‘Canada’s Got Talent’ judges, competitors gearing up for the million-dollar season
Canada’s most high-profile expertise present is returning for one more season, and this time the stakes are even increased.
Citytv’s “Canada’s Got Talent” has elevated its prime prize to $1 million, and one in every of its superstar judges says that will likely be life-changing cash for the fortunate winner.
Comedian, actress and author Lilly Singh says the million-dollar season places a variety of stress not simply on the contestants, but additionally on the judges who will scrutinize greater than 100 musical, dance, comedy and novelty acts.
The bumped-up award from Citytv’s mum or dad firm Rogers is billed as the largest money prize in Canadian tv historical past.
The third season of the present, which kicks off Tuesday, may also award $25,000 every to 6 Golden Buzzer acts, or entertainers deemed adequate to progress from auditions straight to the semifinal.
The prime prize is now a lot increased than the $150,000 awarded on the finish of Season 2 to a dance troupe from Quebec.
“I mean this is truly life changing money,” Singh stated in an interview final fall, as she and the opposite judges — Howie Mandel, Trish Stratus and Kardinal Offishall — ready to movie audition episodes in Niagara Falls, Ont.
“Someone’s life trajectory could change and so the stakes are really high on both sides,” she stated. “We really are feeling the nerves.”
This season’s contestants hail from throughout the nation, and they’re going to attempt to dazzle the judges with their voices, dance strikes and magic tips, amongst different skills.
Aside from the huge prime prize, one other factor that will likely be totally different this season is the present’s use of Bollywood music.
Singh stated one of many the explanation why it was troublesome to get South Asian acts on stage in earlier seasons of “Canada’s Got Talent” had been the limitations to clearing Bollywood songs to be used on the present.
She stated she used her contacts at a serious Indian music label to resolve a track clearance subject that surfaced in preparation for the present’s new season, opening the trail towards an general deal to make sure that Bollywood music can be utilized on “Canada’s Got Talent.”
“Which is important because naturally if you can’t use the music that’s part of your culture, you’re at a disadvantage,” Singh stated. “Anyone that’s been following me knows that representation really means a lot to me.”
The first episode of the brand new season, hosted by Lindsay Ell, airs Tuesday evening on Citytv and also will stream on Citytv Plus. The expertise competitors will culminate in a two-hour finale on May 14.
