Cover Me Canada

Cover me Canada

Cover Me Canada logo.
Presented by Nicole Appleton
Judges Jordan Knight, Deborah Cox, Ron Fair
Country of origin Canada
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 9
Production
Location(s) CBC Studios, Toronto
Production company(s) Temple Street Productions
Broadcast
Original channel CBC
Original run September 18, 2011 – November 13, 2011
External links
Website

Cover Me Canada is a Canadian reality television competition show which airs on CBC Television. The show is a competition to find the most talented singer, rock band, group, or ensemble in Canada.[1]

The show is hosted by Canadian-born pop singer Nicole Appleton[1] and judged by Jordan Knight, Deborah Cox, and Ron Fair.

Contestants can select from four Canadian songs to cover: "Sundown" by Gordon Lightfoot, "Run to You" by Bryan Adams, "Life is a Highway" by Tom Cochrane or "Black Velvet" by Alannah Myles.[2]

Format

The original format was created and developed by Jesse Fawcett and Kevin Healey at 11 Television and then sold to CBC.

Eight contestants are chosen from video auditions and are given a Canadian song to cover and perform live. At the end of the broadcast, viewers are asked to vote and share their favourites to earn them immunity from the next week's elimination.

Votes and online buzz are both factors to decide which competitor will be granted immunity and be safe from elimination by the judges.[3]

Competitors

Artist Origin Eliminated
Whosarmy Toronto, ON Season 1 Winners
Melanie Morgan Cap Pele, NB Runner Up
Ali Milner Vancouver, BC Eliminated 6 November 2011
Warren Dean Flandez Vancouver, BC Eliminated 30 October 2011
Living In Red Winnipeg, MB Eliminated 16 October 2011
Georgia Murray Victoria, BC Eliminated 9 October 2011
The Simpson Brothers Tsawwassen, BC Eliminated 2 October 2011
G07 Toronto, ON Eliminated 25 September 2011

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Ratings

Order Date Viewers
(100,000s)
1 "September 18, 2011" 5.91[5]
2 "September 25, 2011" 4.41[6]
3 "October 2, 2011" 4.23[7]
4 "October 9, 2011" 3.83[8]
5 "October 16, 2011" 3.74[9]
6 "October 23, 2011" 5.62[10]
7 "October 30, 2011" 5.86[11]
8 "November 6, 2011" 5.48[12]
9 "November 13, 2011" 6.15[13]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kaplan, Ben (June 8, 2011). "Camelot & cover songs: Inside CBC’s new fall lineup". National Post. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  2. ↑ "New CBC reality contest to focus on Canadian music". CBC News. 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  3. ↑ "Cover Me Canada - How To Participate". CBC News. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Cover Me Canada - Competitors". CBC News. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  5. ↑ http://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2011/09/emmy-doubles-blades-buries-cover-me.html
  6. ↑ http://www.toronto.com/blog/post/699457--the-brioux-report-two-and-a-half-men-big-bang-theory-both-blast-back-as-new-season-kicks-in
  7. ↑ http://www.toronto.com/blog/post/700255--the-brioux-report-big-bang-remains-no-1-city-hits-high-with-terra-nova-michael-playboy-club-down-and-out
  8. ↑ http://www.toronto.com/blog/post/700917--the-brioux-report-don-cherry-helps-hockey-night-in-canada-to-a-top-3-finish-behind-only-big-bang-and-house
  9. ↑ http://www.toronto.com/blog/post/701590--the-brioux-report-where-have-all-the-cbc-viewers-gone-this-season
  10. ↑ http://www.toronto.com/blog/post/702248--the-brioux-report-ctv-wins-again-with-the-big-bang-theory-world-series-grounds-out
  11. ↑ http://www.toronto.com/blog/post/702938--the-brioux-report-big-bang-still-rules-but-rob-ford-gets-his-22-minutes-of-fame
  12. ↑ http://www.toronto.com/blog/post/703782--the-brioux-report-bang-still-big-x-factor-no-longer-a-factor-in-canadian-top-10
  13. ↑ http://www.toronto.com/blog/post/704455--the-brioux-report-big-bang-still-boffo-prime-suspect-let-go

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