Canadians from coast-to-coast-to-coast casted their votes and the
results are in. Jeanick Fournier from Chicoutimi Quebec is the
Canada’s Got Talent champion after wowing the #CGT judges – Howie
Mandel, Lilly Singh, Kardinal Offishall, Trish Stratus, and special
guest judge Simon Cowell – with an unforgettable performance of
“The Show Must Go On” by Queen. Fournier won Canada’s hearts and
votes through her inspirational performances, tapping into stories
from her personal life as a palliative care beneficiary attendant.
Hot off the heels of Fournier’s win, Citytv has greenlit the series
for Season 2 in partnership with Fremantle, SYCO Entertainment, and
McGillivray Entertainment Media Inc. Applications are open now on
Citytv.com to apply.
“Thank you to all of the people from Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean Québec
and Canada for your support. Thanks to my team, my family, my
friends, my partner, and my beautiful kids. My love is yours
forever,” said Jeanick Fournier, Canada’s Got Talent Champion.
“It's thrilling to see how Canada has embraced & celebrated
homegrown talent and become part of the Got Talent family. I
couldn't be more excited to know that Got Talent will be back
again on Citytv next year. Thank you to Citytv and thank you
to all of the Got Talent team. Above all, thank you Canada!” said
Simon Cowell, Founder, SYCO Entertainment.
“I always knew Canada had a ton of talent and the acts
absolutely delivered this season! Congratulations to Jeanick
Fournier. You’ve got a bright future ahead of you!” said Howie
Mandel.
CIBC is rewarding the Canada’s Got Talent Champion with a grand
prize of $150,000 and the opportunity to work with a financial
advisor to help achieve their ambition. In partnership with AIR
MILES, Fournier also receives 100,000 Air Miles Dream Miles to take
her show on the road. Plus, Fournier gets the opportunity to
perform at the “America’s Got Talent Las Vegas LIVE” stage show at
the Luxor Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
“There’s no other platform like this in the country that can
showcase and market homegrown stars, propelling them to global
success. I’d like to thank the entire Canada’s Got Talent team and
all of our partners for bringing this massive production to life
and introducing this spectacular talent to Citytv audiences,” said
Julie Adam, President, News & Entertainment, Rogers Sports
& Media.
“What a fantastic season, filled with breathtaking performances
delighting audiences across the nation. It has been a
privilege to work with our tremendous Judges, Host and Crew along
with partners SYCO, Rogers and MEM. A huge congratulations to
Jeanick Fournier. Canada has amazing talent, and we are so excited
to see what the next season will bring!” said Michela Di Mondo,
Executive Vice President, Distribution & Sales, Fremantle.
“I am so proud of the CGT team, both in front of and behind.
This season has been incredible, and I truly believe has shone an
enormous spotlight on the amount of talented artists we have from
coast to coast to coast. Congratulations to the entire team,
especially Jeanick Fournier,” said Scott McGillivray, Executive
Producer, Canada’s Got Talent and Owner, McGillivray Entertainment
Media.
Over the course of the season, Canada’s Got Talent has reached
4.6M Canadians on linear and over 410,000 unique viewers across
Citytv.com, Citytv app, and Citytv+ on Amazon Prime Video. Across
the @CanGotTalent social accounts, #CGT’s snackable content has
garnered over 68M video views and over 500,000 followers in its
first season. Dancers, singers, illusionists, comedians, and every
imaginable talent in between have graced the CGT stage, including
showstopping viral performances by 14-year-old singer Shea who
received over 7.2M views on YouTube and Trillium Entertainment with
5.7M views on TikTok.
Born and raised in Chicoutimi Quebec, Jeanick Fournier is a
singer, mother, and palliative care beneficiary attendant. She
learned English by watching her favourite singers – Celine Dion,
Whitney Houston, Lara Fabien, and Barbara Streisand – and emulating
their breathing, pronunciation, and way of speaking in interviews.
For 15 years, Jeanick performed and sang in a duet tribute group
for Celine Dion, and sings everyday – either to her kids, her
patients, or with other artists in the studio.
Created by Simon Cowell, the Got Talent franchise is the most
successful reality TV format ever, airing in 194 territories
worldwide and holding the Guinness World Records title for the
highest number of adaptations, having been commissioned in over 72
territories.
Canada’s Got Talent concluded tonight with a spectacular
two-hour finale, live from The Avalon Theatre in Niagara Falls
alongside the judges panel – Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Lilly
Singh, Kardinal Offishall, Trish Stratus – and host Lindsay Ell.
#CGT’s eight finalists from across Canada gave it their all with
memorable performances, including:
- Singer Stacey Kay (Cambridge, ON) brought the
house down with incredible medley of Keala Settle’s “This Is Me”,
“Sax” by Fleur East, and an original rap that had the whole
theatre, including the judges, up on their feet
- Shadow Entertainment’s (Mississauga, ON)
electric performance brought a Bollywood movie to life on the #CGT
stage
- Comedian Courtney Gilmore’s (Toronto,
ON) performance had the judges in stitches, and she showed
more of her comedic range.
- The Renegades (Toronto, ON) paid homage to the
“T.O” with a high-energy performance that Howie called, “the best
of the night so far.”
- Singer Kellie Loder (St. John’s, NFLD) stepped
into their own light with an amazing performance of an original
song titled, “Molded Like a Monster.”
- Magician Savio Joseph (Brampton, ON) stunned
the judges with an unbelievable magic trick with the highest of
stakes
- GRVMNT (Vancouver, BC)
brought their A-game with an electric performance chock full of
tight formations that had them gliding across the stage in
unison
**If you’re interested in setting up
interviews with any of the finalists from tonight’s episode, please
let us know (contact details below), and we’ll be happy to
facilitate**
Courtney Gilmour – Comedian Toronto, ON
CGT.Citytv.com / YouTube
GRVMNT – Dancers – **Lilly’s Golden
Buzzer**Vancouver, BC
CGT.Citytv.com / YouTube
Jeanick Fournier – Singer – **Lindsay’s Golden
Buzzer**Chicoutimi, QC
CGT.Citytv.com / YouTube
Kellie Loder – Singer St. John’s, NFLD
CGT.Citytv.com / YouTube
The Renegades – Dance Troupe – **Group
Golden Buzzer**Toronto, ON
CGT.Citytv.com / YouTube
Savio Joseph – Magician Brampton, ON
CGT.Citytv.com / YouTube
Shadow Entertainment – Bollywood Fusion Dance
TroupeMississauga, ON
CGT.Citytv.com / YouTube
Stacey Kay – Singer – **Kardinal’s Golden
Buzzer**Cambridge, ON
CGT.Citytv.com / YouTubeCanada’s Got Talent is produced by
Fremantle, SYCO Entertainment, McGillivray Entertainment Media
Inc., in association with Citytv, a division of Rogers Sports &
Media.
Canada’s Got Talent is grateful to be using a stage set on
the traditional territory of several Indigenous nations who have
inhabited this region, including the Neutral Nation, the
Anishinaabek and the Haudenosaunee. The CGT team appreciates the
opportunity to continue to create on this land, in the spirit of
friendship, respect and reconciliation.
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and Citytv.com offer viewers intensely-local and diverse
content through its seven television stations in Toronto,
Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatchewan, Winnipeg, and Montreal,
along with the award-winning Citytv app, which is available on iOS,
Android, Samsung TV, Apple TV, and Fire TV Stick devices, plus
Citytv+ available with Prime Video. Citytv delivers an entertaining
mix of Canadian and acquired prime-time programming, news, and
lifestyle content from influential brands such as Breakfast
Television, Cityline, and CityNews. Citytv is part of Rogers Sports
& Media, which is a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc.
(TSX, NYSE: RCI).
About FremantleFremantle is one of the world’s
largest and most successful creators, producers and distributors of
Entertainment, Drama & Film and Documentaries. Operating in 26
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 Too Hot To Handle
to Mosquito Coast, Game of Talents to The Hand of
God, Farmer Wants A Wife to ‘Got Talent’, Family Feud to My
Brilliant Friend and The Investigation to Arctic Drift, our focus
is simple – we create and deliver irresistible entertainment.
We are also a world leader in digital and branded entertainment
with more than 480 million fans across 1,600 social channels and
over 40 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 Fremantle.com,
follow us @FremantleHQ
or visit our LinkedIn and Facebook pages.
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. Visit meminc.ca.
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.
For interview opportunities, please contact:
Citytv – Alessia Staffieri, Alessia.Staffieri@rci.rogers.com,
647.262.8412Unit Publicists – Amy Doary, amy@adpr.ca, 416.710.6079;
Adrienne Kakoullis, akakoullis@risepr.ca, 416.450.6637
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