Richard Kalan Porter (born November 11, 1985) is a singer from Medicine Hat, Alberta,[LINK: http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/idol/CTVShows/20040714/CI2-Top10-profile-PorterKalan] [1] who was the second winner of the reality television series Canadian Idol. Canadian Idol Beating out 8,977 other contestants, Porter was crowned "Idol" on September 16, 2004 in front of a live TV audience. He is the only Idol who was never in the bottom two or three. Idol judge Zack Werner nicknamed Porter "The Little Prince" due to his resemblance to the title character of Antoine de Saint-Exupery's children's book of the same name. Canadian Idol Performances · Audition: "The House of the Rising Sun" (traditional, as performed by the Animals) · Top 32: "Lady" (Lionel Richie/Kenny Rogers) · Top 10: "Born to Be Wild" (Steppenwolf) · Top 9: "House of the Rising Sun"