Craig Sharpe

Craig Sharpe (born 23 September 1989) is a Canadian pop singer who was the runner-up on Canadian Idol 4, having finished a close second behind winner Eva Avila. He came through seven rounds of auditions judged by Canadian Idol's four-member panel. Sharpe is the second contestant from the small community of Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador (Jason Greeley from season two was the first), and the fourth contestant from the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.^[1]

Craig Sharpe
Born	Craig Sharpe (1989-09-23) 23 September 1989 (age 36) Carbonear, Newfoundland, Canada
Origin	Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
Genres	Pop
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2006–present

Sharpe is notable for his highest countertenor voice.

Early life

Born in Carbonear, Newfoundland, Sharpe attended Ascension Collegiate, Bay Roberts, where he excelled at music and geography. When not composing music, he said his pastimes included spending time with his pets and playing basketball, volleyball and badminton.

Canadian Idol

Sharpe was the runner-up on Canadian Idol in season four, and lost the closest Idol race to date to Gatineau native Eva Avila by just 131 000 votes^[1] out of nearly 4 million cast.

Performances and results

Week	Theme	Song	Artist	Results
Audition	–	"Bless the Broken Road"	Rascal Flatts	Advanced
Theatre Rounds Day 2: Duet	–	"Take My Breath Away" with Leanne Kean	Berlin	Advanced
Theatre Rounds Day 3: Solo	–	"Ready for Love"	India.Arie	Advanced
Top 22	Contestant's Choice	"What Hurts the Most"	Rascal Flatts	Advanced
Top 18	Contestant's Choice	"This I Promise You"	*NSYNC	Advanced
Top 14	Contestant's Choice	"Bohemian Rhapsody"	Queen	Advanced
Top 10	Canadian Hits	"Losing Grip"	Avril Lavigne	Safe
Top 9	The Rolling Stones	"Time Is on My Side"	The Rolling Stones	Safe
Top 8	Songs of the 1980s	"Wind Beneath My Wings"	Bette Midler	Safe
Top 7	classic rock Hits	"Cold as Ice"	Foreigner	Safe
Top 6	Acoustic Music	"It's My Life"	Bon Jovi	Bottom 2
Top 5	Country music	"(You Were) Always on My Mind"	Willie Nelson	Safe
Top 4	Judges' Choice	"Careless Whisper" "Tears of a Clown"	Wham! Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	Safe
Top 3	Pop Standards	"The Way You Look Tonight" "Danny Boy"	Frank Sinatra Andy Williams	Safe
Top 2	Idol Single Idol's Favorite New Song	"Meant to Fly" "What Hurts the Most" "I Surrender"	Eva Avila Rascal Flatts Celine Dion	Runner-up
Grand Finale	Idol's Favorite	"Danny Boy"	Andy Williams	Declared Runner-up

Post Idol

When asked during a CTV interview what one person he would like to meet, Sharpe named Selena Quintanilla Perez: "She put a lot of work into what she loved and she didn't get to express her talent."

When asked what song he is touched by the most, he replied "You're Beautiful by James Blunt, because it reminds me of my music teacher Heather Macdonald, who died at the young age of 28."

He also shared the stage with music producer David Foster, in 2008.^[2] He performed his own rendition of Angels, with a children's choir.

Sharpe has reportedly auditioned for a role in the TV series Glee with the song "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going."^[3]

He now lives in Newfoundland.

Discography

Albums

• I Am (February 2007)
• Craig Sharpe (April 2015)

Singles

• When They Know Your Name (January 2007)

Featured

• Canadian Idol: Spotlights (August 2006)