From the Associated Press, Flashpoint at #18 (6.70 million):
In the news: Flashpoint US ratings
Music Legend Anne Murray to Perform on Canadian Idol
From a media release:
Legendary Songstress Anne Murray to Mentor and Perform on Canadian Idol
- The Top 5 to perform songs from the Anne Murray songbook August 18 on CTV
She has sold more than 50 million albums and is one of Canada’s most enduring national treasures – and she’s coming to Canadian Idol. CTV announced tonight that multiple Grammy and JUNO Award winning singer Anne Murray will become the latest powerhouse mentor to share her considerable expertise and work with the Canadian Idol finalists as they perform selections from her legendary songbook on Monday, August 18 at 9 p.m. ET on CTV. Murray will then perform on the Canadian Idol results episode on Tuesday, August 19 at 8 p.m. ET when the remaining Top 4 are revealed (visit idol.CTV.ca to confirm local listings).
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In the news: Canadian Idol recap
From Sarah Miller of the National Post:
- Canadian Idol Recap: The Top Eight Perform Unplugged
“After a disappointing result on How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria, I have my sights set high for Canadian Idol. Gavin Rossdale is this week’s mentor for the Idols as they go unplugged in a week that ‘is always a crucial week for the contestants’ according to Ben.” Read more.
From Corey Allen of andPOP:
- Canadian Idol Top 8 Recap
“The remaining 8 Canadian Idol hopefuls get intimate on this week’s show, performing unplugged. One might ask when exactly did the huge theatre in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre become a source of great acoustics or what exactly Gavin Rossdale is doing on Canadian Idol. But I digress.” Read more.
In the news: Elicia MacKenzie picked as Maria
From Richard Ouzounian of the Toronto Star:
- ‘Dark horse’ wins Maria role: Lloyd Webber lauds Vancouverite, 23, for `the most delicious quality when she sang’
“Elicia MacKenzie, the exuberant 23-year-old Vancouverite who went from what Andrew Lloyd Webber called “almost zero to hero” was the surprise winner last night as the CBC-TV program How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? came to a close.” Read more.
From Peter Birnie of the Vancouver Sun:
- Surrey resident wins Maria contest
“Problem? What problem? It turns out that the answer to the question posed in the CBC TV reality show How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? was waiting right here in the Lower Mainland all along.” Read more.
From Vanessa Farquharson of the National Post:
- Problem like Maria solved by Vancouver’s Mackenzie
“A wide-eyed and breathless Elicia MacKenzie — who just a few years ago was considering a career in massage therapy — officially landed the role last night of Maria von Trapp in the upcoming Mirvish production of The Sound of Music.” Read more.
From J. Kelly Nestruck of the Globe and Mail:
- How do you solve a problem like… Elicia?
“I though Janna Polzin had it in the bag. She had the look. She had the stage presence. She hit the centres of the notes when she sang. And, most importantly, she got the most votes last week.” Read more.
In the news: Maria chosen
From CBC News:
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Viewers choose Maria for The Sound of Music
“Problem solved: Elicia MacKenzie has been chosen to portray novitiate-turned-nanny Maria von Trapp in the upcoming Toronto stage production of The Sound of Music.” Read more.