Australian Idol
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Australian Idol | |
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Created by | Simon Fuller |
Presented by | |
Judges | |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 9 |
No. of episodes | 309 |
Production | |
Running time | 1–2 hours (includes commercials) |
Production companies |
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Original release | |
Network | Network 10 |
Release | 27 July 2003 22 November 2009 | –
Network | Seven Network |
Release | 30 January 2023 present | –
Australian Idol is an Australian singing competition, which began its first season in July 2003 and ended its initial run in November 2009. As part of the
Finalists
Australian Idol finalists (with dates of elimination) | |
Australian Idol season 1 finalists | |
Guy Sebastian | Winner |
Shannon Noll | 19 November |
Cosima De Vito | 3 November |
Paulini Curuenavuli |
27 October |
Rob Mills | 20 October |
Levi Kereama † |
13 October |
Rebekah LaVauney |
6 October |
Kelly Cavuoto |
6 October |
Lauren Buckley |
29 September |
Cle Wootton |
29 September |
Peter Ryan |
22 September |
Mathew Chadwick | 22 September |
Australian Idol season 2 (2004) finalists | |
Casey Donovan | Winner |
Anthony Callea | 21 November |
Courtney Murphy |
8 November |
Hayley Jensen | 1 November |
Chanel Cole | 25 October |
Marty Worrall |
18 October |
Ricki-Lee Coulter | 11 October |
Daniel Belle |
4 October |
Emelia Rusciano |
27 September |
Amali Ward |
20 September |
Dan O'Connor |
13 September |
Angeline Narayan |
6 September |
Australian Idol season 3 (2005) finalists | |
Kate DeAraugo | Winner |
Emily Williams | 21 November |
Lee Harding | 14 November |
Dan England |
7 November |
Daniel Spillane |
31 October |
Anne Robertson | 24 October |
James Kannis | 17 October |
Milly Edwards |
10 October |
Roxane LeBrasse | 3 October |
Laura Gissara | 26 September |
Natalie Zahra |
19 September |
Chris Luder |
12 September |
Tarni Stephens |
12 September |
Australian Idol season 4 (2006) finalists | |
Damien Leith | Winner |
Jessica Mauboy | 26 November |
Dean Geyer | 13 November |
Chris Murphy | 6 November |
Ricky Muscat |
30 October |
Lisa Mitchell | 23 October |
Bobby Flynn | 16 October |
Lavina Williams | 9 October |
Guy "Mutto" Mutton | 2 October |
Klancie Keough |
25 September |
Reigan Derry | 18 September |
Joseph Gatehau |
11 September |
finalists
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Natalie Gauci | Winner |
Matt Corby | 25 November |
Carl Riseley | 12 November |
Marty Simpson | 5 November |
Tarisai Vushe | 29 October |
Daniel Mifsud |
22 October |
Ben McKenzie |
15 October |
Jacob Butler | 8 October |
Mark Da Costa | 1 October |
Lana Krost |
24 September |
Brianna Carpenter |
17 September |
Holly Weinert |
10 September |
finalists
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Wes Carr | Winner |
Luke Dickens |
23 November |
Mark Spano | 17 November |
Teale Jakubenko | 10 November |
Chrislyn Hamilton | 3 November |
Roshani Priddis | 27 October |
Sophie Paterson | 20 October |
Thanh Bui | 13 October |
Madam Parker | 6 October |
Tom Williams |
29 September |
Brooke Addamo | 22 September |
Jonny Taylor | 15 September |
Australian Idol season 7 (2009) finalists | |
Stan Walker | Winner |
Hayley Warner | 22 November |
James Johnston | 15 November |
Nathan Brake | 8 November |
Toby Moulton | 1 November |
Kate Cook† | 25 October |
Kim Cooper |
18 October |
Scott Newnham | 11 October |
Jared Gundy | 4 October |
Sabrina Batshon |
27 September |
Casey Barnes | 20 September |
Ashleigh Toole | 13 September |
Australian Idol season 8 (2023) finalists | |
Royston Sagigi-Baira |
Winner |
Phoebe Stewart | Runner-up |
Josh Hannan | 26 March |
Amali Dimond | 20 March |
Ben Sheehy | 20 March |
Anya Hynninen | 20 March |
Angelina Curtis | 13 March |
Noora H | 13 March |
Sash Seabourne | 6 March |
Harry Hayden | 6 March |
Maya Weiss | 27 February |
Jasey Fox | 27 February |
Australian Idol season 9 (2024) finalists | |
Dylan Wright | Winner |
Amy Reeves | Runner-up |
Denvah Baker-Moller | 25 March |
Trent Richardson | 18 March |
Issac McCallum | 18 March |
Ivana Ilic | 18 March |
Drea Onamade | 11 March |
Kiani Smith | 11 March |
Tyler Hammill | 5 March |
TJ Zimba | 5 March |
Ripley Alexander | 27 February |
Imogen Spendlove | 27 February |
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally Aired | Result | Judges | Hosts | Network | ||
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Premiere | Finale | Winner | Runner-up | |||||
One | 44 | 27 July 2003 | 19 November 2003 | Guy Sebastian | Shannon Noll |
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Two | 37 | 13 July 2004 | 21 November 2004 | Casey Donovan | Anthony Callea | |||
Three | 53 | 26 July 2005 | 21 November 2005 | Kate DeAraugo | Emily Williams |
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Four | 36 | 6 August 2006 | 26 November 2006 | Damien Leith[1] | Jessica Mauboy | |||
Five | 37 | 5 August 2007 | 25 November 2007 | Natalie Gauci | Matt Corby |
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Six | 35 | 24 August 2008 | 23 November 2008 | Wes Carr | Luke Dickens
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Seven | 20 | 9 August 2009 | 22 November 2009 | Stan Walker | Hayley Warner |
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Eight | 21 | 30 January 2023 | 26 March 2023 | Royston Sagigi-Baira
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Phoebe Stewart |
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Seven |
Nine | 26 | 29 January 2024 | 25 March 2024 | Dylan Wright | Amy Reeves |
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Judges and Hosts
Cast Member | Season | ||||||||
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1 (2003) |
2 (2004) |
3 (2005) |
4 (2006) |
5 (2007) |
6 (2008) |
7 (2009) |
8 (2023) |
9 (2024) | |
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Marcia Hines | Main | Guest | Main | ||||||
Mark Holden | Main | ||||||||
Ian Dickson | Main | Main | |||||||
Kyle Sandilands | Main | Auditions | Main | ||||||
Jay Dee Springbett | Live shows | ||||||||
Amy Shark | Main | ||||||||
Meghan Trainor | Main | ||||||||
Harry Connick Jr | Main | ||||||||
Guy Sebastian | Guest | ||||||||
Host | |||||||||
Andrew G | Main | ||||||||
James Mathison | Main | ||||||||
Ricki-Lee Coulter | Backstage | Main | |||||||
Scott Tweedie | Main |
History
Australian Idol sought to discover the most commercial young singer in Australia through a series of nationwide auditions. The outcomes of the later stages of this competition were determined by public voting. It was the first show to use this system of voting in Australia.[
In 2007, Dickson again returned to the program, when Holden left at the end of the season. In 2009, Sandilands was replaced by Jay Dee Springbett.[2]
Cancellation
Revival
On 21 October 2020, Seven Network announced at their annual upfronts that they would be reviving the series, originally slated for 2022.[5][6][7]
On 28 September 2022, Seven announced that Ricki-Lee Coulter and Scott Tweedie would be the new hosts, with the judging panel consisting of former American Idol judge Harry Connick Jr., former Australian Idol judge Kyle Sandilands, Amy Shark and Meghan Trainor.[8][9] Original judge Marcia Hines appeared as a guest judge.[10] The revival premiered on 30 January 2023.[11]
In July 2023, it was officially revealed that the show had been renewed by Seven Network for a ninth season, set to premier in 2024.[12] It was later revealed that Coulter and Tweedie would return as hosts, and that Sandilands and Shark will be returning to their judging positions. However, Connick Jr. and Trainor will not be returning, with Trainor leaving due to family reasons. Original judge Marcia Hines will return as a main judge.[13][14] Seven officially confirmed the 2024 judges at their upfronts in October 2023.[15]
Format
Auditions
Auditions were held in major cities around Australia to find each season's contestants. Any contestant who got a "yes" from a majority of judges was put through to the top 100 in Sydney. The TV episodes showed the most interesting auditions, which generally meant the worst and the best.
- In Seasons 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7, auditions were held in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide.
- In Season 5 auditions were also held in Darwin.
- In Season 2 in addition to the above cities, auditions were also held in Tamworth, Canberra and Hobart.
Top 100
Singers who progress from the auditions go to Sydney, in a stage which was sometimes called the Top 100 or Top 50 (season 8). Over a few days, these contestants are narrowed down to the semi-finalists.
Semi-finals
Over different seasons, the number of semi-finalists varied between 24 and 40, with between 8 and 10 contestants. For the first seven seasons, each semi-final was spread over two nights. On the first night, each semi-finalist sang a song, and was critiqued by each judge. Then over the next day, the public voted (by phone or SMS). The second night was results night, and the top 2 or 3 went through to the top 12. There was also included a "wild card" semi-final, to give some contestants a second chance to make the top 12.
For seasons 1 to 3, each semi-final took a week, with performances on Sunday night and results on Monday night. For seasons 4 onwards, the semi-finals were all in a single week, because there was greater viewer interest in the finals than the semi-finals.
The formats for the different seasons were:
Season 1 had 5 semi-finalis of 8 contestants each. The top 2 in each semi-final made the top 12. A wild card round decided 2 more finalists (it turned out to be 3 after one contestant withdrew) - one judges' choice, two by public vote.
Seasons 2 and 3 had 3 semi-finals of 10 contestants each, with the top 3 in each semi-final making the top 12. Then a further 3 were progressed from the wild card round (2 by judges' choice, 1 by public vote). (The wild card episode in the 3rd season had a little twist, when the judges announced a third person, namely, Roxanne Lebrasse, who also had the 2nd highest number of votes, would be included in the finals, making it a Top 13.)
Seasons 4, 5, 6 and 7 had 4 semi-finals of 6 contestants each, with the top 2 in each semi-final making the top 12. Then a further 4 made the Top 12 from the wild card round. Seasons 4 and 5 had same gender semi-finals, while Season 6 had 3 males and 3 females in each semi-final. For the wild card show, Seasons 4 and 6 selected 3 by judges' choice and 1 by public vote; Season 5 selected 2 by judges' choice and 2 by public vote;.
Season 8 had 3 semi-finals of 8 contestants each, with the judges putting 4 from each through to the top 12, on the same night. There was no public voting and no wild card round.
For the first five seasons, contestants who made the semi-finals in previous seasons were not eligible to audition. From the 2008 season onwards, only Top 12 contestants from previous seasons were ineligible.
Finals (Top 12)
In the Season 1 to 7 finals, one contestant was eliminated per week. (With the exception of Season 1, which eliminated 2 in the first 3 weeks of the finals, and Season 3, which eliminated 2 in the first week of finals due to having a final 13). In the Season 8 finals, two contestants were eliminated per week.
Each week, contestants chose a song to a weekly theme on the Sunday night. (As the number of contestants got smaller, they sang two or three songs each). As in the semi-finals, each performance was critiqued by the judges, and then there was (approximately) 24 hours of voting by phone or SMS, before the results were announced on the Monday night. The eliminated competitor(s) then presented a final song – usually the number they sang the previous night. In Season 8, each of the bottom 4 performed on elimination night, after voting had closed but before the results were announced.
Grand Finale
The final results night, the Grand Finale, was held at the Sydney Opera House. It usually featured fireworks and an outdoor concert with many past Idol stars and other Australian musicians. It had been the highest rating episode of each season. The top 12 were celebrated and at the end of the night the winner was announced. Seasons 1–5 were held inside Sydney Opera House on the concert hall stage. For seasons 6 and 7, the finale was held on a stage erected on the Opera House forecourt.
After the first two seasons, the top 12 and top 10 went on a national tour. There were no tours for later seasons. However, there was a "Winner's Journey Tour" involving the winner with some guest performances from the Top 12 for seasons 4 and 5.
Touchdowns
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A "touchdown" was awarded by judge Mark Holden when, in his own opinion, a contestant's performance was particularly good. Holden awarded his first ever "touchdown" to Cosima De Vito for her rendition of Cold Chisel's "When the War Is Over" in the Top 8 on Australian Made night in Season 1. De Vito also received a touchdown for her rendition of Respect, a classic hit by Aretha Franklin. Season 4 winner, Damien Leith and Season 2 winner, Casey Donovan have the record for the highest number of touchdowns at four apiece. Leith is the only contestant to receive two touchdowns in the same night. Emily Williams, and Matt Corby, runners-up of seasons 3 and 5 respectively both hold the record of receiving the most touchdowns without winning, at three apiece. In 2004, Top 8 contestants choice night, he awarded his only ever 'Grand Royal' Touchdown when Anthony Callea sang his stunning rendition of "The Prayer" which is still regarded as one of the most memorable performances of all seven series. Another two of Holden's most memorable "touchdowns" were awarded to Guy Sebastian for his rendition of "Climb Every Mountain" on the Top 3 show in Season 1 and to Jessica Mauboy for her rendition of Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful" on the Top 10 Number 1 Hits show in Season 4. Holden's final touchdown went to 2007 winner Natalie Gauci in the Top 4 on Big Band night during Season 5.
During Season 6, due to Holden's departure from the judging panel, the other judges awarded "touchdowns" themselves. The first "touchdown" was delivered by Kyle Sandilands to Chrislyn Hamilton on top 12 night. She later received another on Motown night by guest judge and first series winner, Guy Sebastian. Thanh Bui received one from Marcia Hines during ABBA night and Mark Spano was also delivered one by Ian "Dicko" Dickson during Top 6 Rolling Stones night. Eventual winner, Wes Carr was awarded two; one by Hines and guest judge Jermaine Jackson on Michael Jackson night and another on Top 3 night by Dickson.
An alternate version of a "touchdown" was done by Dickson if he believes the performance was extraordinary saying "big ticko from Dicko". This was used in one of Natalie Gauci's performances and a few other performances when Holden was around.
In the first seven seasons, a "touchdown" did not carry any official status. However, in Season 8, during the Top 24 performances, each judge was allowed one "touchdown", which put a singer immediately through to the Top 12.
Season synopsis
Season 1
When Network Ten paid $15 million for the first season of Australian Idol they anticipated it to be a critical and financial success like it had been in other countries such as the UK and the USA. When the show aired for the first time in August 2003 it was a ratings bonanza attracting diverse ranges of viewers, from people wanting the crazy auditions to people who wanted to hear great voices. The audition process went through several major cities in Australia including Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Darwin. Australian Idol became the most popular TV show in the country with more ratings than major events such as the AFL Grand Final. The Grand Final at the Sydney Opera House attracted more than 3 million viewers. It was listed as the ninth highest rating TV show in Australia in the past century in 2007. The eventual winner of the competition was Guy Sebastian with Shannon Noll finishing in 2nd place.
Guy Sebastian has released ten top 10 albums, with eight reaching the top 5, including three No. 1's.
"Angels Brought Me Here" reached No. 1 in Malaysia, Singapore, The Philippines, Indonesia and New Zealand.
Shannon Noll has released five top 10 albums.[59] His debut album That's What I'm Talking About gained 5× platinum certification and his second album Lift reached 3× platinum, both debuting at No. 1 on the ARIA charts.[19][60] His third album, Turn It Up, peaked at No. 3 and achieved platinum certification,[61] His fourth album No Turning Back: The Story So Far reached No. 7, with his fifth album A Million Suns peaking at #8. Neither of these albums have gained certification. Between 2004 and 2007 Noll released ten top 10 singles including three #1's, and he is the only Australian male artist to have achieved 10 consecutive top 10 singles.[62][63] Since then he has released seven more singles, with two reaching the top 50, the highest one peaking at #26.[62] "What About Me" was the highest selling single in Australia in 2004 and he received ARIA nominations for highest seller for it and his debut album at the 2004 Aria Awards.[29][64] He also received nominations for best pop release for his second album Lift and a highest selling single nomination for its lead single "Shine" in 2006.[65] "Don't Give Up" a duet with Natalie Bassingthwaighte was nominated for highest selling single at the 2007 ARIA Awards.[66] He has a total of 17 platinum and three gold certifications for albums and singles in Australia.[36] Noll's first single "What About Me" also reached No. 2 in Ireland and No. 10 in New Zealand, with his debut album peaking at No. 31 in NZ.[67][68]
Paulini who came fourth has released two albums as a solo artist, One Determined Heart which reached No. 1 and gained platinum certification, and Superwoman which peaked at #77. She has also released four top 50 singles including the No. 1 "Angel Eyes", a platinum seller which was nominated for highest selling single at the 2004 ARIA Awards. In 2007, Paulini was nominated for "Urban Music Awards" for "Best R&B Album" & "Best Female Artist" for Superwoman. Paulini was also a member of The Young Divas, who released two Top 10 albums and four Top 50 singles.
The other top 5 contestants in season one were
Date | Bottom Three | ||
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22 September | Mathew Chadwick | Peter Ryan
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Kelly Cavuoto |
29 September | Cle Wootton
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Lauren Buckley
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Kelly Cavuoto |
6 October | Kelly Cavuoto
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Rebekah LaVauney
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Levi Kereama |
13 October | Levi Kereama
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Paulini Curuenavuli | Shannon Noll |
Bottom Two | |||
20 October | Rob Mills | Cosima De Vito | |
27 October | Paulini Curuenavuli
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Guy Sebastian | |
3 November | Cosima De Vito | ||
19 November | Shannon Noll | Guy Sebastian |
Season 2
As well as the five larger cities, the judges also visited
.The winner was
The Grand finale of this series remains the highest rated show out of all broadcast over the five seasons.
On a darker note,
After this season, judge
Date | Theme | Bottom Three | ||
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6 September | Australian Made | Angeline Narayan | Emelia Rusciano | Amali Ward |
13 September | Pop | Dan O'Connor | Hayley Jensen | Marty Worrall |
20 September | 1960s | Amali Ward (2) | Hayley Jensen (2) | Marty Worrall (2) |
27 September | Disco | Emelia Rusciano (2) | Marty Worrall (3) | Casey Donovan |
4 October | Contestant's Choice | Daniel Belle | Chanel Cole | Hayley Jensen (3) |
11 October | The Beatles | Ricki-Lee Coulter | Chanel Cole (2) | Marty Worrall (4) |
18 October | 1980s | Marty Worrall (5) | Casey Donovan (2) | Hayley Jensen (4) |
25 October | R&B | Chanel Cole (3) | Courtney Murphy | |
1 November | Big Band | Hayley Jensen (5) | Casey Donovan (3) | |
8 November | 1970s | Courtney Murphy (2) | ||
21 November | Finale | Anthony Callea | Casey Donovan (3) |
Season 3
For the first time in 'Australian Idol' history there were 13 finalists. This came about during the Wildcard Verdict show on 5 September 2005. The judges initially chose James Kannis and Emily Williams to go through to the final. This left one spot which was chosen by the Australian public. Out of the remaining contestants the two that received the highest votes were Daniel Spillane and Roxane Lebrasse. With only 1% between them, Dan was announced as the final member of the Top 12. This meant Roxane had missed out yet again. The judges decided however that Roxane was too good to be left out of the Top 12 so they made it a Top 13. The catch was that two contestants were eliminated in the first round of the finals.
On 21 November 2005, the winner was announced and it was
Although averaging around the 1.5 million viewer mark, ratings were down by up to 40% on average during the third season compared to the first two seasons, which regularly drew more than 2.5 million viewers during the latter half of the competition. This created a serious situation for Ten, which was airing three Australian Idol shows every week at the time, and forced them to give away free commercial airtime to program sponsors expecting higher ratings. Commentators has theorised over the reasons why this has occurred, ranging from the viewing public being tired of the format due to Sandilands replacing the popular Dickson. This caused a major Idol revamp for Season 4 which meant Season 4 being one of the highest rating seasons yet.
Date | Theme | Bottom Three | ||
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12 September | Australian Artists | Tarni Stephens | Chris Luder | Milly Edwards |
19 September | 1960s | Natalie Zahra | Laura Gissara | James Kannis |
26 September | Rock Supergroups | Laura Gissara (2) | James Kannis (2) | Daniel Spillane |
3 October | Contestant's Choice | Roxane LeBrasse | Milly Edwards (2) | Daniel Spillane (2) |
10 October | Big Band | Milly Edwards (3) | Dan England | James Kannis (3) |
17 October | 1980's | James Kannis (4) | Emily Williams | Daniel Spillane (3) |
24 October | Motown | Anne Robertson | Daniel Spillane (4) | Dan England (2) |
31 October | 1970's | Daniel Spillane (5) | Lee Harding | |
7 November | Elvis Presley | Dan England (3) | Lee Harding (2) | |
14 November | Number Ones | Lee Harding (3) | ||
21 November | Finale | Emily Williams (1) | Kate DeAraugo |
Season 4
Changes for the fourth season of Australian Idol included the cancellation of "Inside Idol"; a "streamlined" semi-finals (replaced with a variant of the 12 females, 12 males format popularised by American Idol); and the contestants will be able to bring instruments with them on stage for at least one of the final shows. Also, the fourth season's television promos promised a change in the viewer's role in the show, revealed to be an SMS service called 199-JUDGE which allows viewers to SMS their opinions on the judges' reactions.
Jessica Mauboy went on to join ex-Idol girl group
Date | Theme | Bottom Three | ||
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11 September | Contestant's Choice | Joseph Gatehau | Lavina Williams | Reigan Derry |
18 September | Rock | Reigan Derry (2) | Ricky Muscat | Guy Mutton |
25 September | Number Ones | Klancie Keough | Dean Geyer | Lavina Williams (2) |
2 October | Birth Year | Guy Mutton (2) | Lisa Mitchell | Jessica Mauboy |
9 October | Disco | Lavina Williams (3) | Chris Murphy | Ricky Muscat (2) |
16 October | Acoustic | Bobby Flynn | Lisa Mitchell (2) | Ricky Muscat (3) |
23 October | Rock Swings | Lisa Mitchell (3) | Dean Geyer (2) | Ricky Muscat (4) |
30 October | ARIA Hall of Fame | Ricky Muscat (5) | Dean Geyer (3) | Damien Leith |
6 November | Audience Choice | Chris Murphy (2) | Dean Geyer (4) | |
13 November | Judge's Choice | Dean Geyer (5) | ||
26 November | Finale* | Jessica Mauboy | Damien Leith |
Season 5
Natalie Gauci went on to win the series, beating Matt Corby for the title. Natalie released her debut platinum selling album "The Winner's Journey". After the winner's single "Here I Am" debuted at No. 2 on the ARIA Charts, and the album debuted at No. 11. Natalie released her second album in 2012.
Carl Riseley, who finished third in the contest went on to release a swing-style album titled "The Rise", debuting at No. 5 on the ARIA Charts. Carl Riseley's 2nd cd "the stillest hour" was released 24 April 2009 and peaked at NO#1 on the ARIA jazz chart.
Date | Theme | Bottom Three | ||
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9 September | Contestant's Choice | Holly Weinert | Lana Krost | Brianna Carpenter |
16 September | Rock | Brianna Carpenter (2) | Marty Simpson | Jacob Butler |
23 September | Disco | Lana Krost (2) | Tarisai Vushe | Daniel Mifsud |
30 September | Acoustic | Mark Da Costa | Jacob Butler (2) | Daniel Mifsud (2) |
7 October | Brit Pop | Jacob Butler (3) | Carl Riseley | Daniel Mifsud (3) |
14 October | Birth Year | Ben McKenzie | Matt Corby | Marty Simpson (2) |
21 October | Judge's Choice/Contestant's Choice | Daniel Mifsud (4) | Tarisai Vushe (2) | Marty Simpson (3) |
28 October | Australian Made | Tarisai Vushe (3) | Natalie Gauci | |
4 November | Big Band | Marty Simpson (4) | Carl Riseley (2) | |
11 November | Audience Choice/Contestant's Choice | Carl Riseley (3) | ||
25 November | Finale | Matt Corby (1) | Natalie Gauci (1) |
Season 6
Changes to the Australian Idol format for season 6 include judge
Date | Theme | Bottom Three | ||
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14 September | Idols' Idols | Jonny Taylor | Teale Jakubenko | Sophie Paterson |
21 September | '80s Music | Brooke Addamo | Sophie Paterson (2) | Thanh Bui |
28 September | Aussie Hits | Tom Williams | Teale Jakubenko (2) | Madam Parker |
5 October | ABBA | Madam Parker (2) | Chrislyn Hamilton | Roshani Priddis |
12 October | Rock | Thanh Bui (2) | Teale Jakubenko (3) | Sophie Paterson (3) |
19 October | Motown | Sophie Paterson (4) | Mark Spano | Teale Jakubenko (4) |
26 October | The Rolling Stones | Roshani Priddis (2) | Luke Dickens | Teale Jakubenko (5) |
2 November | Michael Jackson | Chrislyn Hamilton (2) | Mark Spano (2) | |
9 November | American Hits | Teale Jakubenko (6) | Wes Carr | |
16 November | Contestants Choice | Mark Spano (3) | ||
23 November | Finale | Luke Dickens (1) | Wes Carr (1) |
Season 7
On 10 November 2008, it was announced that a seventh season of Australian Idol would be produced and aired in late 2009.[73]
James Mathison announced on 31 March 2009 that he was leaving the show after six seasons. Andrew G continued hosting along with Ricki-Lee Coulter who was once again co-host.
On 1 June 2009, musical director John Foreman announced that he was also leaving the show after six seasons. Foreman's right-hand man, David Pritchard-Blunt, was announced as his replacement.
On 3 August, Kyle Sandilands was let go as a judge on Australian Idol, after an on-air radio stunt went wrong. "Australian Idol is very much a family program and its appeal is very much right across the board, and we'd like to think that all families can enjoy the program in front of the TV," Idol Executive David Mott stated on the daily news.
It was announced on 3 August 2009, via a press statement from
A Network Ten spokesman said of Sandilands' firing:
"Idol has remained a family-focused show, even more so this year with the 6.30 pm Sunday timeslot. His radio persona has taken on a more controversial position ... which is not in the interest of the show."[74]
Of being fired from Australia Idol, Sandilands said in a statement that "I'm disappointed at Channel Ten's decision to remove me from Australian Idol. I have truly loved being a part of the show." Network Ten had held crisis talks with advertisers in the days prior to his firing amid concerns Sandilands would damage their brands. Idol creator Simon Fuller reportedly gave Ten his blessing to fire Sandilands. It was believed Sandilands earned $1 million of his estimated annual $2.8 million income from Idol.[74]
The promotional commercial for the season featured various "Legends". It featured impersonations of Elvis, Madonna, Michael Jackson, the Supremes, Christina Aguilera, and Mariah Carey among others. The Australian Idol hopefuls were featured covering Mariah Carey's "Emotions" as the soundtrack to this commercial.
The 7th season began on 9 August at 6.30 pm. This was the first year that previously rejected contestants could return to audition again. The only ineligible contestants were those who previously made the Top 12/13. Semi-finalists (Top 24/30) had the opportunity to re-audition for the show.
Season 7 was also broadcast in New Zealand, five days after the initial airing in Australia.[75] This marked the return of the show to New Zealand screens after a 4-year absence.
Date | Theme | Bottom Three | ||
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6 September | Contestant's Choice | Ashleigh Toole | Casey Barnes | Tim Johnston |
13 September | Rock | Casey Barnes (2) | Sabrina Batshon
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Kim Cooper |
20 September | Top 10 Hits | Sabrina Batshon (2)
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Kim Cooper (2) | Nathan Brake |
27 September | '80s | Tim Johnston (2) | Scott Newnham | |
4 October | Pink | Scott Newnham (2) | Nathan Brake (2) | |
11 October | Big Band | Kim Cooper (3) | Hayley Warner | Kate Cook |
18 October | Movie/Theatre | Kate Cook (2) | Stan Walker | |
25 October | Contestant's Choice | Toby Moulton* | Nathan Brake (3) | |
1 November | Noughties Week | Nathan Brake (4) | Hayley Warner (2) | |
8 November | Power Anthems | James Johnston | ||
15 November | Contestant's Choice & Winner's Single | |||
22 November | Finale | Hayley Warner (3) | Stan Walker (1)
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* Toby Moulton withdrew hence keeping original eliminee in the competition.
Season 8
In November 2020, the Seven Network announced that the show would be revived in early 2022, 13 years since it last aired. However, the revival was delayed to 2023.
On 28 September 2022, Ricki-Lee Coulter and Scott Tweedie were announced as the new hosts. Harry Connick Jr. alongside Amy Shark, Meghan Trainor and Kyle Sandilands were announced as the judging panel for the revived series. On 24 October 2022, Marcia Hines was announced as a guest judge for the season.
Filming for the auditions took place in October 2022 in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, and the Gold Coast. Filming for the top 50 took place at the Sydney Coliseum Theatre.
Date | Theme | Bottom Four | |||||
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27 February | Global Number One Hits | Jasey Fox | Maya Weiss | Ben Sheehy | Noora H | ||
5 March | Judges' Song Contest | Sash Seabourne | Harry Hayden | Ben Sheehy (2) | Anya Hynninen | ||
12 March | Heroes & Tributes | Noora H (2) | Angelina Curtis | Amali Dimond | Phoebe Stewart | ||
19 March* | Viewers' Choice | Anya Hynninen | Ben Sheehy (3) | Amali Dimond | Royston Sagigi-Baira | Phoebe Stewart | Josh Hannan |
26 March | Grand Finale | Phoebe Stewart | Royston Sagigi-Baira |
- 19 March - all singers were up for elimination that week.
Season 9
In June 2023, Seven confirmed Australian Idol would return for a ninth season in 2024.
Ricki-Lee Coulter and Scott Tweedie were announced as the returning hosts. Harry Connick Jr. and Meghan Trainor will not return as judges. Amy Shark and Kyle Sandilands were confirmed as returning judges from the previous season. It was also confirmed that Marcia Hines will return as a main judge for the series, after being a member of the original seven seasons of the show. On March 24, Guy Sebastian temporarily filled in for Hines, who was sent to hospital after collapsing, but returned for results night.
Filming for the auditions took place in October 2023.
Date | Theme | Bottom Four | |||||
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27 February | Party Anthems | Imogen Spendlove | Ripley Alexander | TJ Zimba | Ivana Illic | ||
5 March | Judges’ Choice | TJ Zimba (2) | Tyler Hammill | Kiani Smith | Ivana Illic (2) | ||
11 March | Public’s Choice | Drea Onamade | Kiani Smith (2) | Dylan Wright | Denvah Baker-Moller | ||
18 March* | Viewers' Choice | Ivana Illic (3) | Issac McCallum | Trent Richardson | Dylan Wright (2) | Amy Reeves | Denvah Baker-Moller (2) |
25 March | Grand Finale: Aussie Classics | Denvah Baker-Moller (3) | Amy Reeves (2) | Dylan Wright (3) |
- 18 March - all singers were up for elimination that week.
Controversies
Weight comments
After a performance, judge Ian "Dicko" Dickson told
Hillsong voting claims
In October 2007, criticism was levelled at the fairness of the program's telephone voting system, where 50% of the remaining contestants were stated by the media to be members of the Hillsong Church. The 50% of remaining contestants dispute was put to rest- when Daniel and Ben both said they did not have any affiliations with the Assemblies of God,[76][77] and raising concerns of vote-stacking by the church congregation.
Revenue generation
In October 2017, reporter Neil Wooldridge stated that although the producers are coy about how much was being made from SMS promotions that "some commentators estimate Telstra and Network Ten, partners in the 'Australian Idol' program, made up to $900,000 profit each episode."
In 2003, it was estimated that viewers cast 20 million votes. At 55 cents for each telephone call or text message, that equated to $11 million.[78] Network Ten paid around $13 million for each season.[citation needed]
See also
- List of Australian music television shows
- Idol series
- List of Australian television series
- Australian Idol discography
- List of Australian Idol semi finalists
- Music of Australia
- Pop Idol
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