Congratulations to our 2024 Rising Star winners: Junior Grand Champion Jessica Tang and Youth Grand Champion Jasmin Souter Flores!

A heartfelt thank you to all the talented contestants who participated in this year’s Rising Star Competition. We look forward to seeing you all next year—stay tuned for updates and information!

Details for next year:

• Online application form will be ready around the end of March, 2025. This competition is only open to residents of Ontario, Canada. Deadline for entering is 5:00 pm, Friday May 23^rd, 2025. 
• Entries that make it into the competition level will be informed around the end of June. 
• There are two age divisions: Junior 6-12 year old and Youth 13 – 21 year old. 
• There are three levels: preliminaries, semi-finals & finals. 
• Prize amounts for 2024 were: 
  • Junior Grand Champion $2,000
  • Junior First Runner Up $1,000
  • Junior Second Runner Up $700
  • Junior Third Runner Up $500
  • Youth Grand Champion $3,500
  • Youth First Runner Up $2,000
  • Youth Second Runner Up $1,000 
  • Youth Third Runner Up $800