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Canadian Idol (season 1)

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Host(s)
  
Ben Mulroney

Song
  
"Something More"

Broadcaster
  
CTV

Broadcast from
  
June 9 – September 16, 2003

Judges
  
Farley Flex Jake Gold Sass Jordan Zack Werner

Origin
  
Kingston, Ontario, Canada

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

Contents

Auditions

Auditions were held in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, Winnipeg, Halifax, and St. John's, in the spring.

Semifinal Group 1 (7 July 2003)

Notes
  • Candida Clauseri, Mikey Bustos and Billy Klippert advanced to the top 11 of the competition. The other 7 contestants were eliminated.
  • Andrew Leader returned for a second chance at the top 11 in the Wildcard Round.

    • Semifinal Group 2 (14 July 2003)

    Notes
  • Tyler Hamilton, Jenny Gear and Richie Wilcox advanced to the top 11 of the competition. The other 7 contestants were eliminated.
  • Marc Devigne returned for a second chance at the top 11 in the Wildcard Round.

    • Semifinal Group 3 (21 July 2003)

    Notes
  • Audrey de Montigny, Gary Beals and Karen Lee Batten advanced to the top 11 of the competition. The other 7 contestants were eliminated.
  • Tyler Done, Toya Alexis, Sharon van den Enden and Ryan Malcolm returned for a second chance at the top 11 in the Wildcard Round.

    • Wildcard (28 July 2003)

    Notes
  • Toya Alexis and Ryan Malcolm received the most votes, and completed the top 11.

    • Finals

    The Final 11 performed through various "theme" weeks. These weeks included the Canadian Hits week, and the Love Songs week. With each week, one contestant would be eliminated, until the winner was found.

    Top 11 (4 August 2003)

    Theme: Canadian Hits

    Top 8 (11 August 2003)

    Theme: Motown

    Top 6 (18 August 2003)

    Theme: Summertime Hits

    Top 5 (25 August 2003)

    Theme: Elton John

    Top 4 (1 September 2003)

    Theme: Love Songs

    Top 3 (8 September 2003)

    Theme: Judge's/Competitor’s Choice

    Major/minor/independent releases

    (This list does not include pre-Idol releases)

  • Canadian Idol: Greatest Moments
  • "Something More" (Ryan Malcolm)
  • Home (Ryan Malcolm)

    • Eight other members of the Season One Top 11 have released their own solo albums, including Gary Beals, Billy Klippert, Audrey De Montigny, Jenny Gear, Toya Alexis, Mikey Bustos, and Karen Lee Batten.

    References

    Canadian Idol (season 1) Wikipedia
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