VIDEO: Maple Ridge teen to sing 3 songs at Canucks game<\/p>\n
Published 5:00 am Wednesday, March 11, 2026<\/p>\n
A Maple Ridge teen has been invited to sing three songs at an upcoming Vancouver Canucks game.<\/p>\n
Gigi Wall, a Grade 9 student at Thomas Haney Secondary, will be singing in front of almost 20,000 people at the Thursday, March 19, game at Rogers Arena.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really excited because this is going to be one of the biggest crowds I\u2019ve ever performed in front of,\u201d said the 14-year-old, who has been dreaming of performing before huge crowds since she started taking voice lessons at Showstoppers Academy of Performing Arts, a musical theatre school in Maple Ridge.<\/p>\n
Wall started singing when she was four years old \u2013 well, singing properly.<\/p>\n
\u201cI started singing since I came out of the womb my mother says,\u201d she chuckled.<\/p>\n
What Wall loves about singing is being able to show her emotions through song.<\/p>\n
Her favourite singers are Aretha Franklin, Jennifer Hudson, Whitney Houston, and Nina Simone \u2013 musicians who have inspired the young artist.<\/p>\n
Wall began entering competitions only three years ago. Most recently, the teen won the provincial portion of Canada\u2019s Teen Jam \u2013 coming first out of 600 entries.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
She will be B.C.\u2019s representative in the competition later this year against winners from other provinces across the country and from the winners of America\u2019s Teen Jam \u2013 a contest founded by live music producer Mark Higgins, who has produced live shows for Aerosmith, Bryan Adams, Soundgarden, The Tragically Hip, ZZ Top, Slash and more.<\/p>\n
Last year, Wall answered an ad put out by the Ridge Meadows Flames for a national anthem singer and she has been singing \u201cO\u2019Canada\u201d at the start of every game since the beginning of the 2025\/26 hockey season.<\/p>\n
For the Canucks, Wall simply reached out.<\/p>\n
She sent in a video of her winning performance for Canada\u2019s Teen Jam, as well as a video of her singing the national anthem, to the head of Canucks Sports and Entertainment.<\/p>\n
They got back to her soon after, telling her how talented she is, and they invited Wall to sing for Next Generation night.<\/p>\n
However, they booked her two nights earlier, on Thursday, March 19, when she is scheduled to sing three songs of her choosing.<\/p>\n
Wall will be singing one song ahead of the game, one song during first intermission, and the last song during second intermission.<\/p>\n
She will be performing \u201cRise Up\u201d by Andra Day, \u201cAnd I Am Telling You I\u2019m Not Going\u201d by Jennifer Hudson, and \u201cHopelessly Devoted to You\u201d written by John Farrar and originally performed by Olivia Newton-John in the musical film \u201cGrease.\u201d<\/p>\n
And her parents couldn\u2019t be prouder, noting how rare it is to have this opportunity.<\/p>\n
Wall has been singing every day in preparation for the event.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a dream come true,\u201d noted Wall, who one day hopes to be a successful musician and to sing on Broadway.<\/p>\n
To check out Wall go to TikTok or Instagram<\/a>, handle: gigiwall_444.<\/p>\n