Competing for Rogers $1M Prize: Top Performers from Tonight’s Episode of Canada’s Got Talent

Apr 8, 2025

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Key moments from tonight’s episode of Canada’s Got Talent, include:

The STUDIO 26 DANCERS (Halifax, NS) lit up the stage with energetic, impressive dance moves that had the crowd roaring!
15-year-old singer KYRA DANIEL (Kingston, ON)received a standing ovation for her powerful and deeply personal cover of “Black Like Me” by Mickey Guyton. Kardinal Offishall was personally moved by the performance, saying, “it felt like a weight had been lifted off of my shoulders.”
Katherine Ryan hit her first-ever Golden Buzzer forcomedian DARREN LEO (Toronto, ON). His stand-up performance poking fun at Asian stereotypes had the crowd and judges bursting with laughter.
BEN KAHAN (Toronto, ON) invited Howie on stage to put artificial intelligence to the test with a bold magic act that left everyone in absolute awe.
YAMA LAURENT (Lévis, QC) showed off her amazing voice during a beautiful cover of “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” by James Brown.

Rogers is once again providing the winner of Canada’s Got Talent with a life-changing prize of $1M (plus $50 from Howie Mandel) – the biggest cash prize in Canadian television history, plus financial advice from CIBC. And that’s not all! Every Golden Buzzer recipient will receive $25,000 (totaling $150,000), courtesy of CIBC, to help realize their ambitions.

Tonight’s Performances (Tuesday, April 8)

STUDIO 26 DANCERS – Dance
Halifax, NS
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KP STONE – Singer/Musician
Ottawa, ON
Check Out KP STONE’s Performance

KYRA DANIEL – Singer/Musician
Kingston, ON
Check Out KYRA DANIEL’s Performance

DARREN LEO – Comedy
Toronto, ON
Check Out DARREN LEO’s Performance

BEN KAHAN – Magic
Toronto, ON
Check Out BEN KAHAN’s Performance

JACOB HILLHOUSE – Variety
Lindsay, ON
Check Out JACOB HILLHOUSE’s Performance

YAMA LAURENT – Singer/Musician
Lévis, QC
Check Out YAMA LAURENT’s Performance

**COMING UP**
A Sneak Peek at Next Week’s Contestants (Tuesday, April 15)

TWOFOURSEVEN – Dance
Vancouver, BC
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BRIANNA MONTEROSSO – Singer/Musician
St. Catherines, ON
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LLOYD FARLEY – Comedy
Calgary, AB
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PRECIOUS CHONG – Comedy
Toronto, ON
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JANICLE FILIBUSTER – Singer/Musician
Calgary, AB
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PAT MEYER – Variety
OKA, QC
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TAPE FACE – Variety
Las Vegas, NV
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NICOLINA – Singer/Musician
Vaughan, ON
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Canada’s Got Talent is produced by MEM Inc., and Fremantle, in association with Citytv, a division of Rogers Sports & Media based on the Got Talent format owned by Fremantle and SYCO Entertainment.

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