Seth Zosky

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Seth Zosky
Education Sheridan College
Occupation(s)Singer, actor
Years active2020–present

Seth Zosky is a singer, actor, and musician. He rose to prominence as a member of the R&B/pop band "CZN", who were chosen as winners of Canadian Family's Got Talent by Simon Cowell. [1]

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Life

Zosky was raised in Toronto, and is Jewish. [2] He graduated from the musical theatre program at Sheridan College in 2021. [3]

Career

Music

While enrolled at Sheridan College, a music theory and performance professor suggested Zosky, CJ Capital, and Matthew Novary Joseph noted their complementary vocal styles and suggested they work together. [4] This led to the formation of CZN, a R&B/pop trio band.

In 2020, Zosky and CZN competed on Canadian Family's Got Talent , which was presented during the COVID-19 pandemic by Breakfast Television . The band was announced as the winner on May 26, 2020, with Simon Cowell commenting, "... I think you’re very current, I think you’re very cool, I think you’re very likeable. Most importantly talented, creative, inventive...". [1] Later in 2020, CZN released their first single "Friends".[ citation needed ]

The group also competed in season 16 of America's Got Talent . At the auditions, they performed JP Saxe and Julia Michaels' If the World Was Ending . [5] They received four 'yes' votes from the judges to advance to the next round, but were ultimately eliminated during the judges' deliberations.[ citation needed ]

Musical theatre

In 2022, Zosky had his first professional stage role when he starred as Jamie in a regional production of The Last Five Years opposite AJ Bridel. [6] He reprised his role of Jamie in another production of The Last Five Years presented by Blue Bridge Productions. [7]

In 2024, Zosky co-wrote and performed in Pain to Power: A Kanye West Musical Protest, which was presented at the Winnipeg Jewish Theatre. [8] The musical was written as a response to West's controversial statements about Jewish people and slavery, and uses West's music to discuss celebrity influence and questioning at what point a fan can no longer separate the art from the artist. [3]

Theatre credits

YearProductionRoleTheatreCategoryRef.
2022 The Last Five Years JamieRegional: Olive Branch Productions [6]
2023Roxy TheatreRegional: Blue Bridge Productions [7]
2023 Fiddler on the Roof PerchikHamilton Family Theatre CambridgeRegional: Drayton Entertainment [9]
2024Pain to Power: A Kanye West Musical ProtestRegional: Winnipeg Jewish Theatre [8]

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  3. 1 2 Waldman, Ben (7 March 2024). "Parsing a tarnished idol". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Sheridan students win Canadian Family's Got Talent Competition and recognition from Simon Cowell". Sheridan College. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
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