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EDMONTON, ALTA. – A budding Edmonton Broadway star has followed in the footsteps of Michael Buble by winning the top prize at the Canadian Youth Talent Competition in Toronto.
Stephanie Savage, 19, of Edmonton won the national talent contest on Thursday night at the national convention of the Canadian Association of Fairs and Exhibitions in Toronto. Her rendition of “Taylor the Latte Boy” from Broadway diva Kristin Chenoweth’s album, As I Am, topped 13 other performers from across Canada to win the national prize.
Savage qualified for the national competition by winning the grand prize at Capital EX’s Northern Star Talent Search in Edmonton this past July. Savage also received the $1,000 Colin Forbes Scholarship to further her education in performing arts.
Previous winners of this prestigious Canadian Youth Talent Competition include international singing sensation Michael Buble, who won the contest in 1996 prior to the release of his first album. Alumni also include Canadian Idol stars Jenny Gear and Craig Sharp, and a number of performers who appear regularly in Broadway productions and movies such as Chicago.
The Canadian Youth Talent Competition is an annual event presented by the Canadian Association of Fairs and Exhibitions since 1991. It celebrates the performing arts talents of Canada's youth. Young Canadians between 13 and 21, representing fourteen zones from across Canada, perform their way from the local fair to the provincial zone level and then on to the National Finals.
To view Stephanie Savage’s winning performance from the finals of the Northern Star Talent Search during Capital Ex in July, click on the following link:
For more information on Northern Star Talent Search, check out capitalex.ca, or call Northlands at 471-7210. Auditions for Northern Star Talent Search 2008 will open in mid-spring 2008.
- Bonni Clark
EDMONTON, ALTA. – A budding Edmonton Broadway star has followed in the footsteps of Michael Buble by winning the top prize at the Canadian Youth Talent Competition in Toronto.
Stephanie Savage, 19, of Edmonton won the national talent contest on Thursday night at the national convention of the Canadian Association of Fairs and Exhibitions in Toronto. Her rendition of “Taylor the Latte Boy” from Broadway diva Kristin Chenoweth’s album, As I Am, topped 13 other performers from across Canada to win the national prize.
Savage qualified for the national competition by winning the grand prize at Capital EX’s Northern Star Talent Search in Edmonton this past July. Savage also received the $1,000 Colin Forbes Scholarship to further her education in performing arts.
Previous winners of this prestigious Canadian Youth Talent Competition include international singing sensation Michael Buble, who won the contest in 1996 prior to the release of his first album. Alumni also include Canadian Idol stars Jenny Gear and Craig Sharp, and a number of performers who appear regularly in Broadway productions and movies such as Chicago.
The Canadian Youth Talent Competition is an annual event presented by the Canadian Association of Fairs and Exhibitions since 1991. It celebrates the performing arts talents of Canada's youth. Young Canadians between 13 and 21, representing fourteen zones from across Canada, perform their way from the local fair to the provincial zone level and then on to the National Finals.
To view Stephanie Savage’s winning performance from the finals of the Northern Star Talent Search during Capital Ex in July, click on the following link:
For more information on Northern Star Talent Search, check out capitalex.ca, or call Northlands at 471-7210. Auditions for Northern Star Talent Search 2008 will open in mid-spring 2008.
- Bonni Clark
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Born in 1988, Stephanie Savage began to form her love of singing and performing around the age of five years, and from that time has spent most of her young life exploring the world of music and theatre. Whether it is in front of family and friends at private gatherings or on stage at talent showcases, Stephanie has made a home for herself on the stage and enjoys the atmosphere and excitement created while entertaining an audience.
By the age of 10 Stephanie made the move towards the competitive arena. Since 1997, Stephanie’s impressive showings earned her accolades from adjudicators in every competition she’d graced. From the Edmonton Federation Talent Shows, Country Vocal Spotlight, Futures Fest to the acclaimed and numerous Nothern Star Talent Search appearances, Stephanie achieved many top honor medals for her performances. In 2007 Stephanie won both the 2007 Futures Fest and the 2007 Northern Star Talent Search competitions. Recently, Stephanie competed in Toronto at the 21st annual Canadian Youth Talent Competition, where she was announced the Grand Prize winner over 12 other talented youth from across Canada. She continues to light up adjudicators, peers and audiences alike with her obvious comfort of the stage as well as her expressive vocals. From 2005-2006 Stephanie founded an A ccapella Vocal Jazz Group called “Miscela” which entertained audiences at various events around Edmonton. The group’s purpose was to raise funds for the Edmonton Stollery Children’s Hospital. Stephanie continues to hone her talent as a Bachelor of Music student at the University of Alberta.
A love of musical theatre is very apparent in Stephanie’s activities. Over the last few years, she has enjoyed involving herself with theatre production groups such as Theatre Zocalo, Stage Polaris, Edmonton Musical Theatre and St. Albert Children’s Theatre. In the year 2000 Stephanie had the opportunity to perform at the world-renowned Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival as part of the Darling Diva’s Musical Review, much to the delight and appreciation of many die-hard Fringe-goers. In 2001, Stephanie enjoyed entertaining audiences as part of Victoria School’s production of “The Wizard of Oz.” and in 2002, Stephanie was delighted to perform once again in front of Sold Out audiences in the Victoria Schools performance of the musical “Oliver.” In 2002, Stephanie participated in the Cast of the Musical “Footloose” which was performed at the Arden Theatre. In May, 2003, as part of the cast of the St. Albert Children’s Festival (SACT), Stephanie entertained audiences in the performance “Pinocchio”. Stephanie Savage was rewarded with the Daphne Surry award for best acting in a musical theatre performance in late 2003. Stephanie, in 2003 worked with SACT in the production of “Bye Bye Birdie”. Again, In 2004-2005 Stephanie worked on "Honk" and” Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs" with the Children’s Theatre. Stephanie was thrilled in 2005 to perform in “Beauty and the Beast” and “Emperor" with SACT in the spring of 2006. Her final performance with St. Albert Children’s Theatre was in the lead role of the “White Witch” in the musical “Narnia”, her 8th production with the company.
Whether it is musical theatre, country, pop, jazz or even classical, Stephanie’s displays a passion for singing and performing that is second to none.
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