Interesting facts that you won't find on her CI bio

A special THANK YOU to Coralynne Simon for providing much of the following information:

  • Birthday: June 13, 1988
  • Chinese Zodiac sign: Dragon
  • Actual Astronomical Zodiac sign: Taurus
  • Middle name: Nicole
  • Hometown: Ottawa born and raised
  • Education: Grade 11 - Notre Dame High School, Ottawa
  • Family: mother - Yvonne; aunts, uncles, cousins galore, and 1 beloved GRANNY
  • Pet: Bailey, a yellow lab
  • Work: Rideau Centre's Aldo Accessories (source: Ottawa Sun)
  • Activities/Interests/Skills: vocal lessons, dance, figure skating, going to the movies, hanging-out with friends, shopping, & guys
  • Career plans: singer/entertainer, and hopes to study math/sciences in the future, perhaps to become a doctor
  • Performance experience:
    • Canadian Open Country Singing Contest (Simcoe, ON) 2004 - 1st place
    • Super Ex (Ottawa) 2004 - 2nd place
    • Super Ex (Ottawa) 2003 - 3rd place
    • Kiwanis Idol (Ottawa) 2004 - top 10
    • American and Canadian National Anthems Ottawa Lynx Ball Club (Ottawa) 2004
    • school and church choirs for years
  • Most memorable performance prior to CI: House of Commons for the Prime Minister and Canadian veterans on the Sixtieth Anniversary of D-Day in 2004. She sang Vera Lynn's wartime classic "When The Lights Come On Again All Over the World"
  • does not play any instruments proficiently but can play the piano a little
  • writes poetry
  • sings "Amazing Grace" as a tribute to her little cousin Gracie
  • Emily's first skating coach was Donald Jackson, former world champion and the first person to complete a triple jump in competition. Her second coach was Micheline Metcalfe, another great Team Canada ice-dance skater.
  • Emily is 3/4 French Canadian (Quebecois and Franco-Ontarian) by heritage and 1/4 Irish Canadian
  • favourite snack: Gold Rold pretzels; she chews a pack of spearmint Excel gum a day and right before she sings as it moistens her throat (source: Kourier-Standard)
  • favourite T.V. show: That 70’s Show (source: Kourier-Standard)


Canadian Idol Trivia

  • Audition city: Montreal
  • Audition number: 6737
  • Audition song: "Don't Cry Out Loud"
  • 549 contestants showed up for auditions; 90 received blue tickets; 26 received gold tickets (source: metronews)
  • Idol Boot Camp group performance: "One Fine Day" with Amber Fluery and Erica Peck
  • Idol Boot Camp duet performance: "From this Moment" with Jamie Matthews, NL. Their performance was not shown because Jamie forgot his part. (source: Coralynne Simon)
  • Emily and Jamie were the ones who refused camera coverage and slipped the note under the door instructing John Dore to go away. (source: Coralynne Simon)
  • Jenner Hughes and Emily used to figure skate at the same club (source: Coralynne Simon and Jenner Hughes)
  • Trip to Toronto for Top 32 was Emily's first time on an airplane (source: Coralynne Simon)
  • In group 2 with: Vince Benenati, Alinka Chambers, Casey LeBlanc, Dave Moffatt, David Mongar, Josh Palmer, & Julie Tellier
  • Group 2 song: "Don't Cry Out Loud" - sang last in the line-up of eight
  • On June 22, 2005, advanced to Top 10 with Casey LeBlanc.
  • First time in Canadian Idol history that two women advanced to Top 10 together
  • First time in Canadian Idol history that the nation's captial produced a Top 10 contender
  • In Top 10 with: Daryl Brunt, Amber Fleury, Rex Goudie, Casey LeBlanc, Ashley Leitao, Melissa O'Neil, Josh Palmer, Suzi Rawn, Aaron Walpole
  • Top 10 song: "Crying" - sang second in the line-up of 10
  • Carrie Underwood of American Idol fame, who Emily has been compared to, performed the same evening on the Top 10 results show
  • Wednesday, July 20, 2005 in "bottom 3" with Daryl Brunt and Melissa O'Neil. Received the least amount of votes and was first cut from Top 10.
  • The infamous perceived "snub" that occured on the results show was indeed a misunderstanding. The next morning Emily appeared on Canada AM, explained what happened and said of Melissa O'Neil "We're great friends." The picture right appears on the Canadian Idol web site and was apparently taken when the TV cameras were not on them. Watch the Canada AM interview. (Note: Emily's interview follows the interview with Carrie Underwood. Cue to 04:00)
  • According to an Ottawa Sun interview with Emily, she has recorded "Don't Cry Out Loud" for the Canadian Idol Top 10 CD!
  • Canadian Idol "High Notes" was released in stores across Canada on August 23, 2005. Emily performs "Don't Cry Out Loud" on track 7.
  • August 26, 2005 Emily appears at Fairview Mall in Toronto with all the Top 10 Idols to promote Canadian Idol "High Notes".
  • Emily, along with other Top 8 Idols, in audience for Top 2 performance, September 13, 2005.
  • September 14, 2005 Emily appears for the last time on the Canadian Idol stage for the finale show. In the first group performance she had a solo/duet part with Ashley where they sang "To Sir With Love". Later, when the Idols featured their singles from the "High Notes" CD, Emily was the first to sing and she sang the chorus part of "Don't Cry Out Loud". As a special tribute to Debra Byrd, the Idols sang "Dedicated to the One I Love." The last group performance, Green Day's "Good Riddance", was dedicated to the Idols family and friends; Emily's microphone did not work when it was her turn to sing.

More to be added over time!


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