23 Facts About Eva Avila

Eva Avila was born on Eva Gougeon-Avila on 25 February 1987 and is a Canadian singer, songwriter and actress.

Eva Avila won the fourth season of the CTV reality show Canadian Idol in 2006.

Eva Avila has been singing in public since age 2, and at age 9 was a winner on Homegrown Cafe, a talent show on CJOH-TV in Ottawa.

Eva Avila is a former winner of the Jeune Diva du Quebec contest.

Eva Avila's nickname, given by her family when she was a small child, is still Eva le dragon.

In early 2006, Eva Avila auditioned for the fourth season of Canadian Idol in Ottawa.

Hours after her victory, Eva Avila signed with the Sony BMG Canada record label and released her first single "Meant to Fly", which debuted at number one on the Canadian singles chart, a position it held for a huge nine weeks.

On 5 October 2006, the CTV television network reported that Eva Avila has signed a modelling contract with Ford Model.

Eva Avila started the 2006 NHL season on 4 October when she performed the Canadian national anthem at the Toronto Maple Leafs vs Ottawa Senators game.

On 19 November 2006, Eva Avila performed the national anthem at the 94th Grey Cup game in Winnipeg.

On 26 March 2007, eTalk confirmed that Eva Avila would be the new face of Maybelline New York, making her the first Canadian to be a face for the brand.

Eva Avila stated that the record label, Sony BMG Canada were hoping to make the record her first American release.

In late March 2009, Eva Avila was the support act for the four Canadian dates of Beyonce Knowles' I Am.

Eva Avila recently performed at the Virgin Festival 2009 in Montreal.

Eva Avila performed at the 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony on 28 February 2010.

Eva Avila sang the National Anthem and performed at the halftime show at the Montreal Alouettes' home opener on 29 June 2011.

Eva Avila sang three songs, including "I Owe It All to You".

On 15 October 2013, Eva Avila released "Bitter Meets Sweet", the first single from her EP Never Get Enough, released on 5 May 2015.

In 2015, Eva Avila recorded "Unidos Somos Mas", the Spanish language version of the theme song for the 2015 Pan American Games.

Eva Avila is currently a vocalist in the Pink Floyd tribute band Brit Floyd.

Eva Avila has had occasional television and film acting roles, most notably as Tania in the 2022 drama film Coyote.

Eva Avila married Brit Floyd bandmate and guitarist Edo Scordo in May 2020.

Eva Avila's name was mentioned in the Outaouais Parti Quebecois 2007 election platform recognizing local culture, including Eva Avila and Pierre Lapointe.