By: OttawaREDBLACKS.com Staff
Photo: Scott Grant
OTTAWA –The Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) today announced a casting call for singers in the Ottawa-Gatineau region to audition as national anthem singers for the Ottawa REDBLACKS, Ottawa Fury FC and Ottawa 67’s. Multiple singers are required for home games at TD Place.
“We’re hoping to build a roster of quality singers that we can mix and match over each team’s season,” said Paul Prose, Game Producer for all three OSEG sports teams. “Anyone can audition but we do hope that singers try to keep their renditions of the anthem fairly traditional since the national anthem belongs to ALL Canadians, not just the one individual singing it.”
The audition process is two-fold. Candidates must register by email to Anthem@TDplace.ca and include a link to an online version of their singing a bilingual version of O Canada. The top singers from this phase will be contacted and invited to TD Place for a live audition on Wednesday, March 25 (beginning at 6:15 p.m.). Top singers from the second phase will then be slotted-in to perform prior to football, soccer and hockey games over the course of the next year subject to availability.
Candidates applying by email to sing the anthem should include the following information:
- Name
- email address:
- Telephone:
- Singing experience:
- Link to online audition video:
Note: Consent from a parent or legal will be required for singers under 18 is required.
