‘Canadian Idol’ Won’t Be An ‘American Idol’ Clone

Canadian Idol executive producer John Brunton tells Anika Van Wyk of the Calgary Sun that they won’t be mimicking the successful American Idol team. “The Canadian Idol starts with the credibility of our judges,” Brunton said of singer Sass Jordan and a trio of industry insiders, Farley Flex, Jake Gold and Zack Werner. “We were looking for people who were smart and had a great depth of knowledge of the industry and a good eye for picking talent.”