Kalan Porter

Richard Kalan Porter (born November 11, 1985) is a singer from Medicine Hat, Alberta, who was the second winner of the reality television series Canadian Idol. Beating out 8,977 other contestants, Porter was crowned "Idol" on September 16, 2004 in front of a live TV audience. Idol judge Zack Werner nicknamed Porter "The Little Prince" due to his resemblance to a character in Antoine de Saint-Exup?ry's children's book of the same name.

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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.

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Kalan's debut album 219 Days, released November 23, 2004, reached #4 on the 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.

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Kalan's fanbase is generally known as the "Kalanadians" (presumably a play on Claynadians, a name for Clay Aiken's fans).

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Kalan completed a cross-Canada, 65-date tour in 2005. Most of these shows were sold out.

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Alberta: Alberta is one of Canada's provinces. It celebrated 100 years as a province in 2005 on September 1st. As part of the Centennial celebration, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visited the province from May 23 to May 25, 2005....

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