CTV Announces Additional Canadian Idol Season 6 Audition Tour Stops

CTV Announces Additional Canadian Idol Season 6 Audition Tour Stops
Submitted By Renée Dupuis
Feb 15, 2008

The Canadian Idol audition tour continues! With the first three audition stops complete and as Winnipeg prepares to receive the show at St. Vital Centre on February 23-24, CTV now announces the final venue details for the cross-the-country tour through mid-April.

Auditions will be held in the upcoming seven cities of the 10 city tour on the dates listed below. Please note the date changes for St. John’s and Toronto stops (all information subject to change).

City                    Dates                     Venues
Winnipeg, MB    February 23/24    St. Vital Centre
Hamilton, ON     March 1/2            Eastgate Square
Ottawa, ON       March 8/9            St-Laurent Centre
Montréal, QC     March 15/16       Forum Pepsi
Halifax, NS         March 29/30       Cunard Centre
St. John’s, NL     April 8                   Avalon Mall
Toronto, ON       April 12-13           Yonge-Dundas Square

The 2008 Canadian Idol “Easy-Access” tour continues to make it easy to audition. As in 2007, there is no need to line up, as competitors can choose the day and time they want to try out. Registration is open between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on each day of auditions. As well, almost all auditions are scheduled on weekends and most of the auditions will be held at shopping malls.

Auditions for Canadian Idol are open to all Canadians between the ages of 16 and 28 (inclusive) as of January 25, 2008. For more information about Canadian Idol, registration forms, rules and regulations, visit the series’ official website at idol.ctv.ca.

Competitors will be judged evenly on their singing, whether playing instruments or singing a cappella. Those choosing to play an instrument will also be judged on their playing abilities.

Canadian Idol was created by Simon Fuller and is produced in association with CTV by Insight Productions. John Brunton and Barbara Bowlby are Executive Producers. Ed Robinson is Executive Vice-President, Programming, CTV Inc. Susanne Boyce is President, Creative, Content and Channels, CTV Inc.

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CTV, Canada's largest private broadcaster, offers a wide range of quality news, sports, information, and entertainment programming. It has the number-one national newscast, CTV National News With Lloyd Robertson, and is the number-one choice for prime-time viewing. CTVglobemedia Inc. is Canada's premier multi-media company which owns CTV Inc. and The Globe and Mail. CTV Inc. also owns radio stations across the country, and leading national specialty channels. Other CTVglobemedia investments include an interest in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, and in Dome Productions, a North American leader in the provision of mobile high definition production facilities. More information about CTV may be found on the company website at www.ctv.ca.