Shane Wiebe
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Shane Anthony Wiebe
Shane Anthony Wiebe (born January 12, 1983 was a contestant on the second season of Canadian Idol
. He made it to the Top 5 of the competition before being eliminated. Zack Werner
, the "mean" judge on Canadian Idol
, said Shane could sing the phone book and it would still be great. While he currently calls Abbotsford
, British Columbia
home, he was born in Calgary, Alberta
on 12 January 1983. He is married to Angela (née) Bensler, who also performs on his debut album. Since Canadian Idol, he and his wife Angela have formed a group called "The Wiebes", and have released their own debut album, Into Your Light, followed up by a Christmas album, released Christmas, 2009.
First audition: You Raise Me Up
(Josh Groban
)
Toronto auditions: When a Man Loves a Woman
(Percy Sledge
) (solo
)
Top 32: Forever Young (Bob Dylan
)
Top 10: My Song (Glass Tiger
)
Top 9: Something About the Way You Look Tonight
(Elton John
)
Top 8: I Believe in a Thing Called Love
(The Darkness)
Top 7: Angel (Lionel Richie
)
Top 6: The Way I Feel (Gordon Lightfoot
)
Top 5: Can't Take My Eyes Off You
(Frankie Valli
)
Singles
.
Shane Anthony Wiebe (born January 12, 1983 was a contestant on the second season of Canadian Idol
Canadian Idol
Canadian Idol is a Canadian reality television competition show which aired on CTV, based on the British show Pop Idol. The show was a competition to find the most talented young singer in Canada, and was hosted by Ben Mulroney. Jon Dore was the "roving reporter" for the first three seasons...
. He made it to the Top 5 of the competition before being eliminated. Zack Werner
Zack Werner
Zack Werner has had a career in the music industry as an artist, producer, entertainment lawyer and manager. He is also president of Toronto-based Venus Management and Venus Records , where he spends his time finding and developing new talent across Canada.He attended the St...
, the "mean" judge on Canadian Idol
Canadian Idol
Canadian Idol is a Canadian reality television competition show which aired on CTV, based on the British show Pop Idol. The show was a competition to find the most talented young singer in Canada, and was hosted by Ben Mulroney. Jon Dore was the "roving reporter" for the first three seasons...
, said Shane could sing the phone book and it would still be great. While he currently calls Abbotsford
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Abbotsford is a Canadian city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. It is the fifth largest municipality in British Columbia, home to 123,864 people . Its Census Metropolitan Area, which includes the District of Mission, is the 23rd largest in Canada,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
home, he was born in Calgary, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
on 12 January 1983. He is married to Angela (née) Bensler, who also performs on his debut album. Since Canadian Idol, he and his wife Angela have formed a group called "The Wiebes", and have released their own debut album, Into Your Light, followed up by a Christmas album, released Christmas, 2009.
Performances & Results
Songs Shane performed on Canadian Idol includedFirst audition: You Raise Me Up
You Raise Me Up
"You Raise Me Up" was the debut single from Westlife's fifth studio album, Face To Face.This version is considered by many to be the most popular , of all the various versions of the same song. The single peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the band's 13th Number One. It was the first...
(Josh Groban
Josh Groban
Joshua Winslow "Josh" Groban is an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and record producer. His four solo albums have been certified at least multi-platinum, and in 2007, he was charted as the number-one best selling artist in the United States with over 21 million records in that country...
)
Toronto auditions: When a Man Loves a Woman
When a Man Loves a Woman (song)
"When a Man Loves a Woman" is a song recorded by Percy Sledge in 1966 at Norala Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama. It made number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts. It was listed 54th in the List of Rolling Stone magazine's 500 greatest songs of all time...
(Percy Sledge
Percy Sledge
Percy Sledge is an American R&B and soul performer who recorded the hit "When a Man Loves a Woman" in 1966.-Early career:...
) (solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
)
Top 32: Forever Young (Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
)
Top 10: My Song (Glass Tiger
Glass Tiger
Glass Tiger is a Canadian rock band formed in 1983, in Newmarket, Ontario.-Biography:Originally named 'Tokyo', the band produced several hit singles in Canada and placed two songs on Billboard magazine's top 10: "Don't Forget Me " and "Someday," both of which came from their debut album, The Thin...
)
Top 9: Something About the Way You Look Tonight
Something About the Way You Look Tonight
"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" is a song by Elton John, released in 1997 as the first single from The Big Picture. The song and its video were dedicated to the memory of Gianni Versace, murdered that year....
(Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
)
Top 8: I Believe in a Thing Called Love
I Believe in a Thing Called Love
"I Believe in a Thing Called Love" is a 2003 single by the English rock band The Darkness. This was released as a single twice, the first time in August 2002 with "Love On The Rocks With No Ice" and "Love Is Only A Feeling." In September 2003, it was released as the third single off Permission to...
(The Darkness)
Top 7: Angel (Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie
Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Since 1968, he has been a member of the musical group Commodores signed to Motown Records...
)
Top 6: The Way I Feel (Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr. is a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music, and has been credited for helping define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s...
)
Top 5: Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Can't Take My Eyes off You
"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" is a 1967 single by Frankie Valli. The song was among Valli's biggest hits, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earning a gold record. It was Valli's biggest "solo" hit until he hit #1 in 1975 with "My Eyes Adored You"...
(Frankie Valli
Frankie Valli
Frankie Valli is an American musician, most famous as frontman of The Four Seasons. He is well-known for his unusually powerful falsetto singing voice...
)
Discography
Albums- Shane Wiebe (July 2005)
- Into Your Light (2009)
- Christmas With You (2009)
- Restore the Wonder (2010)
Singles
- "When I am With You" (2005)
- "What Child Is This?" (2005)
- "Christmas With You" (2009)
Debut album: Shane Wiebe (2005)
Shane's debut album was simply titled Shane Wiebe and has gotten many positive reviews by both music critics and many fans alike. Nine of the eleven songs on the album were written or cowritten by Shane. The other two songs are covers of numbers he performed on his Canadian Idol stint (The Way I Feel and Forever Young). First single When I am With You has begun to pick up radio airplay across Canada. His wife, Angela, plays violin and does background vocals on the album, as well as sings lead on a song that they co-wrote called "Trace You".Track listing
- "When I Am With You"
- "The Way I Feel"
- "Came Out Wrong"
- "Just Wait"
- "Love Is"
- "Forever Young"
- "I'm Not Alone"
- "Another Day"
- "Never Lived At All"
- "Riches"
- "Trace You (Lost In Your Love)"
Reception
The album has sold 10,000 copies. It has also peaked at #71 on the Canadian Albums ChartCanadian Albums Chart
The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS...
.
Personal life
Shane won the Bootlegger contest, in 2006, finishing first in a pool of young Canadians each with their big dreams to realize.Awards and nominations
| Year | Presenter | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Covenant Awards Covenant Awards The Covenant Awards are handed out annually by GMA Canada, the Gospel Music Association of Canada . Created in 1974, the association is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the growth and ministry of Christian music arts in Canada... |
Seasonal Album of the Year - Christmas With You | nominee |
| Seasonal Song of the Year - Christmas With You | nominee | ||
| Inspirational Album of the Year - Into Your Light | winner | ||
| New Group of the Year - The Wiebes | nominee | ||