Name: Kalan Porter
Nickname: Jake
Age: 18
Birthdate: November 11, 1985
Occupation: Student at Medicine Hat College
Music Style: Rock/ Christian Rock
Favorite Song: "I Can Only Imagine" by MercyMe
Religion: Christian (Hillcrest Evangelical Missionary Church)
Hobbies: snowboarding, wakeboarding, playing volleyball, skydiving, scuba diving
food: Sushi and Steak
Could not live: without his car...
Other talents: playing violin and viola, lead guitar, bass guitar, and piano.
Definition for Canadian Idol:
An extremely talented singer and performer who has the integrity and personality to be an excellent ambassador for Canada.
Singing Experiences:
According to his mother, Kalan Porter was able to hum parts of Brahm's Lullaby at 18 months. He hasn't stopped singing since. Kalan took classical voice lessons from 10 to 14 and at 16 began singing in his family rock band, where he also plays guitar, bass and piano. Kalan is also an accomplished violin and viola player, which he has studied since he was eight. He continues to perform solo, with a quartet and in an orchestra as well as teach six violin students.