Idol hopefuls strut their stuff
CANADIAN IDOL wannabe Mike Kennedy stood next to his guitar and grinned mischievously as he pinned contestant number 0666666 to his shirt.
"Maybe I should sing something a little more dark," the Porters Lake man joked Sunday as he waited for his turn to try to impress the producers of the runaway hit television show, now in its sixth season.
Auditioning for the first time, he was just one of more than 400 hopefuls dreaming that the producers would let him through to the next stage of competition today, when celebrity judges Farley Flex, Jake Gold, Sass Jordan and Zack Werner will be handing out coveted golden tickets to Toronto to the singers who wow them.
For Canadians used to watching thousands show up for their shot at stardom during American Idol auditions, a few hundred showing up at the only Canadian Idol auditions in the Maritimes may not seem like a lot.
But don’t confuse quantity with quality, says Mark Lysakowski, the show’s supervising producer.
Although the second day of auditions was slower, the calibre of talent passing through the doors both days was high, he said. "There’s always just a real cool Indie-rock vibe going on in the Maritimes," he said.
"To me, that’s always good."
During the final hour of auditions at Halifax’s Cunard Centre, a few people were in the lineup waiting for their turn to belt out a few tunes.
Family and friends sat in groups as they anxiously awaited the producers’ verdicts.
The guitar- and banjo-playing Kennedy, who is a chartered accountant articling student, said he decided to try his luck only the night before, urged on by friends as they sang and strummed in the darkness of Earth Hour.
"So a positive thing, other than saving electricity on Earth Night, was inspiration to get out here and do this."
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"Maybe I should sing something a little more dark," the Porters Lake man joked Sunday as he waited for his turn to try to impress the producers of the runaway hit television show, now in its sixth season.
Auditioning for the first time, he was just one of more than 400 hopefuls dreaming that the producers would let him through to the next stage of competition today, when celebrity judges Farley Flex, Jake Gold, Sass Jordan and Zack Werner will be handing out coveted golden tickets to Toronto to the singers who wow them.
For Canadians used to watching thousands show up for their shot at stardom during American Idol auditions, a few hundred showing up at the only Canadian Idol auditions in the Maritimes may not seem like a lot.
But don’t confuse quantity with quality, says Mark Lysakowski, the show’s supervising producer.
Although the second day of auditions was slower, the calibre of talent passing through the doors both days was high, he said. "There’s always just a real cool Indie-rock vibe going on in the Maritimes," he said.
"To me, that’s always good."
During the final hour of auditions at Halifax’s Cunard Centre, a few people were in the lineup waiting for their turn to belt out a few tunes.
Family and friends sat in groups as they anxiously awaited the producers’ verdicts.
The guitar- and banjo-playing Kennedy, who is a chartered accountant articling student, said he decided to try his luck only the night before, urged on by friends as they sang and strummed in the darkness of Earth Hour.
"So a positive thing, other than saving electricity on Earth Night, was inspiration to get out here and do this."
continue...
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