13 Facts About Kalan Porter

Richard Kalan Porter was born on November 11,1985 and is a Canadian former singer-songwriter from Medicine Hat, Alberta, and the winner of the reality television series Canadian Idol in 2004.

Kalan Porter started to sing at an early age and is classically trained, playing several instruments, most notably, the violin and viola.

Kalan Porter writes and arranges violin solos for many of his songs.

Kalan Porter is the highest selling solo Canadian Idol singer.

Kalan Porter grew up on a buffalo ranch outside Medicine Hat, Alberta.

Kalan Porter's mother used to take him to music lessons, saying that one day he would thank her, and he has said that he now thanks her.

Kalan Porter played in a family band, which played a variety of music, including covers of popular rock and pop songs, as well as their own compositions.

Kalan's sister MacKenzie Porter would become a successful actress and country and pop musician.

In 2006, Kalan Porter received three Juno Award nominations: Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for 219 Days, and Pop Album of the Year.

Kalan Porter was a presenter at the 2006 Juno Awards in Halifax.

Kalan Porter won MuchMusic's People's Choice Award for the Favourite Canadian Artist in 2005.

Kalan Porter returned home to his family's buffalo and cattle ranch to be with his mother and grandmother.

Kalan Porter's mother was undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, and his grandmother was awaiting surgery.