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When she was announced as the winner of the 2024 Clarence-Rockland Next Talent competition, Ariel Shaw just couldn\u2019t believe it.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was just shocked,\u201d said the 17-year-old teenager from Rockland. \u201cI wasn\u2019t expecting it all, and at the time, it just wasn\u2019t registering what was happening.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Shaw, who is attending Canterbury High School in Ottawa as she pursues her lifelong dream of becoming a full-time musician, was one of nine participating acts for this year\u2019s talent search, an event created by the City of Clarence-Rockland in 2023.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The 2024 Clarence-Rockland Next Talent competition was held on Sunday, May 5, at the Optimiste Performance Hall.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe were amazed by the talented people we have here in our community,\u201d said Christine Sarault, the City of Clarence-Rockland\u2019s community and cultural activities coordinator, who helped spearhead the talent show. \u201cWe were really happy with the turnout this year and just really impressed with what we saw here today.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Shaw performed an original song called \u2018The Rain\u2019, which deals with a young person\u2019s mental health struggles.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Her performance earned rave reviews and blew away the judging panel and sees this opportunity as a first step to jumpstarting a career in music.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI feel really good right now, this is such an amazing opportunity,\u201d said Shaw, who lists Joni Mitchell, Billie Eilish and Noah Kahan as her biggest musical influences. \u201cWinning this competition is such a big confidence boost and, hopefully, it will lead to that big break for me in my future musical career.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Shaw auditioned for Canada\u2019s Got Talent, but was cut just before the tv auditions.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now that she has won Clarence-Rockland\u2019s Next Talent competition, she hopes that it will give her more exposure as she looks to take part in Canada\u2019s Got Talent in the future.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am definitely ready for what comes next,\u201d she said.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Shaw won $1,000 and will perform on the main stage during Clarence-Rockland Canada Day celebrations at Parc Simon.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The judges panel for the 2024 Clarence-Rockland Next Talent Competition included Audrey Faucon, part of the group Pop Rocks who won the inaugural talent show in 2023, singer-songwriter North Easton and Clarence-Rockland Mayor Mario Zanth.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t care about being rich or famous,\u201d said Shaw. \u201cI just want to earn a living full-time making music where I can live comfortably.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When she was announced as the winner of the 2024 Clarence-Rockland Next Talent competition, Ariel Shaw just couldn\u2019t believe it.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI was just shocked,\u201d said the 17-year-old teenager from Rockland. \u201cI wasn\u2019t expecting it all, and at the time, it just wasn\u2019t registering what was happening.\u201d\u00a0 Shaw, who is attending Canterbury High School in Ottawa […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":99977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture"],"acf":[],"featured_media_global":[],"yoast_head":"\nTeen wows judges with original song on route to C-R Next Talent victory - Vision<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When she was announced as the winner of the 2024 Clarence-Rockland Next Talent competition, Ariel Shaw just couldn\u2019t believe it.\u00a0\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/visionrockland.ca\/en\/culture\/council-strategic-plan-9-4\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Teen wows judges with original song on route to C-R Next Talent victory - 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