Canada’s Got Talent Reveals This Season’s Showstopping Acts, Premiering March 21 on Citytv
– Canada’s Got Talent premieres March 21 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Citytv, Citytv+, Citytv.com, and through the Citytv app –
– This season sees 82 amazing acts from all corners of Canada, including Glace-Bay, Laval, Winnipeg, Vancouver Island, and more –
– See media contacts below to request interviews with local contestants –
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TORONTO (March 7, 2023) It’s almost showtime! As we gear up to take centre stage, Citytv reveals the showstopping performers appearing on Season 2 of Canada’s Got Talent, premiering Tuesday, March 21 at 8 p.m. ET/PT anywhere Citytv is available. Reaching more than 7.6M Canadians throughout it’s augural season, the highly anticipated talent competition series spotlights 82 acts as they grace the Canadian stage, face the #CGT judges – Howie Mandel, Lilly Singh, Trish Stratus, Kardinal Offishall – and compete to win the grand prize.
The #CGT Champion will receive $150,000 dollars and the opportunity to work with a financial advisor, courtesy of CIBC – to help realize their ambitions. Plus, the opportunity to perform in “America’s Got Talent Presents: SUPERSTARS Live” at the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Since being crowned #CGT Champion in Season 1, Jeanick Fournier has taken her career to new heights having released her self-titled major-label debut album, performed in Las Vegas as part of the “America’s Got Talent Presents: SUPERSTARS Live” stage show, and competed on a global stage among the best in the world in America’s Got Talent: All-Stars.
In Season 2, #CGT is upping the ante with singers, dancers, magicians, extreme sports and death-defying acts, several contestants with one-of-a-kind abilities, and a plethora of acts who are pursuing their dreams abroad but now coming home to compete on the Canadian stage. Hosted by Lindsay Ell, Canada’s Got Talent culminates in a live two-hour finale on Tuesday, May 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT from the brand new OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls.
The Canada’s Got Talent Season 2 contestants are listed below. Click here to learn more about each contestant.
ALBERTA
- ATSUSHI ONO – Magic Act, Calgary
- BEATRICE LOVE – Singer/Musician, Edmonton
- COOL GIRAFFES – Dance Act, Edmonton
- EVANGEL OMARI BESONG – Singer/Musician, Edmonton
- KALSEY KULYK – Singer/Musician, Beaumont
- KNIGHT1 – Singer/Musician, Calgary
- REESE NELSON – Xtreme Sport, Calgary
- THE BEARHEAD SISTERS – Vocal Groups, Edmonton
BRITISH COLUMBIA
- A3 RYDERZ – Dance Act, Vancouver
- CURRAN DOBBS – Comedy Act, Victoria
- DJC – Dance Act, Vancouver
- EMMA GARRIOTT – Singer/Musician, Port McNeill
- JACK THOMAS – Singer/Musician, Burnaby
- KAREN FLAMENCO – Dance Act, Vancouver
- CUDDLES THE EVIL OCTOPUS – Novelty Act, Gibsons
- RAYMOND SALGADO – Singer/Musician, Vancouver Island
- SIMA SAXENA – Singer/Musician, Victoria
- SYD BOSEL – Comedy Act, Comox
- WIL STELFOX – Magic Act, Vancouver
- XTREME SOUL STYLE – Dance Act, Vancouver
MANITOBA
- CHRISTOPHER MAGAS – Singer/Musician, East St Paul
- DEAN GUNNARSON – Stunt, Onanole
- L.I.V.E – Dance Act, Winnipeg
- MARQUIS – Dance Act, Winnipeg
- TARA MEYER – Circus Act, Winnipeg
NEW BRUNSWICK
- ANICA – Singer/Musician, Grand Barachois
- DAVID NT ANNAN – Dance Act, Fredericton
NOVA SCOTIA
- EVAN TURNBULL – Singer, Glace-Bay
ONTARIO
- ABEBE ERIGETE – Circus Act, Toronto
- AMIR BRANDON – Singer/Musician, Toronto
- ASD BAND – Vocal Groups, Toronto
- ASHLEY VELDBOOM – Dance Act, Orillia
- CAPTAIN FINN & THE SALTY SEA DOGS – Vocal Group, London
- CHRISTIAN MASCIA – Magic Act, Stoney Creek
- CYDNEE ABBOTT – Dance Act, Oakville
- DARCY MITCHISON – Singer/Musician, Hamilton
- DAVID GREEN – Comedy Act, Niagara Falls
- FLEXY-T – Circus Act, Ajax
- JASON & BRONWYN IRWIN – Animal Act, Southampton
- JAMES ALCOCK – Singer/Musician, Mississauga
- JIM CAMERON – Singer/Musician, Waterloo
- JOZE PIRANIAN – Comedy Act, Toronto
- JULIA & MOSES – Dance Act, Toronto
- KATHERINE LYNN-ROSE – Singer/Musician, Burlington
- KENTON & LISE – Vocal Groups, Toronto
- KEVIN FAST – Stunt, Cobourg
- KONAH RAYNES – Singer/Musician, Ottawa
- MAYA GAMZU – Singer/Musician, Richmond Hill
- MCELMAN & THE MAESTRO – Vocal Groups, Toronto
- MEAVE – Singer/Musician, Niagara Falls
- MVP DANCE – Dance Act, Toronto
- NIKO SOFIANOS – Novelty Act, Vaughan
- OLGA & VIOLET: MOMMY & ME – Circus Act, Toronto
- POLLY MOONSHINE – Singer/Musician, London
- RICHARD FORGET – Magic Act, Whitby
- SOULS OF STEEL – Singer/Musician, Toronto
- TAP DANCE CANADA – Dance Act, Ontario
- TASOS NIKOPOULOS – Novelty Act, Hamilton
- THE CHEERFORCE GOLDEN GIRLS – Dance Act, Oakville
- THE DREAMBOATS – Vocal Groups, Mississauga
- THE TREVOR SHOW – Vocal Groups, Toronto
- THE SIGMAZ – Dance Act, Scarborough
- VAL & GANNA – Dance Act, Toronto
- VOICES ROCK PRIME – Vocal Groups, Mississauga
- XPECTACULO – Circus Act, Scarborough
- XPOGO STUNT TEAM – Xtreme Sports, Orillia
- YOUNG MOMMY – Singer/Musician, Toronto
QUEBEC
- ALEXANDRA CÔTÉ – Animal Act, Thetford Mines
- BRIAN TYLER – Singer/Musician, Grenville Sur La Rouge
- CHARLES PHILIPPE LAURIN – Novelty Act, Montreal
- CIRQUE KALABANTÉ – Circus Act, Montreal
- CONVERSION – Dance Act, Trois-Rivières
- GBA – Circus Act, Montreal
- GENEVIÈVE CÔTÉ – Novelty Act, Laval
- JP PARENT – Magic Act, Montreal
- PAOLA TROILO – Singer/Musician, Laval
- REMI ORSET – Circus Act, Quebec
- T.ACOS X T.EENAGERS – Dance Act, Granby
- THE CAST – Dance Act, Lévis
- TRA MY TRINH – Circus Act, Montreal
YUKON TERRITORY
- MAGIC BEN – Magic Act, Whitehorse
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