| Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original languages | English French |
| Production | |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndication |
| Release | April 26, 2020 (2020-04-26) |
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble was a 90-minuteCanadianbenefit concert which aired on April 26, 2020, during theCOVID-19 pandemic and a week after the2020 Nova Scotia attacks. The program drew an audience of over 11,500,000 viewers and listeners, and was simulcast by every major Canadian television broadcast company, includingBell Media (CTV),Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC Television),Rogers Media (Citytv),Corus Entertainment (Global),V, and numerous other television, radio, and Internet-based broadcast platforms. This made it both the largest multi-platform broadcast and highest viewed non-sporting broadcast in Canadian television history. Numerous singers, actors, athletes, charities, and those impacted by coronavirus were featured including remarks by Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau. OverCA$9,000,000 in donations during the event were raised forFood Banks Canada.
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble is primarily composed of homemade video from various celebrities' households, singing or giving words of encouragement. The program was created in collaboration to unite viewers during theCOVID-19 pandemic and after the2020 Nova Scotia attacks.[citation needed]
The benefit concert aired on 120 different radio, television, and online platforms.[1]
On television, the concert was broadcast on English-language stationsCTV,CBC Television,Citytv, andGlobal. It was also broadcast on French-language stationV. The special was also simulcast on networks owned byBell Media (CP24,CTV 2,MTV,Much,TSN, andVrak), theCanadian Broadcasting Corporation (Ici ARTV andUnis),Rogers Media (FX andOmni Television),Corus Entertainment (ABC Spark,National Geographic,SériesPlus, andSlice),Asian Television Network (ATN HD,ATN Bangla,ATN Cricket Plus,ATN Food Food,ATN Gujarati,ATN Jaya TV, ATN Life,ATN PM One,ATN Punjabi Plus, andCBN),Blue Ant Media (A.Side TV,BBC Earth,Cottage Life,HIFI,Love Nature,Makeful, andSmithsonian Channel), andStingray Group (Stingray Hits! andStingray Retro), as well as networks such asAPTN,Family Channel,Hollywood Suite,NTV,OutTV, andSuper Channel Fuse.[1]
On radio, the concert was simulcast onCBC Music,CBC Radio One,EZ Rock,Sirius XM channel 169, andVirgin Radio, and select stations owned by Arctic Radio,Bell Media Radio,Blackburn Radio,First Peoples Radio,Harvard Broadcasting,Jim Pattison Group,Rawlco Communications,Stingray Radio, andVista Radio.[1]
The concert was also streamed on numerous websites, streaming services, and on-demand services, includingCBC Gem, CBC Listen,Crave,Ici TOU.TV,Stingray Qello,Super Channel On Demand, and the websites and apps of the CBC, CTV, Citytv,Entertainment Tonight Canada, Global,Global News, andiHeartRadio Canada.[1]
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble began withSam Roberts cover of "We're All In This Together" with his family and subsequently featured numerous singers, actors, athletes, charities, victims of theCOVID-19 pandemic, politicians, and Canadian personalities.[2] It concluded with a twenty-seven artist collaboration of "Lean on Me", and closing remarks byJustin Trudeau andDrake.[3]
| Artist | Song | Language |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Roberts | "We're All in This Together" | English |
| Michael Bublé | "Gotta Be Patient" | English Spanish |
| Barenaked Ladies | ||
| Sofia Reyes | ||
| Bryan Adams | "Shine a Light" | English |
| Tom Cochrane | "Life Is a Highway" | |
| Sarah McLachlan | "Blackbird" (The Beatles) | |
| Voices Rock Medicine (A choir consisting of Canadian women physicians) | "Rise Again" (The Rankin Family) | |
| Shania Twain | "Up!" | |
| City and Colour | "We Found Each Other in the Dark" | |
| Charlotte Cardin | "Faufile" | French |
| Randy Bachman | "Takin' Care of Business" | English |
| William Prince | "The Spark" | |
| Jann Arden | "Sleepless" | |
| Alessia Cara | "You've Got a Friend in Me" (Randy Newman) | |
| Measha Brueggergosman | "You'll Never Walk Alone" (Rodgers and Hammerstein) | |
| David Foster andKatharine McPhee | "St. Elmo's Fire" | |
| Marie-Mai | "Ton Histoire" | French |
| Burton Cummings | "Share the Land" | English |
| Max Kerman andNick Dika | "Years in the Making" |
Near the end of the broadcast, twenty-seven artists collaborated on a bilingual rendition of "Lean on Me" as a tribute toBill Withers following his death a month earlier. The rendition is a product of an initiative byTyler Shaw andFefe Dobson called ArtistsCAN,[4] and was released separately to raise funds for theCanadian Red Cross.[5]
| Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) tweeted: |
Our front line workers are going above and beyond to keep us safe, our shelves stocked, and our country moving. And tonight's #StrongerTogether event is all about saluting them and supporting @FoodBanksCanada. Click here to get all the details:http://StrongerTogetherCanada.ca
April 26, 2020[6]
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble drew in over 11,500,000 viewers and raised overCA$9,000,000 for Food Banks Canada.[7] The program became the most watched non-sporting event in Canadian television history.[8]
The special won theCanadian Screen Award for Best Entertainment News Program or Series at the9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.[9]