Shane Wiebe


Shane Anthony Wiebe is a singer-songwriter who competed on the second season of Canadian Idol. He made it to the top five of the competition before being eliminated. Zack Werner said Shane could sing the phone book and it would still be great. While he currently calls Stratford, Ontario, home, he was born in Calgary, Alberta, on January 12, 1983. He is married to Angela Bensler, who also performed on his debut album. Since Canadian Idol, he and his wife have formed the group The Wiebes, and have released their own debut album, Into Your Light, followed up by a Christmas album, released Christmas 2009.

Canadian Idol

Performances and results

Songs Shane performed on Canadian Idol included
First audition: You Raise Me Up
Toronto auditions: When a Man Loves a Woman
Top 32: Forever Young
Top 10: My Song
Top 9: Something About the Way You Look Tonight
Top 8: I Believe in a Thing Called Love
Top 7: Angel
Top 6: The Way I Feel
Top 5: Can't Take My Eyes Off You

Discography

Albums
  • Shane Wiebe
  • Into Your Light
  • Christmas With You
  • Restore the Wonder
Singles
  • "When I am With You"
  • "What Child Is This?"
  • "Christmas With You"

    Debut album: ''Shane Wiebe'' (2005)

Shane's debut album was simply titled Shane Wiebe and has gotten many positive reviews by both music critics and many fans alike. Nine of the eleven songs on the album were written or cowritten by Shane. The other two songs are covers of numbers he performed on his Canadian Idol stint. First single When I am With You has begun to pick up radio airplay across Canada. His wife, Angela, plays violin and does background vocals on the album, as well as sings lead on a song that they co-wrote called "Trace You".

Track listing

  1. "When I Am With You"
  2. "The Way I Feel"
  3. "Came Out Wrong"
  4. "Just Wait"
  5. "Love Is"
  6. "Forever Young"
  7. "I'm Not Alone"
  8. "Another Day"
  9. "Never Lived At All"
  10. "Riches"
  11. "Trace You "

    Reception

The album has sold 10,000 copies. It has also peaked at #71 on the Canadian Albums Chart.

Personal life

Shane won the Bootlegger contest, in 2006, finishing first in a pool of young Canadians each with their big dreams to realize. He also lived in Chilliwack, BC with his family.

Awards and nominations