Canada's Got Talent season 2

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Canada's Got Talent
Season 2
Canada's Got Talent Season 2 Poster.png
Promotional poster for season 2, featuring (L to R) judges Offishall, Stratus, Mandel, Singh, and host Ell
Hosted by Lindsay Ell
Judges
Winner Jeanick Fournier
Runners-up
No. of episodes9
Release
Original network Citytv
Original releaseMarch 22 (2022-03-22) –
May 17, 2022 (2022-05-17)
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The second season of Canada's Got Talent , a reality television series, premiered on March 22, 2022 on Citytv. [2] Unlike America's Got Talent , the show only had the audition round, semi-finals and then the finale.

Contents

The season was won by Jeanick Fournier, a singer from Saguenay, Quebec.

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. [3] 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 . [4]

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.

Judges and host

Judges for Canada's Got Talent (season 2)
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Howie Mandel
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Lilly Singh
Trish Stratus (48649709751).jpg
Trish Stratus
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Kardinal Offishall
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Jason Priestley (Guest)
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Simon Cowell (Guest)

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. [5] The semi-finals later would employ a reduced panel with actor/director Jason Priestley sitting in for both Offishall and Stratus; [6] Stratus reported on her Instagram account that she had contracted COVID-19 the week of the semi-finals taping and thus had to isolate, [7] 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. [1]

Season overview

  Winner |   Runner-up |   Third place
  Finalist |   Semi-finalist | Yellow ffff00 pog.svg Golden Buzzer (Auditions)
ParticipantGenreActFromSemi-FinalResult
Arik PipestemDanceHoop Dancer Calgary, AB 1Eliminated
Canine CircusAnimalsDog Act Toronto, ON 2Eliminated
Chucky MadyDangerStuntman Windsor, ON 1Eliminated
Courtney Gilmour ComedyComedian Toronto, ON 1Finalist
Esther & Ezekiel SingingVocal Duo Caledonia, ON 2Eliminated
GRVMNT Yellow ffff00 pog.svg DanceDance Group Vancouver, BC 1Finalist
Jeanick Fournier Yellow ffff00 pog.svg SingingSinger Chicoutimi, QC 2Winner
Kellie Loder SingingSinger St. John's, NL 1Runner-up
Ola Dada ComedyComedian Fort McMurray, AB 2Eliminated
The Renegades Yellow ffff00 pog.svg DanceDance Group Toronto, ON 2Third place
Savio JosephMagicMagician Brampton, ON 2Finalist
Sébastien SavardMusicViolinist Alma, QC 1Eliminated
The Sentimentalists MagicMentalist Duo Toronto, ON 1Eliminated
Shadow EntertainmentDanceDance Group Mississauga, ON 1Finalist
Shea Yellow ffff00 pog.svg SingingSinger Vancouver, BC 1Eliminated
Stacey Kay Yellow ffff00 pog.svg SingingSinger Cambridge, ON 2Finalist
Theo & Mila Yellow ffff00 pog.svg AcrobaticsAcrobat Duo Oakville, ON 2Eliminated
Trillium EntertainmentAcrobaticsAerialists Toronto, ON 2Eliminated

Semi-finals summary

Offishall and Stratus were absent for both semi-final episodes, so there were only 3 judges (Priestley, Singh, and Mandel).

Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Buzzed Out |   Advanced (Won the Judges' Vote) |   Advanced (Won the Public's Vote)

Semi-final 1 (May 3)

Guest judge: Jason Priestley

Semi-FinalistOrderBuzzesResult
MandelSinghPriestley
GRVMNT1Advanced
Sébastien Savard2Eliminated
Shea3Eliminated
Chucky Mady4 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Arik Pipestem5Eliminated
The Sentimentalists6Eliminated
Kellie Loder7Advanced
Courtney Gilmour8Advanced
Shadow Entertainment9Advanced

Semi-final 2 (May 10)

Guest judge: Jason Priestley

Semi-FinalistOrderBuzzesResult
MandelSinghPriestley
The Renegades1Advanced
Trillium Entertainment2Eliminated
Stacey Kay3Advanced
Ola Dada4Eliminated
Theo & Mila5Eliminated
Esther & Ezekiel6Eliminated
Savio Joseph7Advanced
Canine Circus8 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Jeanick Fournier9Advanced

Live Final (May 17)

Guest judge: Simon Cowell

  Winner |   Runner-up |   3rd place |   Finalist
FinalistResult (May 17)
Courtney Gilmour Finalist
GRVMNTFinalist
Jeanick Fournier1st
Kellie Loder 2nd
The Renegades3rd
Savio JosephFinalist
Shadow EntertainmentFinalist
Stacey KayFinalist

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. [8]

Ratings

OrderEpisodeViewers
(millions)		Rank
(night)		Rank
(week)
1"Auditions 1"0.858 [9] 3 [10] 28 [10]
2"Auditions 2"———
3"Auditions 3"———
4"Auditions 4"———
5"Auditions 5"———
6"Auditions 6"0.826 [11] —30 [12]
7"Semi-final 1"———
8"Semi-final 2"———
9"Live Finale"0.884 [13] —21 [14]

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