Will Johnee Rae Whalen be Canada's newest country sensation?
Sunday, September 09, 2012 by: Donna Hopper
Life for Sault Ste. Marie's Johnee Rae Whalen could change forever tonight.
The Lake Superior State University student was chosen by show producers last month to participate in CMT's Big in a Small Town.
The country music reality show will see one lucky winner crowned during tonight's broadcast of the 2012 CCMA Awards live from Saskatoon, and Whalen made it through last Thursday's semifinals and season finale to be one of two show finalists.
If selected by the show judges as the grand prize winner, Whalen will be awarded a singles-based exclusive artist agreement with Slaight Music Inc., production of two music videos funded by CMT Canada, an opening slot on the CMT Canada Tour, and the opportunity to present the Video of the Year Award at the 2012 CCMA Awards.
Friends, family and fans are encouraged to tune in to the live broadcast tonight at 8 p.m. on CBC to see if our home-grown country star becomes Canada's newest sensation.
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Alona B 9/9/2012 6:24:22 PM ReportGreat job!
rcamp211 9/9/2012 6:30:47 PM ReportGood Luck!!
Newsjunkie 9/9/2012 9:29:57 PM ReportCongratulations Johnee Rae!
lotsarecipes 9/9/2012 9:50:46 PM ReportCongrats Johnee Rae! Was pulling for you when I saw that you'd made it to the top 2...:) Way to go!
sinikka 9/10/2012 4:01:02 AM Reportthe song she sang and wrote in the semis called Boy soldier would be a top 5 country hit today. What a breath of fresh air.
SandyB 9/10/2012 8:19:10 AM ReportTune into the 2012 CCMA Awards™ on Sunday, September 9th to see who will be crowned the winner of CMT Canada’s Big In A Small Town.
So what happened?
cashcab 9/10/2012 8:54:21 AM ReportJohnee Rae Whalen wins Big ia a small town!!!
Congradulations to her.
SandyB 9/10/2012 9:08:19 AM ReportAmazingly awesome..
Chardonnay 9/10/2012 9:18:18 AM ReportWay To Go Johnee Rae, so proud!
SipKing 9/10/2012 3:04:41 PM ReportAwesome job Johnee Rae, you did the Sault proud, all that hard work at the conservatory has paid off,you have the voice of an angel. The music program at Korah is alive and well....
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