Anna Cyzon (born Anna Czyszczoń in

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), is a Polish-Canadian recording artist, actress, former Canadian

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/ etalk personality and co-host of the

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show on Sirius Satellite Radio.

Career

Cyzon's career in the media began when she auditioned for ''

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'' in 2004. She reached the top 20. Her performance on Idol landed her a position as a correspondent for CTV's '' eTalk'', where she worked for two years, making a move to

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in 2006.Shea, Courtney. (September 1, 2007)

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' Volume 41; Issue 9; Page 26. While hosting her own shows,

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and

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, she continued to work as an on-air correspondent for '' eTalk''. Returning to her love of music, Cyzon wrote and shot her first music video for "Reputation" (Produced by K-Cut of

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) with director and fashion photographer Miz Monday. In July 2009, Cyzon independently released her first single "Young Boy" in Canada. The song beat out

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on Ottawa's

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Battle of the Beats and was played on college radio stations across Canada. The video, directed by

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nominee Davin Black and shot on the old EMI publishing rooftop in Toronto, was played on

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and

. During the editing of the video, Cyzon was approached by

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of Kiss (band), who flew her out to Los Angeles to sign as the first artist to his new label venture with

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and

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Canada, Simmons Records. Cyzon declined the offer returning to finish work on her debut album which she would later release independently on iTunes. In February 2010, Cyzon placed second in the Polish preselections for the

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with "Love Me", a song she co wrote with NYC based producer

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. In May of the same year she returned to Poland, performing "Love Me" at the annual Top Trendy Festival in

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. Cyzon has since made her debut on the big screen, appearing in Warren P. Sonoda's ''

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'' starring

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champion

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. She also appeared in the 2010 Canadian television film based on the popular

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series, ''

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''. She plays Erin in the Canadian film ''

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'', starring Jason Lewis,

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and

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, directed by Warren P. Sonoda. In 2013, Cyzon released "Into The Sun" off her self-titled EP, produced by longtime friend, collaborator and guitar player, Mike Schlosser. Cyzon returned to work with Davin Black on the controversial music video for the single, which was not added to rotation to either

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or Much More Music due to its violent content. Following the release of her EP, Cyzon returned to the studio to collaborate with British producer Alex Reid, and in November 2014 she released her new single "Wannabe" through FMLY on Universal Music Group Canada. Later on, in 2015, she collaborated with

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duo Eminence on "Knock Me Out", released on

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Personal life

Cyzon immigrated to Canada with her family in 1990. Cyzon attended Bishop Allen Academy, followed by the

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where she obtained a

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and a minor in Philosophy and Sociology. She has a younger sister named Barbara, born in 1991. She teaches

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Singles

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