| Kalan Porter | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Richard Kalan Porter |
| Born | November 11 1985 |
| Origin |  Medicine Hat, Alberta |
| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Label(s) | Sony Music Canada |
| Website | kalanporter.com |
Richard Kalan Porter (born November 11, 1985) is a singer from Medicine Hat, Alberta,[1] who was the second winner of the reality television series Canadian Idol.
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Canadian Idol
Beating out 8,977 other contestants, Porter was crowned "Idol" on September 16, 2004 in front of a live TV audience. He is the only Idol who was never in the bottom two or three. Idol judge Zack Werner nicknamed Porter "The Little Prince" due to his resemblance to the title character of Antoine de Saint-Exupery's children's book of the same name.
Canadian Idol Performances
- Audition: "The House of the Rising Sun" (traditional, as performed by the Animals)
- Top 32: "Lady" (Lionel Richie/Kenny Rogers)
- Top 10: "Born to Be Wild" (Steppenwolf)
- Top 9: "House of the Rising Sun" (traditional, as performed by the Animals)
- Top 8: "Paint It Black" (The Rolling Stones)
- Top 7: "Still" (Lionel Richie)
- Top 6: "If You Could Read My Mind" (Gordon Lightfoot)
- Top 5: "Long Train Running" (The Doobie Brothers)
- Top 4: "Moon River", "The Way You Look Tonight"
- Top 3: "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (U2), "Nature Boy"
- Top 2: "I Can Only Imagine", "Born to Be Wild", "Awake in a Dream" - Declared 2nd Canadian Idol
Post-Idol Career
2004-2005: 219 Days
Kalan's first single "Awake in a Dream" was released on October 5, 2004. "Awake in a Dream" has become the best selling debut single for a Canadian artist to date and was certified 8x Platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association in November 2004. Kalan's debut album 219 Days, released November 23, 2004, reached number four on the Canadian charts in its first week. The album title, 219 Days, refers to the number of days from his first audition to the release of his debut CD. It has been certified 2x Platinum. Kalan completed a cross-Canada, 65-date tour in 2005. Most of these shows were sold out. On 15 February 2006, Kalan Porter received three Juno Award Nominations in the following categories: Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for 219 Days, and Pop Album of the Year. In 2006, Kalan presented at the 2006 Juno Awards in Halifax. In July 2006 Kalan announced to fans through his official website that BMG was giving him time off before recording his second album. He returned home to his family's buffalo and cattle ranch to be with his mother, who was undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, and his grandmother, who faces surgery.
2007-Present: Wake Up Living
His second record, Wake Up Living, was released 28 August 2007. The first single, "Down in Heaven", was available to radio starting 4 June. The album consists of 11 tracks, including the single "Down in Heaven" and "Walk On Home", the song that was played when a contestant was eliminated on Canadian Idol's fifth season.
Discography
Albums
| Statistics | Singles |
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219 Days
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| Wake Up Living |
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Singles
| Year | Song | Canada | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Awake In A Dream" | 1 (8) | 219 Days |
| "Single" | 9 | ||
| 2005 | "In Spite of It All" | 38 | |
| 2007 | "Down In Heaven" | 20 | Wake Up Living |
| "Destination (Where I Belong)" | TBA | ||
| 2007/2008 | "Hurray" | TBA |
External links
- Official site
- Kalan Porter at MySpace
- Official fan club website
- Official Kalan Porter Street Team website
- Obsessed: Kalan Porter fansite
| Preceded by Ryan Malcolm |
Canadian Idol winner Season 2 (2004) |
Succeeded by Melissa O'Neil |
| Canadian Idol winners | |
|---|---|
| Ryan Malcolm | Kalan Porter | Melissa O'Neil | Eva Avila | Brian Melo | |
