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Bio and Sound Clips
for the 10 Finalists of Season 5
Here's a chance to get to know a bit more about the top 10 finalists of season 5 and as well - an added bonus - click on any one of their players and hear them sing!!
Olivia Amenta -- Bubbly (click to listen to the music)
Olivia Amenta -- Bubbly (click to listen to the music)
Olivia Amenta -- Bubbly (click to listen to the music)
Olivia Amenta
Date and place of birth: June 10th 1996, Laval, Que.
Started singing: When I was about 2 and a half
Education: Grade 9
Profession: Student
Musical training: 1 year of piano / 1 year of vocals - when I was 12
Hobbies: singing, karate, drawing, Italian school, chores
Found out about the contest: My Dad; watching OMNI 1
Goals: to continue singing, to make people happy with my my music and to live life to the fullest
Favourite artist: J. Lopez, Jojo, Muchael Buble, Selena Quintanilla
Olivia Amenta -- Bubbly (click to listen)
Carina da Ponte
Date and place of birth: June 5th 1995, London, ON
Started singing: Since i can remember
Education: Grade 10
Profession: Student
Musical training: none prior to the contest
Hobbies:singing, hanging out with friends, going to Portugal
Found out about the contest: through a friend
Goals: to be a professional singer
Favourite artist: There are many
Carina da Ponte -- American Honey (click to listen)
Julia Debowska
Date and place of birth: October 16, 1998 - Toronto, ON
Started singing: At the age of 8
Education: Grade 8
Profession: Student
Musical training: piano and vocal lessons
Hobbies: dance classical ballet, singing, acting, painting
Found out about the contest: a friend saw an ad on tv
Goals: to be a professional singer
Favourite artist: Barbara Streisand, Edyta Geppert
Julia Debowska -- Don't Rain On My Parade (click to listen)
Melanie Frade
Date and place of birth: Feb. 27, 1997 - Toronto, ON
Started singing: At the age of 10
Education: Grade 9
Profession: Student
Musical training: vocal and piano lessons
Hobbies: dance, singing, composing, playing piano, reading a friend
Found out about the contest: through a friend
Goals: to be successful with my music
Favourite artist: Beyonce, Rihanna, Shontelle, India Arie
Melanie Frade -- Impossible (click to listen)
George Antoney
Date and place of birth: Jan. 22, 1995 - Jabalpur, India
Started singing: At the age of 5
Education: Grade 11
Profession: Student
Musical training: went for classical indian music and went to iSTARS
Hobbies: dancing, singing, remixing music, designing houses, designing landscape, creating homemade videos
Found out about the contest: my dad told me
Goals: to be able to gain success in Bollywood/Hollywood as a singer/dancer/actor
Favourite artist: Sonu Nigam, Shaan, Atif Aslam, Ne-Yo, Jay Sean and Bruno Mars
George Antoney -- Chand Sifarish (click to listen)
Diana Araujo
Date and place of birth: May 30, 1987 - Toronto, ON
Started singing: At the age of 4
Education: Early Childhood Education (ECE)
Profession: Early Childhood Educator
Musical training: vocal training
Hobbies: singing, sports, swimming
Found out about the contest: a friend
Goals: study more about singing techniques, become a singer someday
Favourite artist: Carrie Underwood
Diana Araujo -- Teenage Dream (click to listen)
Stephanie Wojtowicz
Date and place of birth: Sep. 2, 1994 - London, ON
Started singing: At the age of 3
Education: Grade 11
Profession: Student
Musical training: vocal lessons, piano guitar
Hobbies: singing, acting, dancing, reading, writting songs
Found out about the contest: OMNI TV
Goals: to become a professional singer
Favourite artist: Hinder, Leona Lewis, Christina Aguilera
Stephanie Wojtowicz -- Lips Of An Angel (click to listen)
Chantal Carneiro
Date and place of birth: Apr. 10, 1992 - Toronto, ON
Started singing: Since i can remember
Education: High school Graduate
Profession: -
Musical training: vocal lessons and musical theatre
Hobbies: singing, reading, babysitting and musical theatre
Found out about the contest: Sol Newspaper
Goals: to do what i love as a career
Favourite artist: Christina Aguilera
Chantal Carneiro -- Just A Dream (click to listen)
Diana Richie
Date and place of birth: Jan. 15, 1988 - Ukraine
Started singing: At the age of 5
Education: University Graduate
Profession: Travel and Tourism
Musical training: vocal training
Hobbies: singing, dancing, traveling
Found out about the contest: through Carassauga Singing Contest
Goals: to achieve recognition in the music industry
Favourite artist: Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Michael Buble, Laura Pausini
Diana Richie -- Feelin' Good (click to listen)
Marissa Rodrigues
Date and place of birth: Mar. 22, 1994 - Brampton, ON
Started singing: At the age of 10
Education: Grade 11
Profession: Student
Musical training: none
Hobbies: singing, acting, playing piano and saxophone
Found out about the contest: through the ASCJS Magazine
Goals: to become a perfomer in the theatres, hopefully Broadway
Favourite artist: too many to count
Marissa Rodrigues -- A Thousand Miles (click to listen)
Finalists 2011