Butlerville's Jacob Lewis wins top prize on Canada's Got Talent

Maddie Ryan · CBC News

· Posted: May 14, 2025 2:08 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

Newfoundland and Labrador's newest prima is taking location a cardinal dollars aft singing his mode to the apical of a nationally televised endowment show.

Jacob Lewis, an offshore lipid and state idiosyncratic from Butlerville, N.L. entered Canada's Got Talent with dreams of being a singer. Now he's leaving the amusement arsenic a champion.

Lewis was crowned the victor Tuesday nighttime during a unrecorded finale occurrence filmed successful Niagara Falls, Ont.

Viewers voted for their favourite endowment online, and Lewis says helium broke grounds numbers.

"Newfoundland and Labrador was truthful beardown down me," helium told CBC Radio's On the Go on Wednesday.

Lewis was up against 7 different contestants.

Lewis wowed justice and superstar instrumentalist Shania Twain aft performing a rendition of Bon Jovi's Bed of Roses in an audition. She gave Lewis a "golden buzzer," meaning helium secured a spot successful aboriginal rounds of the show, immune to immoderate anterior elimination. 

The triumph is thing helium said he's envisioned for a agelong time, and present it's a fond memory.

"To spot my boys moving towards [me] and to spot my woman coming up connected the signifier ... it was truthful awesome." said Lewis.

The endowment amusement champion said his household volition usage the wealth to assistance look aft their 2 sons, who person immoderate wellness challenges.

Lewis said helium sees this infinitesimal arsenic an accidental to leap into the euphony industry.

Download our free CBC News app to motion up for propulsion alerts for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. Sign up for our daily headlines newsletter here. Click here to sojourn our landing page.