THE NEXT STAR: SUPERGROUP finale stage.
Rebel Coast and Electric Ave – two incredibly talented boy bands that made it all the way to the finale of the debut season of YTV’s THE NEXT STAR: SUPERGROUP.
Let’s rewind!
The premiere season of THE NEXT STAR: SUPERGROUP, which has been on air since March 11, has taken viewers on a whirlwind ride with 4 bands whose members are all from previous seasons of THE NEXT STAR. However, only two of the bands could go all the way to the finale. Rebel Coast and Electric Ave wowed the judges and Canada and in no time they were on top of the iTunes Charts and trending on Twitter. Their fates were in Canada’s hands this past week during the public voting stage, and it was up to fans to decide whether they were #teamCory (Rebel Coast) or #teamDamon (Electric Ave). The two group’s journeys on the show culminated Sunday, April 13 at the epic SUPERGROUP finale in Toronto, which featured special guest performer Austin Mahone!
The 60-minute live-to-air event kicked off with a show stopping collaborative performance by both groups singing “Neon Lights” by Demi Lovato.
Rebel Coast performed a great medley of covers.
The group performance transitioned into each group doing a medley performance of some of today’s biggest hits! Rebel Coast – Angelo, Curtis, Kyle, Amer and Ryan – took to the stage first, doing an intimate performance of “Counting Stars” by OneRepublic and an eye catching dance number during “Slow Down” by Selena Gomez.
Electric Ave’s first solo performance of the night.
Electric Ave – Dane, Bradley, Zee, Parker and Adam – gave an electrifying, upbeat performance, with the highlight being their cover of “Locked Out Of Heaven” by Bruno Mars!
Throughout the night, the hosts, Mark “Suki” Suknanan and Jordan Francis, kept the energy flowing and the crowd pumped.
Austin Mahone performs at THE NEXT STAR: SUPERGROUP finale.
Fans did NOT contain their screams when Austin Mahone came on stage to perform his first of two songs. He started with “Till I Find You”, a new song off his upcoming album ‘The Secret’. Austin proved he is definitely multi-talented – he can sing and he can dance and he does both extremely well!
Rebel Coast perform “We Are The Brave”.
Rebel Coast’s performance of their first single from the show, “We Are The Brave”, was AMAZING! The drum line brought the performance to another level and the fans loved every minute of it!
Electric Ave rocked their performance of “Into Pieces”!
The boys in Electric Ave killed their performance of their single, “Into Pieces”. As the song goes, “I won’t let you out of my sight.” All eyes were on Electric Ave as they gave it their all. Their light-up outfits were definitely a hit!
Austin Mahone performs his latest single, “MMM Yeah”.
Once Electric Ave finished rocking the stage, Austin Mahone came back out to perform his latest hit single, “MMM Yeah”, for the sold out crowd.
Then came the moment we had all been waiting for – the winner reveal! THE NEXT STAR: SUPERGROUP host Jordan Francis started off by letting everybody know that over 1 MILLION votes had been cast for the finale!
Rebel Coast and Electric Ave anticipate the results.
The results could have gone either way, because both groups were amazing, but the lucky group going home with a 21 Entertainment management deal was…
REBEL COAST! Congratulations guys!
Rebel Coast celebrates their SUPERGROUP win.
The fun didn’t stop there – Rebel Coast performed their new single, “Don’t Stop Now”, and filmed a music video live on the finale stage!
Electric Ave were a class act, tweeting love to their fans after the show: “Although we didn’t win we wanna thank all you #sparks for being the best fans eva! This isn’t the end of #ElectricAve … One direction didn’t win and look what they’ve become. Don’t worry we got this #sparks”
THE MAGAZINE caught up with Austin Mahone before he hit the NEXT STAR stage to talk about his performance and the advice he had for the winning group!
You’re performing at the epic season finale of THE NEXT STAR: SUPERGROUP. How do you get pumped up for a big and exciting performance like this? Do you have any pre-show rituals?
Yeah! I’m excited and I can’t wait to go out there and perform. I have a new song that’s on my album ‘The Secret’ which is coming out soon so I’m excited to perform that. For pre-show rituals, we like to do a nice group prayer and I drink a lot of water to keep myself hydrated.
What advice can you give to Canadian youth who are preparing to audition for the next season of THE NEXT STAR?
I would say just be original, be confident, be courageous and just have fun with it.
What qualities do you think “The Next Star” has to have?
I would say originality and of course a great voice. You gotta have that confidence!
Do you have any advice for the winning group at tonight’s finale?
I would say just keep up the hard work and keep working towards your dreams no matter what people say. Just live life.
Thank you, Austin! We had so much fun at the finale. Congratulations to everyone involved, and a special shout out to Canada’s new SuperGroup, Rebel Coast! Stay tuned to THE MAGAZINE for our exclusive post-win chat with the band.