ORONTO - CTV has nailed the exclusive Canadian broadcast rights to Israeli reality series Rising Star from Keshet International.

The new series, scheduled to debut June 22, allows viewers to vote for competitors in real time through an innovative free app. Rising Star sees aspiring singers - including solo vocalists, duos, and vocal groups - perform alone behind a giant wall of TV screens displaying the faces of viewers at home who have shown their support for the performance. As viewers, the judging panel, and the studio audience vote, competitors and viewers see how they're doing in real time through a live vote meter. Once the competitors' votes reach a certain level, the screen in front of them slowly rises and a new star is revealed.

"Rising Star's innovative format is truly revolutionary, compelling, and offers CTV viewers an engagement opportunity like never before," said Mike Cosentino, SVP of programming for CTV Networks, in Monday's news release.

Rising Star had a record-breaking debut on Keshet's Channel 2 in Israel from September to December 2013, and maintained its audience throughout Season 1 as the highest-rated show in 10 of its 15 weeks on air. The series also saw over 10 million votes cast through the app, and has been sold to more than 25 broadcasters and territories, including the USA (ABC), UK (ITV), Spain (Atresmedia), Italy (Toro), France (M6 Group), Russia (Rossiya1), Germany (RTL), the Nordics (Nordisk), Hungary (TV2), Brazil (Rede Globo), Portugal (TVI), and most recently Argentina (Telefe), Turkey (Acun Medya), and Indonesia (RCTI).