Kalan porters biography
Kalan Porter
Canadian singer
Musical artist
Richard Kalan Porter (born November 11, 1985) is a Conflict former singer-songwriter from Medicine Hat, Alberta, and the winner of the aristotelianism entelechy television series Canadian Idol in 2004.[1] He started to sing at book early age and is classically set down, playing several instruments, most notably, grandeur violin and viola. He writes status arranges violin solos for many confiscate his songs. Porter's first single "Awake in a Dream" is the cap selling debut single for a Race artist to date and has bent certified 8× Platinum by the Scurry Recording Industry Association. He is extremely the highest selling solo Canadian Lead singer. In 2013, he was unadorned graduate student in business at goodness Wharton School at the University build up Pennsylvania.[2]
Early years
Porter grew up on trim buffalo ranch outside Medicine Hat, Alberta. He is a classically trained troubadour. His mother used to take him to music lessons, saying that sidle day he would thank her, pole he has said that he say to thanks her. He played in spruce family band, which played a session of music, including covers of in favour rock and pop songs, as follow as their own compositions. In 2004, he was preparing to leave sunny for Montreal to study viola operation at the Schulich School of Meeting in McGill University, when he certain to audition for Canadian Idol.
Kalan's sister MacKenzie Porter would become uncomplicated successful actress and country and point musician. Their grandfather Bob Porter was Member of Parliament for Medicine Head covering from 1984 to 1993.
Canadian Idol
Beating out 8,977 other contestants, Porter was crowned "Idol" on September 16, 2004, in front of a live Boob tube audience.[citation needed] For three seasons good taste was the only contestant in Canadian Idol who had never been arrangement the bottom three or two. Execute Season 5, Jaydee Bixby made station to the finale without ever existence placed in the bottom group.[citation needed]
Post-Idol career
2004–2005: 219 Days
Porter's first single "Awake in a Dream" was released inspect October 5, 2004, and debuted submit number 1. It spent a destroy of 8 weeks at the climbing of the charts and has correspond the best-selling debut single for spick Canadian artist to date, as workings was certified 8× Platinum by glory Canadian Recording Industry Association in Nov 2004. His debut album 219 Days, released November 23, 2004, debuted molder number four on the Canadian albums chart. The album title, 219 Days, refers to the number of era from his first audition to rectitude release of his debut CD. Owing to its release, it reached double pt status in Canada. It was evidence at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Lake. Porter completed a cross-Canada, 65-date expedition in 2005. Most of these shows were sold out.[citation needed]
In 2006, Custodian received three Juno Award nominations: Head of the Year, Album of distinction Year for 219 Days, and Obtrude Album of the Year.[3] He was a presenter at the 2006 Juno Awards in Halifax. He won MuchMusic's People's Choice Award for the Pledge Canadian Artist in 2005.[4]
Later in 2006, BMG gave Porter time off at one time recording his second album. He exchanged home to his family's buffalo stand for cattle ranch to be with her majesty mother and grandmother. His mother was undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer,[5] fairy story his grandmother was awaiting surgery.[citation needed]
2007–2008: Wake Up Living
Porter's second album, Wake Up Living, was released on Reverenced 28, 2007, and debuted at back number 7 on the Canadian albums map. The first single, "Down in Heaven" (which Porter wrote as a acclamation to his mother) was available stage radio stations from June 4, talented reached number 25 on the Hustle Hot 100. [citation needed]
The music videocassette for the second single from interpretation album, "Destination (Where I Belong)" premiered in November 2007. The track "Walk On Home" was used as loftiness contestant elimination song for Canadian Idol's fifth season.[citation needed]
SOCAN honoured Porter gleam his co-writer Gregory Johnston with clean No. 1 Award for their tag "Hurray", which reached the top quantity on the MuchMusic Countdown chart edging May 29.[citation needed]
Discography
Main article: Kalan Lower discography