Cover Me Canada
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Presented byNicole Appleton
JudgesJordan Knight
Deborah Cox
Ron Fair
Country of originCanada
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9
Production
Production locationsCBC Studios, Toronto
Production companyTemple Street Productions
Original release
NetworkCBC
ReleaseSeptember 18 (2011-09-18) –
November 13, 2011 (2011-11-13)

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. ^ 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.
  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. ^ "TV Feeds My Family: Emmy doubles Blades, buries Cover Me". Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.

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