30-04-2025
Competing for Rogers $1M Prize: Canada's Got Talent Reveals All Performers Heading to The Eliminations on Citytv
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TORONTO, April 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On tonight's episode of Canada's Got Talent on Citytv, the #CGT judges – Howie Mandel, Shania Twain, Katherine Ryan, Kardinal Offishall – and host Lindsay Ell selected the 14 acts moving on to The Eliminations. They are:
BRITISH COLUMBIA
TWOFOURSEVEN – Dance, Vancouver
CARSIM BIRMINGHAM – Singer/Musician, Vancouver – **Kardinal's Golden Buzzer**
NEW BRUNSWICK
THE MARTIN BOYS – Singer/Musician, Woodstock
NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR
JACOB LEWIS – Singer/Musician, Butlerville – **Shania's Golden Buzzer**
ONTARIO
DARREN LEO – Comedy, Toronto – **Katherine's Golden Buzzer**
SAI KIT LO – Comedy, Markham
ILLUMIN DRONE SHOWS – Variety, Toronto
BEN KAHAN – Magic, Toronto
FUNKYVERSE – Dance, Toronto – **Group Golden Buzzer**
NICOLINA – Singer/Musician, Vaughan – **Lindsay's Golden Buzzer**
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
DEEDEE AUSTIN – Singer/Musician, Abegweit First Nation – **Howie's Golden Buzzer**
INTERNATIONAL
THE JAMBO BROTHERS – Variety, Kenya
TULGA – Variety, Mongolia
CHANTAAAAL – Variety, France
Plus, key moments from tonight's episode of include:
WHYTE WHYNE AND YOUNG RIESLING (Toronto, ON) had the audience laughing with a funny, high-energy musical performance of their own original rap.
Singer and Shania Twain superfan, JULIANNA MOORE (St. Lazare, MB) delivered a stunning and heartfelt cover of Faith Hill's 'There You'll Be.'
AVA VAL (Whitby, ON) brought the house down with a raw, witty, stand-up performance rooted in her experience as a trans woman.
SANDRINE & ROBIN (Granby, QC) gave a mesmerizing dance performance, full of grace and precision, leaving the crowd cheering.
Dynamic dance crew FUNKYVERSE (Toronto, ON) received the Group Golden Buzzer after lighting up the stage with flawless synchronization.
Rogers is once again providing the winner of Canada's Got Talent with a life-changing prize of $1M (plus $50 from Howie Mandel) – the biggest cash prize in Canadian television history, plus financial advice from CIBC. And that's not all! Every Golden Buzzer recipient will receive $25,000 (totaling $150,000), courtesy of CIBC, to help realize their ambitions.
Tonight's Performances (Tuesday, April 29)
WHYTE WHYNE AND YOUNG RIESLING – Variety
Toronto, ONCheck Out WHYTE WHYNE AND YOUNG RIESLING's Performance
JULIANNA MOORE – Singer/Musician
St. Lazare, MB
Check Out JULIANNA MOORE's Performance
BADUNKAFUNK – Singer/Musician
Norfolk County, ON
AVA VAL – Comedy
Whitby, ONCheck Out AVA VAL's Performance
SANDRINE & ROBIN – Dance
Granby, QCCheck Out SANDRINE & ROBINs Performance
FORBIDDEN NIGHTS – Variety
London, UKCheck Out FORBIDDEN NIGHTS's Performance
FUNKYVERSE – Dance
Toronto, ONCheck Out FUNKYVERSE's Performance
**COMING UP**A Sneak Peek at Next Week's Contestants (Tuesday, May 6)
THE JAMBO BROTHERS – Variety
Nairobi, KENYA
/ YouTube
TULGA – Variety
/ YouTube
THE MARTIN BOYS – Vocal Group
Woodstock, NB
/ YouTube
DEEDEE AUSTIN – Singer/Musician
Abegweit First Nation, PEI
/ YouTube
DARREN LEO – Comedy
Toronto, / YouTube
SAI KIT LO – Comedy
Markham, ON
/ YouTube
ILLUMIN DRONE SHOWS – Variety
Toronto, ON
/ YouTube
BEN KAHAN – Magic
Toronto, ON
/ YouTube
CHANTAAAAL – Singer/Musician
Cancon, France
/ YouTube
TWOFOURSEVEN – Dance
Vancouver, BC
/ YouTube
FUNKYVERSE – Dance
Toronto, ON
/ YouTube
NICOLINA – Singer/Musician
Vaughan, ON
/ YouTube
CARSIM BIRMINGHAM – Singer/Musician
Vancouver, BC
/ YouTube
JACOB LEWIS – Singer/Musician
Butlerville, NL
/ YouTube
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