, and following the lead of its parent network, the channel adopted a general entertainment format and began to heavily downplay music programming outside non-peak hours (similar to Much at the time). On September 1, 2016, M3 was relaunched as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simple Plan
Simple Plan is a Canadian rock band formed in Montreal, Quebec, in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of Pierre Bouvier (lead vocals, studio bass guitar), Chuck Comeau (drums), Jeff Stinco (lead guitar), and Sébastien Lefebvre (rhythm guitar, backing vocals). David Desrosiers (bass guitar, backing vocals) joined the band in early 2000 and left in July 2020. The band has released six studio albums: '' No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls'' (2002), '' Still Not Getting Any...'' (2004), '' Simple Plan'' (2008), '' Get Your Heart On!'' (2011), '' Taking One for the Team'' (2016), and '' Harder Than It Looks'' (2022). The band has also released an EP titled '' Get Your Heart On – The Second Coming!'' (2013), in addition to two live albums: ''Live in Japan 2002'' (2003) and '' MTV Hard Rock Live'' (2005). The band performed at the Vans Warped Tour every year from 1999 to 2005, and in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2018. The band also performed at the 2010 Winter Olympics closing c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When I'm Gone (Simple Plan Song)
"When I'm Gone" is the first single from Simple Plan's self-titled third studio album, ''Simple Plan''. It was released via iTunes and lala.com on October 29, 2007, in conjunction with a live webchat from the band. History A 25-second preview of the song was premiered on October 24, 2007 on simpleplan.com. The full song was premiered on simpleplan.com on October 29, 2007. It was done so in conjunction with a webchat with the band members, who answered fan questions during the chat. The song was made available on iTunes the same day and the album was available for preorder on lala.com the following day (with a download of the single immediately available). Music video The band flew to Los Angeles on November 8, 2007 and filmed the video. It was filmed on Sunset Blvd and then in a soundstage outside North Hollywood. Perez Hilton filmed a cameo. A 40-second pre-production preview of the video was aired on '' TRL'' and added to Simple Plan's website on November 6, 2007. The video ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
