Seth Zosky is a singer, actor, and musician. He rose to prominence as a member of the R&B/

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band "CZN", who were chosen as winners of '' Canadian Family's Got Talent'' by

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. Zosky also originated the role of Jack Dawson in the original Canadian production of ''

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''.

Life

Zosky was raised in

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, and is Jewish. He graduated from the musical theatre program at

Sheridan College Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, formerly Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology, is a public polytechnic institute partnered with private Canadian College of Technology and Trades operating campuses ...

in 2021.

Career

Music

While enrolled at Sheridan College, a

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and performance professor suggested Zosky, CJ Capital, and Matthew Novary Joseph noted their complementary vocal styles and suggested they work together. This led to the formation of CZN, a R&B/

trio band. In 2020, Zosky and CZN competed on '' Canadian Family's Got Talent'', which was presented during the

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by ''

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''. The band was announced as the winner on May 26, 2020, with

commenting, "... I think you’re very current, I think you’re very cool, I think you’re very likeable. Most importantly talented, creative, inventive...". Later in 2020, CZN released their first single "Friends". The group also competed in season 16 of ''

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''. At the auditions, they performed

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and

Julia Michaels Julia Carin Michaels (''Birth name, née'' Cavazos; born November 13, 1993) is an American singer and songwriter. She has received six Grammy Award nominations, including twice for Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Song of the Year and Grammy A ...

' ''

If the World Was Ending "If the World Was Ending" is a song written and performed by Canadian singer JP Saxe featuring American singer Julia Michaels. The song was released by Arista Records on October 17, 2019, through digital download and streaming formats as the lea ...

''. They received four 'yes' votes from the judges to advance to the next round, but were ultimately eliminated during the judges' deliberations.

Musical theatre

In 2022, Zosky had his first professional stage role when he starred as Jamie in a regional production of ''

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'' opposite

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. He reprised his role of Jamie in another production of The Last Five Years presented by Blue Bridge Productions. In 2024, Zosky co-wrote and performed in ''Pain to Power: A Kanye West Musical Protest'', which was presented at the

Winnipeg Jewish Theatre Winnipeg Jewish Theatre is a theatre based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It was founded in 1987 and is the only professional theatre in Canada dedicated to Jewish Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nati ...

. The musical was written as a response to West's controversial statements about Jewish people and

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, and uses West's music to discuss celebrity influence and questioning at what point a fan can no longer separate the art from the artist. Zosky is currently starring as Jack Dawson in the original Canadian production of ''

''. The musical premiered at the Segal Centre in Montreal, where it is playing between October 27 and November 24, 2024. It will then transfer to the

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, where it will play between December 5, 2024 and January 12, 2025.

Theatre credits

References

External links

* Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Canadian singers Canadian musical theatre actors Singers from Ontario Sheridan College alumni {{Canada-musician-stub