Rising Star

The Rising Star Talent Competition is sponsored by the CNE Foundation.

The CNE’s Rising Star Talent Competition just wrapped its 36th year of showcasing young artists. The competition featured talented performers in a wide variety of genres competing for prize money in front of a live audience of CNE fairgoers!

Selected singers, dancers, musicians and even a ventriloquist performed at the 2023 CNE on the International Stage in Hall B, at the Enercare Centre. Congratulations to our 2023 Rising Star winners Kaitlyn Lau from the Junior Category and Thea Asedillo from the Youth Category! For a list of all our Rising Star winners, see below.

JUNIOR

Grand Champion – Kaitlyn Lau

1^st Runner Up – Sonam Kalsang

2^nd Runner Up – Lauren Lee

3^rd Runner Up – Zaria Elliott

4^th Runner Up – Chloe Tiongson

5^th Runner Up – Marielle Shvaitser

YOUTH

Grand Champion – Thea Asedillo              

1^st Runner Up – Ivanna Vaitkus

2^nd Runner Up – Lia Waldie

3^rd Runner Up – Elise Jefford

4^th Runner Up  – Ian Perez

5^th Runner Up – Taking Back August