Tetiana Ostapowych, 25
Toronto, ON
Trying out for Canadian Idol is nothing new to some hopefuls who have stood in the audition room before.
Tetiana Ostapowych, 25, of Toronto gave the singing competition a shot in Season 1 six years ago, but wasn�t lucky enough to get to the gold-ticket round.
�I auditioned for Idol the first season, so I was quite young, but still in college and I wasn�t as prepared and knowledgeable as I am now, so I completely blew it,� she says. Since then this Top 24 competitor has done some songwriting for other musicians while recently living in Los Angeles. Her musical influences range from John Mayer and Peter Gabriel to Betty Rice and Nina Simone.
�I was in L.A. this past year and I was doing a bunch of songwriting for other people. I haven�t really done so much for myself as an artist, so I�m starting to do that,� she says.
Ostapowych, who admits she used to line up her teddy bears and sing to them when she was a kid, says the journey to this point in the competition was challenging, but it helped having two friends by her side for support who have also made the Top 24 � Oliver and Sebastian Pigott. The three friends all know each other from their time at Etobicoke School of the Arts.
�I had a big crush on Oliver in high school, I used to sneak out of the house and go and watch his shows,� says Ostapowych. �They�re both so talented � and I�ve been gaining a lot of confidence myself just from hanging out with them.�
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