Brett Kissel

Musician — Started With a Song, We Were That Song, Airwaves

Born

1990

Birthplace

FLAT LAKE, ALBERTA

Citizenships

Canadianness Score

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5.0/ 5

Weighted across 2 scored criteria

Designation

Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁

Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.

Scorecard

Path A — born on Canadian soil

I. Origin

Born on Canadian soil

FLAT LAKE, ALBERTA

Canadian parentage

Both parents Canadian

Citizenship on record

Automatic by birth

II. Residency

Formative years spent in Canada

Raised — Alberta

Lived in Canada by choice

Residency on record as an adult

Worked or filmed in Canada

Credits filed north of the 49th

III. Cultural evidence — not scored

Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.

Publicly claims to be Canadian

Says so, out loud

Canada claims them back

Claimed, enthusiastically

Fun fact

Sang the national anthem at an Oilers playoff game when the microphone cut out — and the crowd finished it for him without missing a beat.

The verdict

Country music star from Flat Lake, Alberta who's toured with Garth Brooks and performed the national anthem at NHL playoff games. Proudly reps Canada on the global country music stage, even recording 'Anthem' as a love letter to his home and native land. Canada claims him right back, eh.

Adjudicated by

The Standings Committee

Status

Final — appealable