Four performance groups from Vancouver Island are competing against more than 100 others on this year’s season of Canada’s Got Talent.
A total of 116 acts from across the country are participating in this year’s show, including Nanaimo dance duo Funkanometry, which previously competed in America’s Got Talent.
The young dance duo has millions of followers across their different social media channels, and has tens of millions of likes and views.
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The three other acts from Vancouver Island that are participating in this year’s season of Canada’s Got Talent all hail from Victoria and include comedian Maninder Waraich, musician and singer Holly Melville, and “novelty” comedy performer Brad Gooseberry.
The grand prize for this season of the talent show is $1 million, the largest cash prize in Canadian television history, according to media company Rogers.
Anyone who receives a “golden buzzer” during the show will also be given a $25,000 award, Rogers said in a release Tuesday.
The season kicks off on March 19 with hosts Howie Mandel, Lilly Singh, Trish Stratus and Kardinal Offishall, and it’s set to wrap on May 14.
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