Publié : lun. déc. 08, 2008 2:41 am
Citation :Nico Archambault wins So You Think You Can Dance
VICTORIA AHEARN
December 08, 2008 01:00
Nico Archambault of Longueuil, Que., wins So You Think You Can Dance
Montreal-born dancer/choreographer Nico Archambault won the inaugural season of "So You Think You Can Dance Canada" Sunday, capping off three months of stellar performances that had the judges in tears and his fans in a tizzy.
"I can't find words strong enough to express it - I'm just so happy," the 24-year-old heartthrob, who lives in the Montreal suburb of Longueuil, said after the CTV finale in which he won $100,000 and a new Mercedes-Benz.
"I wasn't expecting to be on the show and I wasn't expecting to stay that long," said Archambault, who beat out a field of 19 other contestants to win the title of Canada's Favourite Dancer.
"If you're doing the right thing, if you're doing what you should be doing and if you feel at the right place, good things are going to happen to you."
The handsome hip-hop/contemporary specialist with multiple facial piercings and a mini mohawk was up against three other finalists in the finale: Allie Bertram and Miles Faber, both of Calgary, and Natalli Reznik of Toronto.
Nearly 3.5 million Canadians cast votes to choose the winner, said host and MuchMusic VJ Leah Miller.
Bertram, 19, was the runner-up.
"Looking back, I really do see a change in me now," said Bertram, a bubbly ballerina who blossomed from a "young girl to a woman" on the show, said the judges.
"I feel that I'm a lot more mature and . . . I'm willing to take more chances."
Archambault, who studied dance at a junior college in Montreal, was a fan favourite from the beginning.
A complete showman, he dominated all genres of dance with smooth moves, sex appeal and passion, and was greeted with deafening cheers from the studio audience every week.
"I think the kid really does have charisma and that's really hard to find," said guest judge Mary Murphy, known as the "Queen of Scream" from the American version of the series.
"From the first time that we laid eyes on him, he just really had it," she said.
In a funny twist, though, Archambault often couldn't hear all the screams from the studio audience because he's deaf in the right ear.
"Most of the time I don't hear what the judges said to me," said Archambault, whose girlfriend is also a dancer.
Crying was as common as squealing on the hit series, which stems from several international versions.
Miller often wept while reading the names of the booted contestants, while permanent judges Jean Marc Genereux and Tre Armstrong snivelled after many performances.
"I get caught up in stories and movement," said Genereux, an international ballroom champion from Quebec. "It's tears of joy."
Armstrong, a Toronto-based dancer/choreographer who was in the film "How She Move," said the show has proven that this country has some of the best dance talent in the world.
"People in Australia who had their own 'So You Think You Can Dance' . . . they contact me on email: 'We love your show. We watch it every day, online, anytime we can."'
Archambault plans to go back to Montreal for the holidays but doesn't have any specific goals for his overall dance career, saying he wants to stay open to all possibilities.
His first order of business is to join the other Top 10 finalists in a 15-city Canadian tour that starts Jan. 30 in Vancouver.
"So You Think You Can Dance Canada" has been a ratings success, averaging about 1.4 million total viewers every week, according to BBM Nielsen Media Research.
Alternating in the third spot on the show's judging panel were hip-hop guru Luther Brown and choreographer Blake McGrath.
They were joined every week by guest choreographers and judges, including Murphy and ballet star Rex Harrington.
source:
http://www.metronews.ca/edmonton/entert ... cle/151719
--Message edité par felix le 2008-12-08 07:42:18--
VICTORIA AHEARN
December 08, 2008 01:00
Nico Archambault of Longueuil, Que., wins So You Think You Can Dance
Montreal-born dancer/choreographer Nico Archambault won the inaugural season of "So You Think You Can Dance Canada" Sunday, capping off three months of stellar performances that had the judges in tears and his fans in a tizzy.
"I can't find words strong enough to express it - I'm just so happy," the 24-year-old heartthrob, who lives in the Montreal suburb of Longueuil, said after the CTV finale in which he won $100,000 and a new Mercedes-Benz.
"I wasn't expecting to be on the show and I wasn't expecting to stay that long," said Archambault, who beat out a field of 19 other contestants to win the title of Canada's Favourite Dancer.
"If you're doing the right thing, if you're doing what you should be doing and if you feel at the right place, good things are going to happen to you."
The handsome hip-hop/contemporary specialist with multiple facial piercings and a mini mohawk was up against three other finalists in the finale: Allie Bertram and Miles Faber, both of Calgary, and Natalli Reznik of Toronto.
Nearly 3.5 million Canadians cast votes to choose the winner, said host and MuchMusic VJ Leah Miller.
Bertram, 19, was the runner-up.
"Looking back, I really do see a change in me now," said Bertram, a bubbly ballerina who blossomed from a "young girl to a woman" on the show, said the judges.
"I feel that I'm a lot more mature and . . . I'm willing to take more chances."
Archambault, who studied dance at a junior college in Montreal, was a fan favourite from the beginning.
A complete showman, he dominated all genres of dance with smooth moves, sex appeal and passion, and was greeted with deafening cheers from the studio audience every week.
"I think the kid really does have charisma and that's really hard to find," said guest judge Mary Murphy, known as the "Queen of Scream" from the American version of the series.
"From the first time that we laid eyes on him, he just really had it," she said.
In a funny twist, though, Archambault often couldn't hear all the screams from the studio audience because he's deaf in the right ear.
"Most of the time I don't hear what the judges said to me," said Archambault, whose girlfriend is also a dancer.
Crying was as common as squealing on the hit series, which stems from several international versions.
Miller often wept while reading the names of the booted contestants, while permanent judges Jean Marc Genereux and Tre Armstrong snivelled after many performances.
"I get caught up in stories and movement," said Genereux, an international ballroom champion from Quebec. "It's tears of joy."
Armstrong, a Toronto-based dancer/choreographer who was in the film "How She Move," said the show has proven that this country has some of the best dance talent in the world.
"People in Australia who had their own 'So You Think You Can Dance' . . . they contact me on email: 'We love your show. We watch it every day, online, anytime we can."'
Archambault plans to go back to Montreal for the holidays but doesn't have any specific goals for his overall dance career, saying he wants to stay open to all possibilities.
His first order of business is to join the other Top 10 finalists in a 15-city Canadian tour that starts Jan. 30 in Vancouver.
"So You Think You Can Dance Canada" has been a ratings success, averaging about 1.4 million total viewers every week, according to BBM Nielsen Media Research.
Alternating in the third spot on the show's judging panel were hip-hop guru Luther Brown and choreographer Blake McGrath.
They were joined every week by guest choreographers and judges, including Murphy and ballet star Rex Harrington.
source:
http://www.metronews.ca/edmonton/entert ... cle/151719
--Message edité par felix le 2008-12-08 07:42:18--