Canada's Got Talent season 4
{{Use Canadian English|date=October 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox television season
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| image = File:Canada's Got Talent Season 4 Poster.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster for season 4, featuring (L to R) judges Stratus, Offishall, Mandel, host Ell, and Singh
| module1 = {{Infobox reality competition season
| host = Lindsay Ell
| judges = {{plainlist|
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| winner = Rebecca Strong
| runner_up = Funkanometry
Eshan Sobti
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| num_episodes = 9
| network = Citytv
| first_aired = {{Start date|2024|3|19}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2024|5|14}}
}}
The fourth season of the Canadian talent show competition series Canada's Got Talent premiered on March 19, 2024.{{Cite web |last=Hudson |first=Greg |title=Canada’s got Talent is offering the biggest cash prize in Canadian television history |url=https://mediaincanada.com/2024/03/06/canadas-got-talent-is-offering-the-biggest-cash-prize-in-canadian-television-history/ |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=Media in Canada}}
The season was won by Rebecca Strong, a singer from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
Format
= Auditions =
The auditions took place in front of the judges and a live audience. At any time during the audition, the judges showed their disapproval of the act by pressing a buzzer, which lights a large red "X" on the stage. If all the judges pressed their buzzers, the act must end. Voting worked on a majority-of-three basis, where three positive votes from the judges were required. The Golden Buzzer is placed in the center of the stage, and each judge (or the host) can only press the Golden Buzzer once, sending an act straight to the eliminations.
= Eliminations =
The elimination round and final were broadcast through two episodes. Judges could still end a performance early with four Xs. The acts competed for three judge votes that sent them straight to the finals, and the rest competed for a Canada-wide vote that dictated the rest of the finalists. The judges were asked to express their views on each act's performance. Phone lines, Twitter, Facebook, texting and online voting platforms opened for one-hour after all acts were performed. The public voted for the act they thought was the best. Voters could submit a total of fifty votes (ten in each platform). After the votes were counted, the act that polled the highest number of public votes, automatically was placed in the final. The judges then chose between the second and third most popular acts, with the winner of that vote also gaining a place in the final. All other acts were then eliminated from the competition.
= The Finals =
The acts who made it through the Eliminations have a final shot at performing once again, and all of the acts competed for a Canada-wide vote that determined the winner of the season. This round has been broadcast live, and the winner is revealed at the end of the episode.
Judges and host
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| image1 = Howie Mandel and Trevor Doerksen on America's Got Talent (cropped).jpg
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| caption1 = Howie Mandel
| image2 = ETalk2008-Kardinall Offishall.jpg
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| caption3 = Lilly Singh
| image4 = Trish Stratus (48649709751).jpg
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| caption4 = Trish Stratus
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The show premiered with the same judges and host as the previous two seasons.
Season overview
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: {{legend2|NavajoWhite|Finalist|border=1px solid #aaa}} | {{legend2|white|The Eliminations |border=1px solid #aaa}} | 20x20px Golden Buzzer (Auditions) | 20x20px Golden Buzzer (The Eliminations)
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| valign="top"
! Participant ! Genre ! class="unsortable" | Act ! From ! Result |
| style="background:#c96
| Eshan Sobti | Singing | Singer | {{sort|3|Third place}} |
| style="background:Silver
| Funkanometry | Dance | Dance Duo | {{sort|2|Runner-up}} |
| Jade Mathieu 15x15px
| Singing | Singer | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| Luka and Jenalyn
| Dance | Dance Duo | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:lightblue
| Mark Clearview 15x15px | Magic | Magician | {{sort|4|Fourth place}} |
| Mark Lewis 15x15px
| Magic | Magician | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite
| Mat and Mym 15x15px | Danger | Skating Duo | {{sort|5|Finalist}} |
| Matthew Cooper
| Singing | Singer | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite
| Natalie Morris 15x15px | Singing | Singer | {{sort|5|Finalist}} |
| style="background:gold
| Singing | Singer | {{sort|1|Winner}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite
| Comedy | Comedian | {{sort|5|Finalist}} |
| Together For Peace 15x15px
| Variety | Sand Art Duo | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite
| Comedy | Comedian | {{sort|5|Finalist}} |
| Troy James
| Acrobatics | Contortionist | {{sort|6|Eliminated}} |
= The Eliminations summary =
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The Eliminations (May 7th)
The judges could not decide between four acts (Eshan Sobti, Luka and Jenalyn, Matthew Cooper, Sterling V. Scott) who should advance, so decided to put it up to a Public Vote to determine which two would become finalists. The Public decided to choose Eshan and Sterling to advance to the Live Finale.
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!scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" style="width:17em;"|Participant !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" |Order !scope="col" colspan="4" class="unsortable" style="width:24em;"|Buzzes and Judges' votes !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:25em;"|Result |
| scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{Sort|1|Mandel}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{Sort|1|Singh}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{Sort|1|Stratus}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{Sort|1|Offishall}} |
|---|
| style="background:silver;"
| Mat and Mym | 1 | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | {{sort|2|Advanced}} |
| Luka and Jenalyn
| 2 | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| Jade Mathieu
| 3 | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| Troy James
| 4 | style="text-align:center" |20px | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:tan;"
| Eshan Sobti | 5 | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | {{sort|3|Advanced}} |
| Matthew Cooper
| 6 | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| Together For Peace
| 7 | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:gold;"
| Natalie Morris | 8 | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
| style="background:silver;"
| Funkanometry | 9 | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | {{sort|2|Advanced}} |
| style="background:silver;"
| Travis Lindsay | 10 | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | {{sort|2|Advanced}} |
| style="background:tan;"
| Sterling V. Scott | 11 | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | {{sort|3|Advanced}} |
| style="background:silver;"
| Rebecca Strong | 12 | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | {{sort|2|Advanced}} |
| Mark Lewis
| 13 | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | {{sort|4|Eliminated}} |
| style="background:gold;"
| Mark Clearview | 14 | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | {{sort|1|Advanced}} |
=Live Finale (May 14)=
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| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" width="50%;"
!class="unsortable" style="width:10em;"|Finalist ! style="width:10em;"|Result (May 16) |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Natalie Morris | {{sort|5|Finalist}} |
| style="background:lightblue"
! scope="row" | Mark Clearview | {{sort|4|Fourth place}} |
| style="background:gold"
! scope="row" | Rebecca Strong | {{sort|1|Winner}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Travis Lindsay | {{sort|5|Finalist}} |
| style="background:silver"
! scope="row" | Funkanometry |{{sort|2|Runner-up}} |
| style="background:#c96"
! scope="row" | Eshan Sobti | {{sort|3|Third place}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Sterling V. Scott | {{sort|5|Finalist}} |
| style="background:NavajoWhite"
! scope="row" | Matt and Mym | {{sort|5|Finalist}} |
Production
In May 2023, Citytv announced that it had renewed Canada's Got Talent for a new season to premiere in 2024, and that the season would increase its grand prize to {{currency|1000000|CAD}}, which is credited to Citytv owner Rogers Communications. In addition, for the first time in franchise history, recipients of a Golden Buzzer during the auditions would also receive a $25,000 prize from sponsor CIBC.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-16 |title=Citytv announces $1-million cash prize for 'Canada's Got Talent' Season 3 |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2023/05/16/citytv-announces-1-million-cash-prize-for-canadas-got-talent-season-3.html |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=thestar.com |language=en}} Filming began at OLG Stage at Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort on October 23, 2023.{{Cite web |last=Law |first=John |date=2023-09-13 |title=‘Canada’s Got Talent’ is back at Niagara Fallsview Casino this fall |url=https://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/entertainment/television/canada-s-got-talent-is-back-at-niagara-fallsview-casino-this-fall/article_76d1bae5-973d-52fc-aa1b-d6858aaa4a77.html |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=Niagara Falls Review |language=en}}
The season included an appearance by Daniel Powter, who introduced himself as an aspiring singer-songwriter performing a song he wrote before launching into his 2005 hit "Bad Day".Shawn Conner, [https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/local-arts/b-c-s-daniel-powter-brings-bad-day-cache-to-canadas-got-talent "B.C.'s Daniel Powter brings Bad Day cache to Canada's Got Talent"]. Vancouver Sun, March 13, 2024. According to Powter, he did so because despite having had one of the biggest pop hits of the 21st century he had never actually had an opportunity to perform on Canadian television. He did not continue in the competition past the single appearance, although all four judges voted positive.
Ratings
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| scope="col" | Order
! scope="col" | Episode ! scope="col" | Viewers ! scope="col" | Rank ! scope="col" | Rank |
|---|
| 1
! scope="row" align=left| "The Million Dollar Season!" | TBD | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 2
! scope="row" align=left| "You Belong Here" | TBD | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 3
! scope="row" align=left| "A Good Day" | TBD | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 4
! scope="row" align=left| "We Love Surprises" | TBD | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 5
! scope="row" align=left| "It’s Always a Good Time" | TBD | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |