Welcome to Breaking Through, hosted by two girls just trying to figure it out, Chloé Felice and Anna Breau. We strive to tell the stories of Toronto emerging creatives, focusing on musicians, actors, models and artists who are trying to build careers in industries where success is rarely guaranteed. Each episode focuses on a different emerging artist and the challenges they face in their field.
In this episode of Breaking Through we meet Faith Aristade, someone who only recently decided to take acting seriously.
In this episode of Breaking Through we meet Brenden MacGowan, an emerging-singer from Ottawa. He has experienced many hurdles throughout his long, but not close to over, journey.
Brenden MacGowan performing at The Cameron House in Toronto, Ont., November 15th 2025 (Anna Breau)
In this episode of Breaking Through we meet Priyana, a singer-songwriter who has gained a lot of traction, even having over five million likes on TikTok. However she still struggles to be heard.
Graduation is supposed to be a straight line—degree, job, stability—but for many students today, that path is starting to look more like a detour than a destination.
