Surrey-based musician Tyler Joe Miller is the winner of $25,000 as top performer in .

He害羞草研究所檒l also be flown to Nashville with SOCAN for a week-long songwriting trip, among other music-related prizes.

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He thanked the contest hosts, fellow contest entrants and his record label, MDM Recordings.

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His bio and song video are posted to .

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Miller was born in Surrey and first played in a band before he took a break from music for several years. During his time off, he began doing humanitarian work.

Miller now lives in the Cloverdale area, years after graduating from Frank Hurt Secondary in Newton.

Along with Miller, the seven other finalists in SiriusXM害羞草研究所檚 Top of the Country competition were Don Amero (based in Winnipeg), Raquel Cole (Vernon), Carolina East (South River, NL), Nate Haller (Toronto), Brittany Kennell (Beaconsfield, QC), Kalsey Kulyk (Hudson Bay, SK) and Kelly Prescott (Almonte, ON).

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