Why Emily Vinette?

As a mother of a 16-year-old and a 10-year-old, I know how important it is to have positive role models in my children's lives. From my research and intuition I believe Emily would be a great role model for today's Canadian youth.

In her bio on the Canadian Idol web site, in addition to listing some of her musical career highlights, the following statements had a large impact on my decision to support Emily in this competition:

"An honours student with a 91% average, Emily is also a competitive figure skater, ballet dancer and artist who works at the Rideau Centre as a sales clerk."

"Emily says her Canadian idol is Dr. Frederick Banting - but she also holds great respect for her grandmother. ‘Although widowed at a young age with eight children, she continued to grow, learn, nurture and overcome life's difficulties with grace, love, wisdom, humour and dignity.'"

"My mom has been the greatest inspiration of my life because she is such a strong and amazing person. She's the kind of person who always thinks of others before herself, giving all of herself everyday. She's been such a positive and wonderful influence in my life supporting me as a parent and as a best friend."

It is obvious that Emily comes from a family who has instilled in her a sense of hard work, dedication, determination, self-respect, and several other positive qualities and values.

To answer the question "Why Emily?", a Canadian Idol Forum user, EmilyAllTheWay, sums it up nicely: "With beauty, brains, athleticism, talent, and a strong work ethic what more should we expect in a Canadian Idol!!"

Become more aquainted with Emily by reading about Emily's journey to Top 10 on Canadian Idol, including her audition, Idol "boot camp", and Top 32 performance. Also, check out the interesting facts about Emily that are not on her Canadian Idol bio.