Contestant Q & A

Where did you go to school? What did you study?

Grant MacEwan - educational assistant

 

Do you have any formal singing training?

Recently - 2 lessons

 

Where have you performed before?

Okotoks Pubs, Australia, Calgary

 

When did you first start to sing?

In public, karaoke - 4 years, open mics - 11/2 years

 

What is your favourite song to sing?

Changes everyday depending on mood

 

What is the first concert you went to?

Rod Stewart - my mom took me when I was 12

 

What other talents do you have?

Song writing, soccer - goal keeper

 

What are your goals in life?

Travel as much as I can. Continue to express myself through music. Positively effect the youth of today in order to contribute to a positive future.

 

What album would your friends be surprised that you own?

Not much surprises them anymore.

 

What is the first CD that you ever bought?

Don't remember but  first cassette was Counting Crows

 

What is in your CD player right now?

Meditation CD to help me sleep

 

Who is your Musical Idol?

Bob Dylan, Joni Michell, Collective Soul, Counting Crows, Doors

 

What is your favourite type of music?

Depends on the day. I like it all from Blues to Death Metal e

 

What is your favourite song?

Eve of Destruction, The World I know, Round Here, Total Eclipse

 

Favourite Male Artist?

Elvis, Jason Mraz

 

Favourite Female Artist?

Jewel, Joni Mitchell

 

Favourite Album?

Big Shiny Tunes 5

Who in the music world do you think your style is most like?

Alanis Morrisette, Jewel

 

In my spare time I like to...

Goal keeper for soccer, travel, circus classes for splits

 

 Proudest Moment?

??

 

Aside from making the Semi-Finals, what has been your favourite moment at Duckys Idol so far?

Meeting new people

 

What advice do you have for other hopefuls?

Have fun and be yourself

 

What would people be surprised to learn about you?

Not much surprises people who know me anymore

 

Favourite food?

Sushi, Indian, Vietnamese

 

Favourite hockey team?

Calgary Flames  

 

Favourite TV Show?

Don't own a TV

 

The best place in Canada is...

CIn the sunshine, tubing down the rivers