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It’s almost showtime! As we gear up to take centre stage, Citytv reveals the showstopping performers appearing on Canada’s Got Talent’s Million Dollar Season, thanks to Rogers, beginning Tuesday, March 19 at 8 p.m. ET/PT with a two-hour episode on Citytv or stream anytime on Citytv+. The highly anticipated talent competition series spotlights 116 acts on the Canadian stage as they face the #CGT judges – Howie Mandel, Lilly Singh, Trish Stratus, Kardinal Offishall – and compete to win the grand prize.

The winner of Canada’s Got Talent’s Million Dollar Season receives a life-changing prize of $1M – the biggest cash prize in Canadian television history – thanks to Rogers, plus financial advice from CIBC. And that’s not all! Every Golden Buzzer recipient will receive $25,000 (totalling $150,000), courtesy of CIBC, to help realize their ambitions. Orville Redenbacher, Kruger (Scotties Tissues), and Unilever (Dove and Dove Men + Care) join Canada’s Got Talent’s Million Dollar Season as premium sponsors, in addition to returning partners – Rogers, CIBC, and Tim Hortons.

#CGT’s Million Dollar Season is upping the ante with wild and weird acts, world-record breaking stunts, and several contestants 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 14 at 8 p.m. ET/PT from OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls.

Together with Canada’s Got Talent, Rogers is committed to investing in premium original Canadian content while fostering homegrown talent. Last year, Rogers contributed approximately $950M to Canadian content and produced over 12,700 hours of unique Canadian programming.

Contestants for Canada’s Got Talent’s Million Dollar Season, thanks to Rogers, are listed below. Click here to learn more about each contestant.

ALBERTAERIC KANE – Singer/Musician, Spruce GroveEYE CANDY COMPANY – Dance Act, Edmonton JEFF NEWMAN – Magic Act, CalgaryJORDON HO – Singer/Musician, EdmontonLEVI STANFORD – Singer/Musician, CardstonLISA BAKER – Comedy Act, EdmontonSAM BENTY – Novelty, CalgarySTERLING V SCOTT – Comedy Act, Edmonton

BRITISH COLUMBIACROSS PARALLEL – Singer/Musician, ChilliwackDANIEL POWTER – Singer/Musician, VernonDR. BRAD GOOSEBERRY – Novelty, VictoriaESHAN SOBTI – Singer/Musician, MissionFRESHH 2.0 – Dance Act, VancouverFUNKANOMETRY – Dance Act, Vancouver IslandHOLLY MELVILLE – Singer/Musician, Victoria HUMUZZA – Dance Act, SurreyMANINDER WARAICH – Comedy Act, VictoriaMOM BOP – Vocal Group, VancouverNORBERT THE TOAD – Novelty, Vancouver RACHEL CHIU – Singer/Musician, VancouverTERA DRUM – Singer/Musician, Langley City

MANITOBATHOSE GUYS – Vocal Group, Winnipeg

NEW BRUNSWICKMAGGIE THE GOALIE – Animal Act, TracadieSAM BABIN – Singer/Musician, Moncton

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADORHAROLD BUTLER – Novelty, St. John’sMATTHEW COOPER – Singer/Musician, Carbonear

NOVA SCOTIAADAM COOKE – Novelty, Port HawksburyTRAVIS LINDSAY – Comedy Act, HalifaxVICENZO RAVINA – Magic Act, Halifax

ONTARIOACRO ACADEMY – Stunt, OakvilleALEXANDRA BURGIO – Stunt, St. CatherinesALICIA KAYLEY – Singer/Musician, OttawaASHWYN SINGH – Comedy Act, TorontoBALLOON MAESTRO – Novelty, TorontoBEN STAGER – Comedy Act, Kitchener-WaterlooBONGGUN KIM – Comedy Act, TorontoBRIAR NOLET – Dance Act, OakvilleCARMEL KALLEMAA – Dance Act, TorontoCARSON & TAYLOR – Magic Act, TorontoDAMIAN SHILLIS – Dance Act, Burlington DANA SCHIEMANN – Novelty, TorontoDRASTIC – Singer/Musician, TorontoEKATERINA – Magic Act, BarrieELENA – Singer/Musician, TorontoESSENCE WILLIAMS – Novelty, GlencoeFOX REVETT – Singer/Musician, TorontoGORDON NEILL – Novelty, TorontoGREAT CANADIAN DUELING PIANOS – Novelty, TorontoHEATHER NICHOLSON – Novelty, AjaxJAIME BRUNO – Novelty, TorontoJAMES CHAPESKIE – Singer/Musician, WaterlooJERRI GALLAUGHER – Animal Act, MulmerJESSE – Novelty, St. CatherinesJOEL VAN VLIET – Comedy Act, QueenstonJOHN MUIRHEAD – Singer/Musician, TorontoKAIRO MCLEAN – Singer/Musician, ScarboroughKIBRA & FORTUNE – Animal Act, TorontoLIZ UNDERHILL – Singer/Musician, St. ThomasLUKA & JENALYN – Dance Act, TorontoMARIELLA LAROSE – Singer/Musician, TorontoMARK CLEARVIEW – Magic Act, TorontoMARK LEWIS – Magic Act, TorontoMIKE GLENNEY – Dance Act, WaterdownMISS T THE BUBBLE QUEEN – Novelty, CambridgeNATALIE MORRIS – Singer/Musician, TorontoNOAH KOSTA – Singer/Musician, MapleNOAH TAJU GEORGE – Novelty, OshawaPEPE – Comedy Act, VaughanPROFESSOR DAN THE HARMONICA MAN – Novelty, WarkworthRON DESCHENES – Novelty, TorontoRORY GARDINER – Comedy Act, OttawaRORY VAN ULFT – Stunt, OttawaROY ZIV – Novelty, Richmond HillSAI JUTTUKONDA – Singer/Musician, King CitySAM TAJU NINAN – Singer/Musician, OshawaSANSKRITI ARTS – Dance Act, MississaugaSIMON ZENKER – Stunt, ElmiraSLAVIC BLING – Novelty, TorontoSOON KEUN KWON – Singer/Musician, MississaugaSTEVE GOODTIME – Novelty, Holland LandingSTEVE KASE – Novelty, TorontoSTITCHES – Stunt, St. CatherinesSUPER SLICK DUDE – Novelty, TorontoTHE ULTIMUTTS – Animal Act, SpartaTRISH O’BRIEN – Singer/Musician, Richmond HillTROY JAMES – Stunt, BramptonWALLACE WONG – Novelty, MississaugaYUVIN MARASINI – Singer/Musician, AjaxZACH MCCABE – Singer/Musician, Aylmer

PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDMEGAN & CAMERON – Dance Act, Charlottetown

QUEBECAIR SUP ACROYOGA – Novelty, Ste-Agathe des MontsBAO HOANG – Magic Act, MontrealCLIQUE – Dance Act, Saint-Basile-le-GrandDADDY COOL – Dance Act, Sainte-JulieEVE PARKER FINLEY – Singer/Musician, MontrealFRANCOIS OUIMET – Singer/Musician, MontrealICEBOXSOUND – Singer/Musician, MontrealJADE MATHIEU – Singer/Musician, LongueuilLIANA ADAM – Singer/Musician, FarnhamMARIE-JOSEE & JASON – Dance Act, MontrealMAT & MYM – Stunt, Quebec CityRAPHAEL LAROCQUE – Singer/Musician, Quebec CityTHE AMAZING TODSKY – Magic Act, MontrealTHERE IS A BALL ON MY HEAD – Novelty, MontrealTOGETHER FOR PEACE – Novelty, LevisWINSLOW DANCERS – Dance Act, StornowayWOODY BELFORT – Stunt, Montreal

SASKATCHEWANKELLY TAYLOR – Comedy Act, Prince AlbertMITCHELL HRYCAN – Magic Act, SaskatoonREBECCA STRONG – Singer/Musician, Prince AlbertTERRI ANNE STRONGARM – Singer/Musician, Balcarres

ABROADCHIMERA – Stunt, Las VegasDAN MEYER – Stunt, Phoenix, ArizonaDUO DESIRE – Stunt, Las VegasNICOLAS RIBS – Magic Act, Lyon, FranceWILLIAM BRANDON – Stunt, Los Angeles

Canada’s Got Talent is produced by McGillivray Entertainment Media Inc. and Fremantle, in association with Citytv, a division of Rogers Sports & Media based on the Got Talent format owned by Fremantle and SYCO Entertainment.

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About Fremantle Fremantle is one of the world’s largest and most successful creators, producers and distributors of Entertainment, Drama & Film and Documentaries.  Operating in 27 territories we are a proudly independent group of content creators. We produce and deliver high-quality multi-genre IP including some of the biggest entertainment formats, most watched international dramas, award winning films and hard-hitting documentaries, amplifying local stories on a global scale.  From Idols to The Mosquito Coast, The Price is Right to The Hand of God, The Farmer Wants A Wife to Arctic Drift, Family Feud to My Brilliant Friend and Bones & All to Planet Sex our focus is simple – we create and deliver irresistible entertainment.  We are also a world leader in digital and branded entertainment with more than 470 million fans across 2,000 social channels and over 34 billion views per year across all platforms.  Fremantle is part of RTL Group, a global leader across broadcast, content and digital, itself a division of the international media giant Bertelsmann.  For more information, please visit www.fremantle.com, follow us on Twitter @FremantleHQ and Instagram @fremantle or visit our LinkedIn page. 

About McGillivray Entertainment Media Inc.  Established in 2014, McGillivray Entertainment Media Inc. (MEM) is a leading factual, lifestyle and reality production company, creating high-rated, original content for Canadian and US broadcasters. MEM’s strong development slate and accelerated investment continues to answer the rapidly changing needs of broadcasters and streamers, and has resulted in expansive growth, bringing exciting, original content to diverse audiences worldwide. The company is rooted in strong, foundational relationships with strategic partners, buyers, and creatives alike. MEM constantly delivers beyond what’s expected, and ensures its content meets the highest industry and creative standards.

About SYCO EntertainmentSimon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment, is an independent entertainment company which owns TV formats such as “Got Talent” and “The X Factor”. Got Talent is officially the world’s most successful reality TV format; America’s Got Talent remains the No1 summer series in the US for the past 15 years; The X Factor is the most successful music TV format in history delivering more global chart stars than any other show.  These two shows are currently on air in more than 180 countries and are watched by more than a billion people each year. Artists discovered on his TV formats have sold over 600 million records and Simon has launched more superstar careers than any other in history including One Direction, Camila Cabello, Leona Lewis, Fifth Harmony, CNCO, Little Mix, Louis Tomlinson, James Arthur, Paul Potts, and Susan Boyle. During his career and partnership with Sony Music, he also launched Il Divo and Westlife. 

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