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Canada Wins CoronaVision Song Contest. Sort Of…

In May when the announcement came that the annual global Eurovision contest would not go ahead due to pandemic, East London artist

Canada Wins CoronaVision Song Contest. Sort Of…

By FYI Staff

In May when the announcement came that the annual global Eurovision contest would not go ahead due to pandemic, East London artist Richard Dedomenici decided that the world still needed a singalong pop song and so CoronaVision was born.


Over 40 UK artists were invited to participate in the contest and represent any country of their choice. Lorna Rees, being a huge fan of Canada, decided that “your beautiful country” was the one for her.

Rees is the Director of the Gobbledegook Theatre and a multi-talented creative. This track was made, filmed and recorded at the height of the lockdown in the UK, and features all her equally-talented family members - husband, crazy-brilliant sons and Marshall the dog, who was a tad camera shy for this performance but provided the tea.

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Quelle Est La Date has since become something of a viral hit, and now Lou Brown Loves is releasing it as a chart entry single in the UK and Canada this Friday, June 5.

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Prince Edward County's Base31 Adds Down With Webster, Ron Sexsmith, Charlotte Cardin & More To 2025 Summer Concert Lineup

The two main stages at the historic concert venue present homegrown stars in a diverse range of genres, also including Blue Rodeo, Stars, Big Wreck, Ron Sexsmith and more.

Situated in Prince Edward County, Ontario, and now entering its fourth year of operations, the multi-stage Base31 venue recently announced a full slate of summer and fall concerts and festivals on its Drill Hall Stage. The impressive lineup of Canadian artists revealed then included Blue Rodeo, Dean Brody, Marianas Trench, The Sheepdogs, Alan Doyle, Stars, Men Without Hats, Charlotte Cardin, Big Wreck and more.

Yesterday (April 30), high-energy Toronto band Down With Webster was added to that schedule, capping off an eventful week. On Monday, Canada's newly-elected Prime Minister, Mark Carney, celebrated his win by getting down to a Down With Webster cut, "Whoa Is Me," while sporting a band T-shirt. A video of that has gone viral.

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