Canada's Got Talent season 3
| Canada's Got Talent | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
 Promotional poster for season 3, featuring (L to R) judges Offishall, Stratus, Mandel, Singh, and host Ell | |
| Hosted by | Lindsay Ell |
| Judges | |
| Winner | Conversion |
| Runners-up |
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| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Citytv |
| Original release | March 21 – May 16, 2023 |
| Season chronology | |
The third season[a] of Canada's Got Talent, is a reality television series.[2] The season premiered on March 21, 2023.[3][4][5]
The season was won by Conversion, a dance group from Trois-Rivières, Quebec.
Format[edit]
Auditions[edit]
The auditions took place in front of the judges and a live audience. At any time during the audition, the judges showed their disapproval of the act by pressing a buzzer, which lights a large red "X" on the stage. If all the judges pressed their buzzers, the act must end. Voting worked on a majority-of-three basis, where three positive votes from the judges were required. The Golden Buzzer is placed in the center of the stage, and each judge (or the host) can only press the Golden Buzzer once, sending an act straight to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals[edit]
The semi-finals and final were broadcast through three episodes, two semi-finals and one finale. Judges could still end a performance early with four Xs. The acts competed for three judge votes that sent them straight to the finals, and the rest competed for a Canada-wide vote that dictated the rest of the finalists. The judges were asked to express their views on each act's performance. Phone lines, Twitter, Facebook, texting and online voting platforms opened for one-hour after all acts were performed. The public voted for the act they thought was the best. Voters could submit a total of fifty votes (ten in each platform). After the votes were counted, the act that polled the highest number of public votes, automatically was placed in the final. The judges then chose between the second and third most popular acts, with the winner of that vote also gaining a place in the final. All other acts were then eliminated from the competition.
Judges and host[edit]
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The show premiered with the same judges and host as the previous season.
Season overview[edit]
Judge Lilly Singh gave her Golden Buzzer to aerial acrobatics duo Woody & Fenton in the fifth episode. Due to an injury, the act had to withdraw from the competition.[6]
- Winner | Runner-up | Third place | 4th place |
- Finalist | Semi-finalist |
Golden Buzzer Audition
| Participant[7] | Genre | Act | From[7] | Semi-Final | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Côté | Animals | Dog Act | Thetford Mines, QC | 1 | Eliminated |
Anica 
|
Singing | Singer | Grand-Barachois, NB | 2 | Eliminated |
| Atsushi Ono | Magic | Magician | Calgary, AB | 1 | Finalist |
| Beatrice Love | Singing | Singer | Edmonton, AB | 1 | Eliminated |
| Conversion
|
Dance | Dance Group | Trois-Rivières, QC | 1 | Winner |
| Cool Giraffes | Dance | Dance Group | Edmonton, AB | 1 | Finalist |
| Curran Dobbs | Comedy | Comedian | Victoria, BC | 2 | Eliminated |
| GBA | Acrobatics | Acrobatic Group | Montreal, QC | 2 | Eliminated |
| Geneviève Coté
|
Music | Vocalist | Laval, QC | 2 | Finalist |
| Katherine Lynn-Rose | Singing | Singer | Burlington, ON | 2 | Eliminated |
| Magic Ben | Magic | Magician | Whitehorse, YT | 2 | Eliminated |
| Maya Gamzu
|
Singing | Singer | Richmond Hill, ON[8] | 1 | Eliminated |
| Meave | Singing | Singer | Niagara Falls, ON | 2 | Fourth place |
| Mr. Cuddles the Evil Octopus | Comedy | Ventriloquist | Gibsons, BC | 1 | Eliminated |
| Paola Troilo | Singing | Opera Singer | Laval, QC | 1 | Eliminated |
| Raymond Salgado | Singing | Singer | Vancouver Island, BC | 2 | Finalist |
| The Cast
|
Dance | Dance Group | Lévis, QC | 2 | Runner-up |
| The Turnbull Brothers | Singing | Singing Duo | Glace Bay, NS | 1 | Third place |
Semi-finals summary[edit]
Buzzed Out | Advanced (Won the Judges' Vote) | Advanced (Won the Public's Vote)
Semi-final 1 (May 2)[edit]
| Participant | Order | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandel | Singh | Stratus | Offishall | |||
| Alexandra Côté | 1 | Eliminated | ||||
| Maya Gamzu | 2 | Eliminated | ||||
| Cool Giraffes | 3 | Advanced (Audience Vote) | ||||
| The Turnbull Brothers | 4 | Advanced (Audience Vote) | ||||
| Atsushi Ono | 5 | Advanced (Judges' Choice) | ||||
| Beatrice Love | 6 | Eliminated | ||||
| Paola Troilo | 7 | Eliminated | ||||
| Mr. Cuddles the Evil Octopus | 8 | Eliminated | ||||
| Conversion | 9 | Advanced (Judges' Choice) | ||||
Semi-final 2 (May 9)[edit]
| Participant | Order | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandel | Singh | Stratus | Offishall | |||
| The Cast | 1 | Advanced (Judges' Choice) | ||||
| Raymond Salgado | 2 | Advanced (Audience Vote) | ||||
| GBA | 3 | Eliminated | ||||
| Katherine Lynn-Rose | 4 | Eliminated | ||||
| Meave | 5 | Advanced (Audience Vote) | ||||
| Magic Ben | 6 | 
|
Eliminated | |||
| Curran Dobbs | 7 | Eliminated | ||||
| Anica | 8 | Eliminated | ||||
| Geneviève Coté | 9 | Advanced (Judges' Choice) | ||||
Live Final (May 16)[edit]
- Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | 4th place | Finalist
| Finalist | Result (May 16) |
|---|---|
| The Cast | Runner-up |
| The Turnbull Brothers | Third place |
| Meave | Fourth place |
| Geneviève Coté | Finalist |
| Conversion | Winner |
| Atsushi Ono | Finalist |
| Cool Giraffes | Finalist |
| Raymond Salgado | Finalist |
Production[edit]
On September 14, 2022, Canada's Got Talent confirmed filming a new season, with Lindsay Ell hosting the show, and the same judges from the previous season.[9] Production remained at the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, but was re-located to its newly-opened OLG Stage concert hall.[10] The auditions started on October 19, and concluded on October 23. All shows were reportedly sold-out.[11]
Ratings[edit]
| Order | Episode | Viewers (millions) |
Rank (night) |
Rank (week) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Prepare to Be Amazed!" | 0.539[12] | — | — |
| 2 | "The Magic Continues" | 0.574[13] | — | — |
| 3 | "So Many Emotions" | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 4 | "Kids in the House" | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 5 | "World Class" | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 6 | "For the People" | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 7 | "1st Semi-Final" | 0.476[14] | — | — |
| 8 | "2nd Semi-Final" | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 9 | "The Finale" | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ Promoted by Citytv as season 2, treating the run that began in 2022 as a distinct series from the version that aired in 2012.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Rogers Sports and Media (September 14, 2022). "Howie Mandel, Lilly Singh, Kardinal Offishall, Trish Stratus, and Lindsay Ell Return for Another Exciting Season of Citytv's Hit Series Canada's Got Talent" (Press release). Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ "Jeanick Fournier From Chicoutimi Quebec Crowned Champion of Citytv's Canada's Got Talent" (Press release). Rogers Sports & Media. May 18, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via GlobeNewswire.
- ^ Law, John (June 14, 2022). "'Canada's Got Talent' returning to Niagara Falls for Season 2". Niagara Falls Review. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ O'Rourke, Jill (January 2, 2023). "'Canada's Got Talent' Season 2 Will Premiere in March". Talent Recap. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ O'Rourke, Jill (February 6, 2023). "'Canada's Got Talent' Season 2 Gets March 21 Premiere Date". Talent Recap. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Top Performances from Tonight's Episode of Canada's Got Talent on Citytv, Now Available to Share" (Press release). Rogers Sports & Media. April 18, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via GlobeNewswire.
- ^ a b "Canada's Got Talent Reveals All Performers Heading to the Semifinals, Beginning May 2 on Citytv" (Press release). Rogers Sports & Media. April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via GlobeNewswire.
- ^ Liberal, Melissa Wallace Richmond Hill (May 25, 2023). "Richmond Hill teen impresses at Canada's Got Talent, wins coveted golden buzzer". YorkRegion.com. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ O'Rourke, Jill (September 14, 2022). "'Canada's Got Talent' Judges Returning for Season 2 — How to Get Tickets". Talent Recap. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ Law, John (September 14, 2022). "'Canada's Got Talent' returns to open Fallsview Casino's new theatre". Niagara Falls Review. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ O'Rourke, Jill (October 18, 2022). "'Canada's Got Talent' to Start Filming Sold-Out Auditions in New Venue". Talent Recap. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ "Season 2 of Canada's Got Talent shows that Citytv got viewers – brioux.tv".
- ^ "Canada's Got Talent grows in Week 2 overnight numbers – brioux.tv".
- ^ https://brioux.tv/blog/2023/05/03/leafs-panthers-open-to-3-3m-on-cbcsportsnet/