Canadian Idol Season 1

June. 09,2003

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3.9

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Trailer Synopsis

The first season of Canadian Idol debuted on June 9, 2003. Ryan Malcolm of Kingston, Ontario was the eventual winner.

Episode 26 : Canada's Idol Is...

September. 16,2003

Episode 25 : Homestretch

September. 15,2003

Episode 24 : Fond Farewell

September. 09,2003

Billy was eliminated from the competition tonight, putting Gary and Ryan into the final.

Episode 23 : Idol Worship

September. 08,2003

Tonight the remaining 3 competitors each sang two songs: their own pick - by their personal idol - and one chosen by the judges.

Episode 22 : Three Men and a Lady

September. 02,2003

Audrey received the fewest votes and was eliminated from the competition.

Episode 21 : Love is in the Air

September. 01,2003

After travelling to Los Vegas to receive some advice from the Queen of Love Songs, CÃ©line Dion, the four remaining Idol hopefuls took each sang a few love songs. Billy: ""Hooked on a Feeling"" and ""(I Don't) Wanna Miss a Thing"" Audrey: ""Turn Me On"" and ""Greatest Love of All"" Gary: ""Let's Stay Together"" and ""When A Man Loves a Woman"" Ryan: ""Crazy"" and ""Hooked on a Feeling""

Episode 20 : Bye Bye

August. 26,2003

Ryan and Jenny were in the bottom two tonight. Jenny received the fewest votes, and is headed home...

Episode 19 : Invasion of Elton John

August. 25,2003

Contestants sang the following Elton John hits: Audrey: ""One"" Ryan: ""Believe"" Jenny: ""Rocket Man"" Gary: ""The Way You Look Tonight"" Billy: ""Levon""

Episode 18 : The Journey Ends for....

August. 19,2003

Episode 17 : Summer Time!

August. 18,2003

Tonight's Theme: Summertime Hits Performances: Jenny: ""Summertime"" Gary: ""Unchained Melody"" Audrey: ""Dreamlover"" Billy: ""Have you Ever Seen the Rain?"" Toya: ""You Are the Sunshine of My Life"" Ryan: ""Drift Away""

Episode 16 : Going Home

August. 12,2003

The Canadian Idol journey is over for Mikey and Tyler.

Episode 15 : Mowtown

August. 11,2003

After a guest appearance by The Temptations, our Canadian Idol contestants performed songs from the genre of Mowtown. Performances: Mikey: ""I Heard it Through The Grapevine"" Jenny: ""Boogie Woogie"" Ryan: ""For Once in My Life"" Audrey: ""Mercy, Mercy Me"" Tyler: ""My Girl"" Toya: "" If You Really Love Me"" Billy: ""I Just Called, To Say, I Love You"" Gary: ""Signed, Sealed, Delivered""

Episode 14 : Say Goodbye to Three

August. 05,2003

After 1.6 million votes, Richie, Candida and Karen-Lee were eliminated from the Canadian Idol competition.

Episode 13 : Proud To Be Canadian

August. 04,2003

Tonight's Theme: CANADIAN HITS Billy: ""If You Could Read My Mind"" (originally Gordon Lightfoot) Toya: ""If You Asked Me To"" (originally CÃ©line Dion) Richie: ""Bulletproof"" (originally Blue Rodeo) Karen-Lee: ""Black Velvet"" (originally Alyana Myles) Gary: ""Angel"" (originally Sarah McLachlan) Candida: ""Power of Love"" (originally CÃ©line Dion) Ryan: ""Try"" (originally Blue Rodeo) Jenny: ""Possession"" (originally Sarah McLachlan) Mikey: ""Straight From The Heart"" (originally Bryan Adams) Audrey: ""Angel"" (originally Sarah McLachlan) Tyler: ""After the Rain"" (originally Blue Rodeo) The results from this show will eliminate the three contestants who poll the lowest.

Episode 12 : Squeaking In...

July. 29,2003

Toya Alexis and Ryan Malcolm moved into the Top 11, based on Canada's votes. Tyler Done and Kevin Murdock were the other two contestants in the Top 4.

Episode 11 : Wildcards!

July. 28,2003

The contestants eligible as wildcards: Tyler Done Sherry St. Germain Toya Alexis Sharon Vanden Enden Ryan Malcolm **Kevin Murdock Marc Devigne Andrew Leader ** The only wildcard contestant who was not in the Top 30.

Episode 10 : Who Will Get the Final 3 Spots?

July. 22,2003

The final 3 moving on, from Canada's votes, are: Audrey, Gary, and Karen-Lee.

Episode 9 : Last Group

July. 21,2003

Performances from the third (and final) group of Idol hopefuls: Tyler Done: ""Three Times a Lady"" Yvette Miller: ""The Prayer"" Sherry St. Germain: ""Chain of Fools"" Justin Ament: ""Amazed"" Toya Alexis: ""I Believe in You"" Audrey de Montigny: ""Reflection"" Gary Beals: ""What Would You Do?"" Sharon Vanden Enden: ""I Don't Care How You Get Here"" Ryan Malcolm: ""One"" Karen-Lee Batten: ""Come Away With Me""

Episode 8 : 3 More Movin' On

July. 15,2003

The next 3 that move into the Final 10 are: Jenny, Tyler Hamilton and Richie.

Episode 7 : Round 2

July. 14,2003

Performances from the second group of Idol hopefuls, tonight: Phil de Torres: ""My Cherie Amour"" Faith McMillan: ""I'll Be"" Jermain Maxwell: ""Always & Forever"" Joni Rodney: ""You've Changed"" Marc Devigne: ""Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me"" Nicole Sinclair ""Because You Loved Me"" Richie Wilcox: ""Whenever I See You Smile"" Jenny Gear: ""Tower of Song"" Tyler Hamilton: ""Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me"" BeBe Booth: ""Sittin' on the Dock of The Bay""

Episode 6 : 3 Move On, 7 Go Home

July. 08,2003

The first 3 who move into the Final 10 are: Billy, Mikey and Candida.

Episode 5 : First Up...

July. 07,2003

Performances from the first 10 Idol hopefuls, tonight: Quisha Wint: ""Signed, Sealed, Delivered"" Danny Balkwill: ""All in Love is Fair"" Kelly-Ann Evans: ""Georgia on my Mind"" Miranda Walsh: ""I Wanna Give You Some Love"" Billy Klippert: ""Superstar"" Jessica David: ""Love Will Lead You Back"" Mikey Bustos: ""Sometimes When We Touch"" Tara Martel: ""First to say Goodbye"" Andrew Leader: ""Lately"" Candida Clauseri: ""I Will Always Love You""

Episode 4 : Clay, Ruben and 145 Canadians

June. 30,2003

After a visit from American Idols Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard, the group of 145 Canadian semi-finalists was gradually narrowed down to a final 30. Performing July 7 Danny Balkwill, Vancouver, 24, freelance musician. Mikey Bustos, Toronto, 22, student. Candida Clauseri, Toronto, 20, singer. Jessica David, Toronto, 19, student. Kelly-Ann Evans, St. John's, Nfld., 26, music teacher. Tynisha Goddard, Winnipeg, 22, retail/student. Billy Klippert, Calgary, 24, guitar teacher and salesman. Andrew Leader, Montreal, 26, retail manager. Tara Martel, Winnipeg, 20, student/singer. Quisha Wint, Toronto, 26, vocalist. Performing July 14 Bebe Booth, Calgary, 25, make-up artist. Phil de Torres, Port Coquitlam, B.C., 20, student. Marc Devigne, Winnipeg, 19, student. Jenny Gear, Carbonear, Nfld., 21, actor/singer. Tyler Hamilton, Edmonton, 26, renovations. Faith McMillan, Hamilton, 23, sales. Jermain Maxwell, Toronto, 25, child and youth worker. Joni Ro

Episode 3 : Makin' the Rounds in Ontario

June. 23,2003

The final set of auditions see performers in Ottawa and Toronto. #7 Ottawa - 13 going to Toronto. #8 Toronto - 44 going to Toronto.

Episode 2 : Movin' out East

June. 16,2003

The show moves East, for the next three stops of the Canadian Idol tour, and thousands of people audition in MontrÃ©al, Halifax and St. John. #4 MontrÃ©al - 11 going to Toronto. #5 Halifax - 13 going to Toronto. #6 St. John's - 15 going to Toronto.

Episode 1 : So it begins... in the West!

June. 09,2003

After an introduction to the series and the four judges, we saw the good (and bad) auditions from three of the eight Canadian cities. The audition stops for this episode & the number of people who moved onto Toronto are: #1 Vancouver - 13 going to Toronto. #2 Calgary - 17 going to Toronto. #3 Winnipeg - 19 going to Toronto. A total of 49 people got gold tickets to the next round.

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Season 5

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Season 5 2007

Season 4

The fourth season of Canadian Idol began in February 2006 ran until September 2006. Zack Werner, Jake Gold, Sass Jordan, and Farley Flex returned to judge, and Ben Mulroney returned to host, with Elena Juatco as the new roving reporter. The season premiered on May 29, five days after the finale of American Idol Season 5. The Canadian Idol title was awarded to competitor Eva Avila on September 17, 2006. On Saturday, September 16, 2006, a day prior to the public announcement of the Idol results, Sony BMG Music Entertainment began offering Avila's version of the first single, Meant to Fly, for sale on the website. Although the page was subsequently blanked, the artwork for the single could be located within the image files of the webpage. This occurrence led to the creation of many rumours regarding the winner of the competition.

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Season 4 2006

Season 3

Melissa O'Neil won the title of the first female Canadian Idol and the youngest Idol ever in North America in 2005, beating runner-up Rex Goudie.

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Season 3 2005

Season 2

The second season of Canadian Idol debuted on June 1, 2004, and became the most watched show in Canada, drawing in over 3 million viewers each week. Auditions were held in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Halifax, Regina, and St. John's. The season provided an Idol first when the final six contestants played their own instruments during a group performance of the Gordon Lightfoot classic "Canadian Railroad Trilogy". This was the first time that contestants on any Idol series had performed with instruments; the effort is still widely regarded as one of the finest group numbers ever to appear on the show. Kalan Porter of Medicine Hat, Alberta won the series, and Theresa Sokyrka of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan was the runner-up. In November 2004, merely two months after the competition, Porter released his debut album entitled 219 Days – the number days spanning from his first audition to the release of his CD. Other Season Two finalists who released albums include Sokyrka, Jacob Hoggard, Jason Greeley, Shane Wiebe, and Joshua Seller.

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Season 2 2004

Season 1

The first season of Canadian Idol debuted on June 9, 2003. Ryan Malcolm of Kingston, Ontario was the eventual winner.

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Season 1 2003