Scotty Newlands

Scotty Newlands was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A former Canadian Army Reserve officer known as the “Singing Soldier,” he is a singer-songwriter, actor and voiceover artist. Musically trained as a male soprano and lyric tenor, he has a four-octave range, a lyric coloratura tenor voice and a remarkable falsetto.

Scotty enlisted in the Canadian Army Reserve in 2002 as a musician, later took his commission as an officer, and served in the Public Affairs branch and as a featured anthem singer at high-profile events until he retired in 2016.

A 2003 graduate of York University’s Theatre Studies program, he has appeared in film, television and theatre, and performs character, commercial and narration voiceover work. As a recording artist, he has had radio singles played nationally, and in 2012 he released the album Starting Over through Blue Sapphire / DEP Universal.