#FIRSTLOOK: “CANADA’S GOT TALENT” APRIL 29, 2025 EPISODE RECAP

On tonight’s episode of Canada’s Got Talent on Citytv, the #CGT judges – Howie Mandel, Shania Twain, Katherine Ryan, Kardinal Offishall – and host Lindsay Ell selected the 14 acts moving on to The Eliminations. They are:

BRITISH COLUMBIA

• TWOFOURSEVEN – Dance, Vancouver
• CARSIM BIRMINGHAM – Singer/Musician, Vancouver – **Kardinal’s Golden Buzzer**

NEW BRUNSWICK

• THE MARTIN BOYS – Singer/Musician, Woodstock

NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR

• JACOB LEWIS – Singer/Musician, Butlerville – **Shania’s Golden Buzzer**

ONTARIO

• DARREN LEO – Comedy, Toronto – **Katherine’s Golden Buzzer**
• SAI KIT LO – Comedy, Markham
• ILLUMIN DRONE SHOWS – Variety, Toronto
• BEN KAHAN – Magic, Toronto
• FUNKYVERSE – Dance, Toronto – **Group Golden Buzzer**
• NICOLINA – Singer/Musician, Vaughan – **Lindsay’s Golden Buzzer**

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

• DEEDEE AUSTIN – Singer/Musician, Abegweit First Nation – **Howie’s Golden Buzzer**

INTERNATIONAL

• THE JAMBO BROTHERS – Variety, Kenya
• TULGA – Variety, Mongolia
• CHANTAAAAL – Variety, France

Plus, key moments from tonight’s episode of Canada’s Got Talent, include:

• WHYTE WHYNE AND YOUNG RIESLING (Toronto, ON) had the audience laughing with a funny, high-energy musical performance of their own original rap.
• Singer and Shania Twain superfan, JULIANNA MOORE (St. Lazare, MB) delivered a stunning and heartfelt cover of Faith Hill’s “There You’ll Be.”
• AVA VAL (Whitby, ON) brought the house down with a raw, witty, stand-up performance rooted in her experience as a trans woman.
• SANDRINE & ROBIN (Granby, QC) gave a mesmerizing dance performance, full of grace and precision, leaving the crowd cheering.
• Dynamic dance crew FUNKYVERSE (Toronto, ON) received the Group Golden Buzzer after lighting up the stage with flawless synchronization. (seen above)

Rogers is once again providing the winner of Canada’s Got Talent with a life-changing prize of $1M (plus $50 from Howie Mandel) – the biggest cash prize in Canadian television history, plus financial advice from CIBC. And that’s not all! Every Golden Buzzer recipient will receive $25,000 (totaling $150,000), courtesy of CIBC, to help realize their ambitions.

Tonight’s Performances (Tuesday, April 29)

WHYTE WHYNE AND YOUNG RIESLING – Variety

Toronto, ON
Check Out WHYTE WHYNE AND YOUNG RIESLING’s Performance

JULIANNA MOORE – Singer/Musician

St. Lazare, MB

Check Out JULIANNA MOORE’s Performance

BADUNKAFUNK – Singer/Musician

Norfolk County, ON

AVA VAL – Comedy

Whitby, ON

Check Out AVA VAL’s Performance

SANDRINE & ROBIN – Dance

Granby, QC
Check Out SANDRINE & ROBINs Performance

FORBIDDEN NIGHTS – Variety

London, UK
Check Out FORBIDDEN NIGHTS’s Performance 

FUNKYVERSE – Dance

Toronto, ON

Check Out FUNKYVERSE’s Performance 

**COMING UP**

A Sneak Peek at Next Week’s Contestants (Tuesday, May 6)

THE JAMBO BROTHERS – Variety

Nairobi, KENYA

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TULGA – Variety

Mongolia
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THE MARTIN BOYS – Vocal Group

Woodstock, NB

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DEEDEE AUSTIN – Singer/Musician

Abegweit First Nation, PEI

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DARREN LEO – Comedy

Toronto, ON
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SAI KIT LO – Comedy

Markham, ON

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ILLUMIN DRONE SHOWS – Variety

Toronto, ON

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BEN KAHAN – Magic

Toronto, ON

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CHANTAAAAL – Singer/Musician

Cancon, France

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TWOFOURSEVEN – Dance

Vancouver, BC

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FUNKYVERSE – Dance

Toronto, ON

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NICOLINA – Singer/Musician

Vaughan, ON

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CARSIM BIRMINGHAM – Singer/Musician

Vancouver, BC

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JACOB LEWIS – Singer/Musician

Butlerville, NL

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Canada’s Got Talent is produced by MEM Inc., and Fremantle, in association with Citytv, a division of Rogers Sports & Media based on the Got Talent format owned by Fremantle and SYCO Entertainment.