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[From Canada Newswire]

Canadian Idol Greatest Moments collection to be released by BMG Canada Inc. on August 26, 2003

TORONTO, Aug. 22 /CNW/ - The phenomenon that is Canadian Idol will be coming soon to a record store near you! Greatest Moments, a CD collection of the best musical moments from the show, will be available in Canada on August 26, 2003. The collection of full-length, studio recorded versions of the songs, produced by Orin Isaacs (Open Mike with Mike Bullard) will be released by BMG Canada Inc./ViK. recordings. Canadian Idol Greatest Moments will include vocal performances from the Top 11 finalists in the Canadian Idol competition. The finalists and their
songs are (with original recording artists in parentheses):

• From Ajax, Ontario: Toya Alexis - "Try It On My Own" (Whitney Houston)
• From Abbotsford, British Columbia: Karen-Lee Batten - "Come Away With Me" (Norah Jones)
• From Dartmouth, Nova Scotia: Gary Beals - "At This Moment" (Billy Vera
  and the Beaters)
• From Toronto, Ontario: Mikey Bustos - "Sometimes When We Touch" (Dan
  Hill)
• From Toronto, Ontario: Candida Clauseri - "I Will Always Love You"
  (Whitney Houston)
• From St. Julienne, Quebec: Audrey de Montigny - "Reflection" (Christina
  Aguilera)
• From Carbonear, Newfoundland: Jenny Gear - "Tower Of Song" (Leonard
  Cohen)
• From Edmonton, Alberta: Tyler Hamilton - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On
  Me" (Elton John)
• From Calgary, Alberta: Billy Klippert - "Superstar" (The Carpenters)
• From Kingston, Ontario: Ryan Malcolm - "Just The Way You Are" (Billy
  Joel)
• From New Waterford, Nova Scotia: Richie Wilcox - "Your Smiling Face"
  (James Taylor)

Speaking about the creation of the Greatest Moments CD, BMG's Director of Marketing, Dan Andrews said: "The schedule has been intense over the past few weeks with a large team of producers, engineers, and musicians working non-stop with the competitors in the studio. The CD will be the perfect accompanying piece to the show as a collection of the songs performed by each competitor that catapulted them into the Top 11!" BMG's Vice-President, Sales, Stephen Simon adds: "Retail had a massive surprise with the entire Idol phenomenon and expectations are very high for the Canadian Idol Greatest Moments CD. We fully anticipate a Top 5 debut on the (Soundscan) chart and strong sales throughout the fall and the holiday buying season."

BMG Canada Inc. produces recordings of Canadian artists under the ViK.recordings label and is the Canadian recording company of BMG. BMG is the global music division of Bertelsmann AG, one of the world's leading media companies. BMG owns more than 200 record labels in 41 countries including Ariola, Arista Records, J Records, Jive Records, RCA Records and RCA Label Group - Nashville. In addition, BMG's music publishing operations are the third largest in the world.

NEWSFILE: 22 AUGUST 2003