The second season of Canada's Got Talent, a reality television series, premiered on March 22, 2022, on Citytv. Unlike America's Got Talent, it has only an audition round, semi-finals and a finale. Jeanick Fournier, a singer from Saguenay, Quebec, won.
Format Auditions The auditions took place in front of the judges and a live audience. At any time during the audition, the judges showed their disapproval of the act by pressing a buzzer, which lights a large red "X" on the stage. If all the judges pressed their buzzers, the act must end. Voting worked on a majority-of-three basis, where three positive votes from the judges were required. The Golden Buzzer is placed in the center of the stage, and each judge (or the host) can only press the Golden Buzzer once each, sending an act straight to the semi-finals.
In the final audition episode before the semi-finals, the dance troupe The Renegades received a special collective golden buzzer from all four judges and Ell.Brent Furdyk, "‘Canada’s Got Talent’: Dance Crew The Renegades Receive Surprise Golden Buzzer As Semi-Finals Acts Revealed". ET Canada, April 26, 2022. This was only the second time in the history of the franchise in North America that this occurred, following young singer Victory Brinker in the 16th season of America's Got Talent.Jennifer Maas, "‘AGT’ Judges Give First-Ever Collective Golden Buzzer to a Phenomenal 9-Year-Old Opera Singer". TheWrap, July 7, 2021.
Semi-finals The semi-finals and final were broadcast through three episodes, two semi-finals and one finale. Judges could still end a performance early with three X's. The acts competed for two judge votes that send them straight to the finals, and the rest compete for a Canada-wide vote that dictates the rest of the finalists. The judges were asked to express their views on each act's performance. Phone lines, Twitter, Facebook, texting and online voting platforms opened for a one-hour after all acts performed. The public voted for the act they thought was the best. Voters could submit a total of fifty votes (ten in each platform). After the votes were counted, the act that polled the highest number of public votes, automatically was placed in the final. The judges then chose between the second and third most popular acts, with the winner of that vote also gaining a place in the final. All other acts were then eliminated from the competition.
The Finals The acts who made it through the semifinals have a final shot at performing once again, and all of the acts competed for a Canada-wide vote that determined the winner of the season. This round has been broadcast live, and the winner is revealed at the end of the episode.
Judges and host
It was announced in October 2021 that Kardinal Offishall, Trish Stratus, Lilly Singh and Howie Mandel would serve as judges for the show, with Lindsay Ell as host."Howie Mandel, Lilly Singh among judges set for ‘Canada’s Got Talent’". Toronto Star, October 26, 2021. The semi-finals later would employ a reduced panel with actor/director Jason Priestley sitting in for both Offishall and Stratus; Includes quotes from Globe Newswire dated May 3, 2022. Stratus reported on her Instagram account that she had contracted COVID-19 the week of the semi-finals taping and thus had to isolate, while Offishall was away for undisclosed reasons.
Simon Cowell, the creator and executive producer of the franchise and a judge in the British and American editions, is not a regular judge of the competition but appeared on the judging panel for the finale.
Season overview
| | Golden Buzzer (Auditions)
Participant Genre Act From Semi-Final Result Arik Pipestem Dance Hoop Dancer Calgary, AB 1 Canine Circus Animals Dog Act Toronto, ON 2 Chucky Mady Danger Stuntman Windsor, ON 1 Courtney Gilmour Comedy Comedian Toronto, ON 1 Esther & Ezekiel Singing Vocal Duo Caledonia, ON 2 GRVMNT Dance Dance Group Vancouver, BC 1 Jeanick Fournier Singing Singer Chicoutimi, QC 2 Kellie Loder Singing Singer St. John's, NL 1 Ola Dada Comedy Comedian Fort McMurray, AB 2 The Renegades Dance Dance Group Toronto, ON 2 Savio Joseph Magic Magician Brampton, ON 2 Sébastien Savard Music Violinist Alma, QC 1 The Sentimentalists Magic Mentalist Duo Toronto, ON 1 Shadow Entertainment Dance Dance Group Mississauga, ON 1 Shea Singing Singer Vancouver, BC 1 Stacey Kay Singing Singer Cambridge, ON 2 Theo & Mila Acrobatics Acrobat Duo Oakville, ON 2 Trillium Entertainment Acrobatics Aerialists Toronto, ON 2
Semi-finals summary Offishall and Stratus were absent for both semi-final episodes, so there were only 3 judges (Priestley, Singh, and Mandel). Buzzed Out | |
Semi-final 1 (May 3)
Guest judge: Jason Priestley
Semi-FinalistOrderBuzzesResult GRVMNT 1 Advanced Sébastien Savard 2Eliminated Shea 3Eliminated Chucky Mady4 Eliminated Arik Pipestem 5EliminatedThe Sentimentalists6EliminatedKellie Loder7Advanced Courtney Gilmour 8 AdvancedShadow Entertainment9Advanced
Semi-final 2 (May 10)
Guest judge: Jason Priestley
Semi-FinalistOrderBuzzesResultThe Renegades1AdvancedTrillium Entertainment2Eliminated Stacey Kay 3 Advanced Ola Dada 4EliminatedTheo & Mila5Eliminated Esther & Ezekiel6Eliminated Savio Joseph 7 Advanced Canine Circus 8 Eliminated Jeanick Fournier 9Advanced
Live Finale (May 17) Guest judge: Simon Cowell
FinalistResult (May 17) Courtney Gilmour GRVMNT Jeanick Fournier Kellie Loder The Renegades Savio Joseph Shadow Entertainment Stacey Kay
Production The season is filmed in the Avalon Theatre in Fallsview Casino Resort. It is produced by McGillivray Entertainment, Fremantle and Rogers Sports & Media. Sponsors of the program include Tim Hortons, CIBC, Walmart, Activia, and Air Miles.
Ratings Order Episode Viewers(millions) Rank(night) Rank(week) 1 "Auditions 1" 0.858 3 28 2 "Auditions 2" 3 "Auditions 3" 4 "Auditions 4" 5 "Auditions 5" 6 "Auditions 6" 0.826 30 7 "Semi-final 1" 8 "Semi-final 2" 9 "Live Finale" 0.884 21
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