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]
| 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 | |
| Production locations | CBC Studios, Toronto |
| Production company | Temple Street Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC |
| Release | September 18 – November 13, 2011 |
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
editThe 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
edit| 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 |
Ratings
edit| 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
edit- ^ a b Kaplan, Ben (June 8, 2011). "Camelot & cover songs: Inside CBC's new fall lineup". National Post. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
- ^ "New CBC reality contest to focus on Canadian music". CBC News. 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Cover Me Canada - How To Participate". CBC News. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "Cover Me Canada - Competitors". CBC News. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "TV Feeds My Family: Emmy doubles Blades, buries Cover Me". Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
- ^ "The Brioux Report: Two and a Half Men, Big Bang Theory both blast back as new season kicks in - Toronto.com". Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
- ^ "The Brioux Report: Big Bang remains No. 1; City hits high with Terra Nova; Michael, Playboy Club down and out - Toronto.com". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
- ^ "The Brioux Report: Don Cherry helps Hockey Night in Canada to a Top 3 finish behind only Big Bang and House - Toronto.com". Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
- ^ "The Brioux Report: Where have all the CBC viewers gone this season? - Toronto.com". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "The Brioux Report: CTV wins again with the Big Bang Theory; World Series grounds out - Toronto.com". Archived from the original on 2011-10-28. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
- ^ "The Brioux Report: Big Bang still rules, but Rob Ford gets his 22 Minutes of fame - Toronto.com". Archived from the original on 2012-01-04. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
- ^ "The Brioux Report: Bang still big, X Factor no longer a factor in Canadian Top 10 - Toronto.com". Archived from the original on 2011-12-18. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
- ^ "The Brioux Report: Big Bang still boffo; Prime Suspect let go - Toronto.com". Archived from the original on 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
External links
edit- Official website
- Cover Me Canada at IMDb
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1435352
- https://web.archive.org/web/20180323012842/http://11television.com/
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