Melissa Crystal O'Neil[citation needed] (born July 12, 1988)[1] is a
Canadian singer and actress. In 2005, O'Neil won the third season of
Canadian Idol, the first Canadian female to have won. As an actress,
she is known for her roles as Two/Rebecca/Portia Lin on the Syfy
science fiction series Dark Matter and as Officer Lucy Chen on the ABC
police procedural drama series The Rookie.[2]O'Neil was born in
Calgary, Alberta, Canada.[citation needed] Her mother is Chinese via
Hong Kong, and her father is of Irish descent.O'Neil attended Terry
Fox Junior High School.[citation needed] She attended Lester B.
Pearson High School in Calgary where she performed in musicals and
played rugby and was on the basketball team.[3]In early 2005, while in
high school, O'Neil auditioned for the third season of Canadian Idol.
The judges were impressed by her vocals, and she made it through to
the top 100 round. On the first day, she sang the song "Concrete
Angel" by Martina McBride a cappella and again impressed the judges;
but, on the final day of competition, she forgot the words to her
chosen song and froze. Nevertheless, the judges were still so
impressed by her singing abilities that she continued to the top 32.
After scoring the highest number of votes in her semi-final group,
again with "Concrete Angel", O'Neil was granted a place in the final
10 of the contest.
Canadian singer and actress. In 2005, O'Neil won the third season of
Canadian Idol, the first Canadian female to have won. As an actress,
she is known for her roles as Two/Rebecca/Portia Lin on the Syfy
science fiction series Dark Matter and as Officer Lucy Chen on the ABC
police procedural drama series The Rookie.[2]O'Neil was born in
Calgary, Alberta, Canada.[citation needed] Her mother is Chinese via
Hong Kong, and her father is of Irish descent.O'Neil attended Terry
Fox Junior High School.[citation needed] She attended Lester B.
Pearson High School in Calgary where she performed in musicals and
played rugby and was on the basketball team.[3]In early 2005, while in
high school, O'Neil auditioned for the third season of Canadian Idol.
The judges were impressed by her vocals, and she made it through to
the top 100 round. On the first day, she sang the song "Concrete
Angel" by Martina McBride a cappella and again impressed the judges;
but, on the final day of competition, she forgot the words to her
chosen song and froze. Nevertheless, the judges were still so
impressed by her singing abilities that she continued to the top 32.
After scoring the highest number of votes in her semi-final group,
again with "Concrete Angel", O'Neil was granted a place in the final
10 of the contest.
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