Father Who Put His Singing Dreams Aside for His Premature Twin Sons Leaves Shania Twain Stunned on Canada’s Got Talent — Before One Golden Buzzer Changes Everything

A father who once put his musical ambitions on hold to focus on his family delivered one of the most emotional auditions of Canada’s Got Talent 2025, earning a Golden Buzzer from country music superstar Shania Twain.

Jacob Lewis, from Butlerville, Newfoundland and Labrador, stepped onto the stage with a powerful personal story and a song that would ultimately change the course of his life.

His performance of Bon Jovi’s classic Bed of Roses showcased his vocal talent, but it was the journey that brought him to the competition that gave the audition its emotional weight.

Lewis had previously stepped away from pursuing his dream of becoming a singer while caring for his family after the premature birth of his twin sons.

Now, standing before the judges, he was finally giving that dream another chance.

A Father’s Sacrifice Behind the Audition

For Lewis, appearing on the nationally televised talent competition represented far more than an opportunity to perform.

His family had already been through a challenging period following the early arrival of his two boys, and his priorities had shifted toward being there for them.

Music remained an important part of his life, but his hopes of pursuing it professionally had taken a back seat.

His decision to audition marked a return to an ambition he had once been forced to set aside.

And with Shania Twain sitting on the judging panel, the stakes felt particularly significant for a singer hoping to make his mark.

The Moment Shania Twain Changed Everything

Lewis chose Bed of Roses, the 1990s rock ballad made famous by Bon Jovi, for his audition, which aired on April 1, 2025.

The performance earned a standing ovation from the judges and audience. Twain, clearly impressed by his voice, pressed her Golden Buzzer, giving Lewis an immediate place in the next stage of the competition.

It was Twain’s first Golden Buzzer of the season, and the moment also came with a $25,000 award from CIBC.

For Lewis, however, the experience was almost overwhelming.

Speaking to local radio station VOCM after the audition, he admitted that his nerves had nearly got the better of him.

The singer explained that he often performed with his eyes closed. When he finally opened them and noticed the audience and judges already on their feet, he became so overwhelmed that he began seeing spots.

He recalled thinking:

“Don’t pass out, the last thing I want now on national television is myself hitting the floor.”

It was an unexpectedly vulnerable admission from a performer whose commanding voice had made such an impression on the judges.

From an Emotional Audition to a Million-Dollar Victory

The Golden Buzzer proved to be the beginning of an extraordinary journey.

Lewis continued through the competition, eventually reaching the live finale on May 13, 2025, where he performed Tina Turner’s The Best.

His performance helped secure the public’s support, and he was announced as the winner of the fifth season of Canada’s Got Talent.

The victory came with a $1 million prize from Rogers, one of the largest cash awards in Canadian television history.

The offshore oil and gas construction worker from Newfoundland had gone from setting aside his musical ambitions for his family to becoming a national talent-show champion.

Shania Twain Reflects on His Remarkable Journey

Twain, who had backed Lewis from his first audition, celebrated his achievement after the finale.

The country star spoke about the significance of watching a performer realise a long-held dream and expressed her excitement about what might come next for him.

Her support had helped transform his first audition into one of the defining moments of the season.

But what made Lewis’s victory especially moving was the personal journey behind it.

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Five years earlier, the premature birth of his twin sons and the complications that followed had led him to place his music career on hold.

By the end of the competition, the father who had once postponed his ambitions had achieved the dream he had never entirely abandoned.

His story became a reminder that stepping away from a dream does not necessarily mean giving it up forever.

And for Lewis, the performance that began with a Bon Jovi ballad and a nervous moment before Shania Twain ended with a Golden Buzzer, a national title and a life-changing million-dollar prize.

Watch Jacob Lewis’s Golden Buzzer audition: Canada’s Got Talent — Official Performance Video.