Global announced yesterday a new singing competition that is Glee meets American Idol, with a little bit of America’s Best Dance Crew thrown in for good measure—all with a Canadian twist, of course. Canada Sings showcases workplace glee clubs as they learn vocal routines and choreography and, ultimately, compete to perform on a national stage.
Jann Arden, Simple Plan’s Pierre Bouvier and Rob Van Winkle, a.k.a. Vanilla Ice, make up the panel of judges for the competition, while former MuchMusic VJ and current ET Canada correspondent Matte Babel is set to host the program. Each hour-long episode will feature two competing teams, with a winner declared at the end. The 12 real workplace glee clubs, drawn from across Canada, include:
The airdate for Canada Sings is still TBA, but tapings are going on right now.
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