George Canyon was the runner up on the second season of Nashville Star in 2004.
14 Facts About George Canyon
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George Canyon grew up in Fox Brook, Pictou County, Nova Scotia before he moved west to Calgary, Alberta.
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George Canyon holds an appointment in the Canadian Forces as the Colonel Commandant of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets.
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George Canyon's wife worked three jobs during the day so that he could sing at night.
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George Canyon was the runner-up in the competition, but became very well known in Canada and garnered much support, being the only Canadian to make the cut for the competition.
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On September 22,2007, Canyon performed at China-Canada: Hand in Hand; a joint concert held in Vancouver between CCTV and CBC to commemorate the one-year countdown of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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One of the songs performed by George Canyon was "What a Fine Jasmine Blossom".
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Sung entirely in Mandarin, George Canyon performed the duet with Mandarin singer Tang Can.
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George Canyon was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 14 and has given talks to children about diabetes.
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On October 16,2014, George Canyon was named the official anthem singer for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League.
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In 2020, George Canyon appeared as a panelist on Canada Reads, advocating for Jesse Thistle's memoir From the Ashes.
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In 2022, George Canyon published a memoir entitled My Country, in which he describes his musical career from Nova Scotia to Nashville and back.
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George Canyon appeared as the character "Charlie Wells" in the series Heartland in 2008.
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In 2014, George Canyon briefly ran for the Conservative Party of Canada nomination in the newly created riding of Bow River before withdrawing from the race later that year.