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Canada owns Rock Star

Once again, Canadians have proven they know how to rock. Rock Star: Supernova, the second season of Mark Burnett's harder-edged reality show, chose Lukas Rossi last night to front a new all-star band.

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— Susan Shaw
Toronto Star

Lukas Rossi Wins Rock Star: Supernova

After closely beating out rival Dilana Robichaux, a transplanted South African now living in Houston, Rossi told PEOPLE, "At the end of the day, it's about what the band needs and wants, and I would happily step aside if it was for the betterment of Supernova. "But," he continued, "they chose me, and it was a good choice, man, because I'm going to give it my all and I'm sure the boys in the band are going to do the same thing. We just want to write a bunch of great records and tour for the fans."

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— Cynthia Wang
people.com

Tommy Lee Picks Lukas Rossi To Front 'Rock Star' Band

The band said the competition was tough, but viewers of this summer's "Rock Star: Supernova" could have predicted from the very first episode that the gig was probably going to end up in the lap of goth-glam croaker Lukas Rossi. The pint-sized, eye-shadow-sporting Canadian growler won out over smack-talking, tattooed stomper Dilana in the finale of the 11-week competition to front the band formed for the show by Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted and former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke.

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— Gil Kaufman
mtv.com

Lukas Rossi, Natural Born Winner

After 11 weeks of swagger-filled performances, Lukas Rossi proved once again that Canada rocks as he followed the footsteps of the previous “Rock Star” reality show winner, JD Fortune, Canadian as well, who won and became the new lead singer of INXS.

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— Andreea P
playfuls.com

'I just wanna play'

Move over, J.D. Fortune. Last night, Lukas Rossi became the second consecutive Canadian winner of the CBS reality series Rock Star. "Wow, jeez, I can't believe a little punk like me made it this far," the 29-year-old Toronto-native told the Sun last night.

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— Bill Brioux
Toronto Sun

Backstage, Supernova excitement mounts

Tommy Lee, chains jangling from his jeans and tattoos peeking out from every edge of his unbuttoned shirt, is wandering the hallways on the second floor of Stage 46 in the rambling CBS television complex.

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— Shelley Fralic
Vancouver Sun

'Rock Star' Rossi feels confident

From the very beginning last June, the Toronto singer has had the look, voice and especially the ’tude. Except for stumbling into the bottom three last week — when showy Storm Large was eliminated — he’s always looked like the frontrunner. Now he has a great shot at succeeding another Canuck — INXS’ J.D. Fortune — as the Rock Star champion

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— Bill Brioux
Toronto Sun

The Music - Lukas Rossi

Lukas Rossi is the front man of Rockstar:Supernova ( Tommy Lee (Motley Crue), Gilby Clarke (ex-Guns N’ Roses) and Johnny Colt (Black Crowes). Chosen over 20,000 competitors around the world on the TV show (CBS) helped pave the road for the international exposure but Lukas has been in competition since he was a teenager.

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— emimusicpub.com

Canadian Rossi officially a Rock Star

"I wouldn't have come here if I wanted second or third place." Rossi told CBC News before the final. It's a trip the 29-year-old former fry cook at Hooters almost didn't make, according to Barbara Sedun, an executive with EMI Music Publishing Canada. "We heard about the Rock Star: Supernova auditions from a friend of ours in L.A. and we knew right away that Lukas was the right guy for it," she said.

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— CBC Arts

Canadian Rossi wins 'Rock Star'

"I've paid my dues that way," Rossi said of his past in rock bands Cleavage and Rise Electric, sitting by the pool at the famed Hollywood Hills mansion for an in-person interview for Lowdown a few weeks ago. "This is just prep for a world tour. I'm ready for it, 100 percent ready for it.

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— Karen Bliss
JAM! TV

Rock Star winner talks to canada.com

You've just been crowned the new lead singer of an all-star band on the season finale of "Rock Star: Supernova" … what are you going to do now? If you're Lukas Rossi, you call canada.com/entertainment. The man who will now stand in front of Tommy Lee, Jason Newsted and Gilby Clarke took a few minutes to chat on the phone from L.A. before setting out on a night of celebration.

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— canada.com

Introducing the Next 'Rock Star'

Tuesday's final performance episode features the final four singers, and Brooke informs Magni and Toby that they're the bottom two based on audience voting; Dilana and Lukas are guaranteed spots in the last round. The band prefers Toby's cover of Billy Idol's "White Wedding" to Magni's version of Jimi Hendrix's "Fire," and, not surprisingly, the Icelander is sent home.

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— Rick Porter
zap2it.com

TV Guide

excerpt re: Lukas Rossi

Lukas is up next with Coldplay's "Fix You" and does a great job with it. I think I finally heard the words he was singing, but maybe that was because he was harmonizing with the guitarist. His acoustic version of the original "Headspin" was magnificent. That was the performance of a man ready to go out on a national tour. I definitely heard all the words in that song and I'm still singing it right now. That's says a lot. I love "Back of Your Car" and "Ladylike" by Storm, but "Headspin" is this year's "Trees" in my opinion.

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— tvguide.com

Review of Lukas' performance LOAP and Headspin

Lukas does a stripped-down version of Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” on a git that matches the streaks in his hair. (Sorry, petty comment, but his overall package is tight, streamlined, appealing, whether he intentionally created the complete look or not.) Lukas here gives a performance that makes you feel like you are in bed with him and he’s whispering an ancient tale to you. Then he changes it up, and his wail – which is accompanied by a pained grin cum grimace – makes you want to TAKE him. Right there. As he reaches crescendo and then softens to a close.

Similarly, with his second song, an original for his mother called “Head Spin” (I think), he prefaces his performing it by saying the message is of course that nobody’s perfect, that “that’s just the way it is.” “I’m not perfect,” he whimpers and wails, and you want to rock him baby boy comforting him. The lyrics and impassioned delivery are genius. The existential rocker does it again. (Gee, you can tell who my favorite rocker is, huh?)

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— TV Robot

Bad-Boy Bassist Goes 'Pop' on TV

"Lukas is very good at it. He waits 'til everyone else has chosen and will take what's left and make it his own." And while the final four are all talented, they're clearly still rookies in need of much guidance. "I try to tell them ... they're all better singers than me, but none of them can play bass better than me. And when the real thing starts, this Thursday, the day after the final show, all there is is that they represent us, the band, and me, and my integrity."

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— Shelley Fralic
The Ottawa Citizen

Rock Star: Supernova - The Choice

Here is a basic run-down and some insight on the remaining contenders for the Supernova top spot, beginning with Lukas Rossi. Coming from Canada, Rossi has shown himself to be a savvy performance artist, borderline avant-garde, he can be captivating and engaging with a style melding a combination of pop/emo/heavy rocker...

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— Jewels Richardson
realitytvcalendar.com

Canadian Lukas Rossi ready to rock one more time on RSSupernova

Lukas Rossi's life is about to take a dramatic turn. Or not. The Toronto singer is one of the final four in Rock Star: Supernova, bidding to front a new group that features drummer Tommy Lee (Motley Crue), guitarist Gilby Clarke (Guns N' Roses) and bassist Jason Newsted (Metallica).

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— Neil Davidson
680 News

Vancouver Radio

Vancouver Radio - Z95.3
Sept 5, 2006
(4:30 mins)

Interview with Lukas

Rock Star hot in Canada, not so much in U.S.

Suspense, surprise, heartfelt emotion -- and good music, too. If you are among the 1.2 million rock fans -- and curiosity seekers -- across Canada who tuned into last week's performance show of Rock Star: Supernova, you already know what some of us have been saying all summer. Rock Star: Supernova is serious business, one of the summer's pleasant TV surprises and quite possibly the most wicked, hippest -- and loudest -- music competition, as well.

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— Alex Strachan
CanWest News Service

Ready to go Supernova

He may look like Pepé Le Pew and talk in trite tautologies, but one has to admit, the boy has one fine set of pipes. And those pipes and his star presence are what have made Toronto boy Lukas Rossi the one to watch on Rock Star: Supernova. “What's special about me is that I'm just being myself and I believe that I'm the real deal,” says Rossi, on the phone from the Rock Star mansion in the Hollywood Hills.

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— Alexandra Shimo
The Globe and Mail

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