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Here are the winners of the Canadian Music Class Challenge 2016

High school contenders explain why they think they've got what it takes to win Canada's Music Class Challenge.
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CBC Music's Canadian Music Class Challenge is looking for Canada's best music program. (CBC Music)

For the past two months, music classes from across Canada have been submitting their performances to CBC Music's Canadian Music Class Challenge, for a chance at winning a high-tech classroom studio. Tom Power talks to two high school contenders to find out why they think they deserve to win before surprising them a special announcement.

Taurian Teelucksingh, a grade 12 student from Mayfield Secondary School in Caledon, Ontario and Jayd Murtland, a grade 10 student at St. Francis Junior High and Catholic Central High School in Lethbridge, Alberta are in for a surprise. Teelucksingh's school entered the high school vocal category with a performance of Shawn Mendes' "Stitches," while Murtland and her classmates played The Tragically Hip's "Ahead By A Century" for the high school instrumental division. 

Jayd Murtland (left) and her teacher Sarah Harmon (right) from St. Francis Junior High and Catholic Central High School.

"We were totally down to sing anything pop," says Teelucksingh on his school's choice to sing "Stitches". "I know it by heart," admits Murtland of The Tragically Hip's "Ahead By A Century." She plays the steelpan in her school's rendition of the song. ​

Winner Taurian Teelucksingh (left) from Mayfield Secondary School and singer-songwriter Scott Helman (right) in studio q. (Olivia Pasquarelli)

Scott Helman, the Canadian singer-songwriter behind "Bungalow" joined Tom in studio to announce Teelucksingh's Mayfield Secondary School and Murtland's St. Francis Junior High and Catholic Central High School as winners of CBC Music's Canadian Music Class Challenge. Both Teelucksingh and Murtland were very happily surprised. 

Find more about the contest here.

WEB EXTRA | Watch Mayfield Secondary School and St. Francis Junior High and Catholic Central High School contest entries below.

Mayfield Secondary School performs Shawn Mendes' "Stitches"

St. Francis Junior High and Catholic Central High School performs The Tragically Hip's "Ahead By A Century"

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