| Australian Idol | |
|---|---|
| Season 10 | |
| Hosted by | Ricki-Lee Coulter Scott Tweedie |
| Judges | Kyle Sandilands Amy Shark Marcia Hines |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network |
| Original release | 2 February 2025 |
| Season chronology | |
The tenth season of Australian Idol premiered on 2 February 2025. [1] This is the third season airing on Seven Network, after they bought the rights to the series from Network 10.
In June 2024, it was officially revealed that the show had been renewed by Seven Network for a tenth season, set to premiere in 2025. [2] It was revealed that Ricki-Lee and Scott Tweedie would both return as hosts, and Kyle Sandilands, Marcia Hines and Amy Shark would all be returning as judges. [3] Seven later confirmed the 2025 cast at their upfronts on 13 November 2024. [4]
Auditions were held in various cities around Australia. In a few cases, a single judge visited a remote location to audition contestants by themselves. Like last season, contestants were not guaranteed a "golden ticket" if they got two or three "yes" votes from the judges. Instead, they were sent to a holding area until the end of the day, when the judges would further narrow down the contestants they saw, potentially have some contestants sing again, and decide who made the Top 30. [5]
| Singer | Age | Hometown | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iliysh Retallick | 17 | Culcairn, New South Wales | "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette |
| Emma Jones | 23 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | "To Love Somebody" by Bee Gees |
| John Van Beek | 18 | Perth, Western Australia | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith |
| William Le Brun | 20 | Melbourne, Victoria | "Feeling Good" by Michael Bublé/ "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd |
| Geistare Bubenaite | 23 | Para Hills West, South Australia | "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus |
| Singer | Age | Hometown | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Hamburger | 19 | Doonan, Queensland | "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by The Police |
| Izellah Connelly | 18 | Southport, Queensland | "Jealous" by Labrinth |
| Jaymon Bob | 22 | Rockhampton, Queensland | "If Tomorrow Never Comes" by Garth Brooks |
| Majeda Beatty | 26 | Castle Hill, New South Wales | "Juice" by Lizzo |
| Singer | Age | Hometown | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaliyah Duchesne | 27 | Prospect, New South Wales | "Angel of Mine" by Monica |
| Jake Whittaker | 29 | Stockleigh, Queensland | "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen |
| Clint Posselt | 29 | Mareeba, Queensland | "Black and Gold" by Sam Sparro |
| Dinley Jones | 26 | Sydney, New South Wales | "Classic" by MKTO |
| Singer | Age | Hometown | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keely Ellen | 17 | Bundaberg, Queensland | "Always on My Mind" by Willie Nelson |
| Kiedis Solberg | 16 | Busselton, Western Australia | "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon |
| Shiloh Kayondo | 20 | Annerley, Queensland | "Beneath Your Beautiful" by Labrinth ft Emeli Sandé |
| Gisella Colletti | 16 | Perth, Western Australia | "I Am Changing" by Jennifer Holliday |
| Paxton Smith | 20 | Brisbane, Queensland | "We Don't Need Another Hero" by Tina Turner |
| Singer | Age | Hometown | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jinja Blue | 21 | Buddina, Queensland | "Call Me" by Blondie |
| Mzuki | 28 | Melbourne, Victoria | "Get Ur Freak On" by Missy Elliott |
| Jaylena Heuskes | 24 | Adelaide, South Australia | "Senorita" by Justin Timberlake |
| Henry West | 23 | Byron Bay, New South Wales | "Adore" by Amy Shark |
| Singer | Age | Hometown | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbie Ferris | 25 | Mallala, South Australia | "That Don't Impress Me Much" by Shania Twain |
| Chris Ah Gee | 31 | Buddina, Queensland | "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal |
| Jazz Ella | 27 | Buddina, Queensland | "Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry |
| Griffin Morris | 24 | Hawthorne, Queensland | "Blame It On Me" by George Ezra |
| Singer | Age | Hometown | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Waddell | 25 | Doubleview, Western Australia | "Never Can Say Goodbye" by The Jackson 5 |
| Hazel Symonds | 16 | Mildura, Victoria | "The One That Got Away" by Katy Perry |
| Liam Barton | 25 | Kingaroy, Queensland | "Wanted Dead or Alive" by Bon Jovi |
| Noah Lagesse | 28 | Spearwood, Western Australia | "Dumb Things" by Paul Kelly |
| Bony Onynango* | 25 | Brisbane, Queensland | "Girls" by The Kid Laroi |
| Round 1 - Chorus Line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Song | Singer | Result |
| Group 1 | "Youngblood" | Iliysh Retallick | Advanced |
| Chris Ah Gee | Advanced | ||
| Dinley Jones | Advanced | ||
| Liam Barton | Eliminated | ||
| William Le Brun | Advanced | ||
| Group 2 | "True Colors" | Marshall Hamburger | Advanced |
| Kiedis Solberg | On Notice | ||
| Jaymon Bob | Advanced | ||
| Henry West | Advanced | ||
| Emma Jones | Advanced | ||
| Group 3 | "God Is a Woman" | Jazz Ella | Advanced |
| Jinja Blue | On Notice | ||
| Aaliyah Duchesne | Advanced | ||
| Mzuki | Advanced | ||
| Clint Posselt | Advanced | ||
| Bony Onynango | Advanced | ||
| Group 4 | "Don't Start Now" | Paxton Smith | Advanced |
| Jaylena Heuskes | Advanced | ||
| Geistare Bubenaite | Advanced | ||
| Hannah Waddell | Advanced | ||
| Majeda Beatty | On Notice | ||
| Group 5 | "Dancing on My Own" | Shiloh Kayondo | Eliminated |
| Izellah Connelly | Advanced | ||
| John Van Beek | Advanced | ||
| Hazel Symonds | Advanced | ||
| Gisella Colletti | Advanced | ||
| Group 6 | "Go Your Own Way" | Jake Whittaker | Advanced |
| Keely Ellen | Advanced | ||
| Noah Lagesse | Advanced | ||
| Abbie Ferris | Advanced | ||
| Griffin Morris | Eliminated | ||
| Round 2 - Group Challenge | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Song | Singer | Result |
| Group 1 | "Born This Way" | Marshall Hamburger | Advanced |
| Iliysh Retallick | Advanced | ||
| Izellah Connelly | Advanced | ||
| Group 2 | "Dilemma" | Geistare Bubenaite | Eliminated |
| Mzuki | Advanced | ||
| Jaylena Heuskes | Advanced | ||
| Group 3 | "You're Still the One" | Emma Jones | Advanced |
| Jaymon Bob | Advanced | ||
| Jake Whittaker | Advanced | ||
| Group 4 | "I Want It That Way" | Aaliyah Duchesne | Advanced |
| Clint Posselt | Advanced | ||
| Dinley Jones | On Notice | ||
| Abbie Ferris | On Notice | ||
| Group 5 | "Firework" | Kiedis Solberg | On Notice |
| Gisella Colletti | Advanced | ||
| Hazel Symonds | Advanced | ||
| Group 6 | "Bad Habits" | William Le Brun | On Notice |
| Jazz Ella | Eliminated | ||
| Bony Onynango | Advanced | ||
| Group 7 | "Someone You Loved" | Majeda Beatty | On Notice |
| Henry West | Eliminated | ||
| Chris Ah Gee | On Notice | ||
| Group 8 | "What a Man" | Keely Ellen | Advanced |
| Paxton Smith | Advanced | ||
| Noah Lagesse | Advanced | ||
| Group 9 | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | John Van Beek | On Notice |
| Jinja Blue | On Notice | ||
| Hannah Waddell | Advanced | ||
25 contestants reached this round. Each contestant sang a song solo in front of a live audience. The judges then decided who would progress to the final 21.
| Singer | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Hamburger | 1 | "Hip to Be Square" | Advanced |
| Aaliyah Duchesne | 2 | "Call Out My Name" | Advanced |
| Hannah Waddell | 3 | "Lady Marmalade" | Advanced |
| Jake Whittaker | 4 | "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" | On Notice |
| Bony Onynango | 5 | "What Do You Mean?" | Advanced |
| Noah Lagesse | 6 | "Fortunate Son" | Eliminated |
| Mzuki | 7 | "Drop It Like It's Hot" | Advanced |
| Chris Ah Gee | 8 | "Cake by the Ocean" | Advanced |
| Emma Jones | 9 | "Lose Control" | Advanced |
| Jaymon Bob | 10 | "Eternal Flame" | Advanced |
| Abbie Ferris | 11 | "Austin" | Eliminated |
| Majeda Beatty | 12 | "Price Tag" | On Notice |
| Gisella Colletti | 13 | "Without You" | Advanced |
| William Le Brun | 14 | "Levitating" | Advanced |
| Hazel Symonds | 15 | "Wrecking Ball" | Advanced |
| Iliysh Retallick | 16 | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" | On Notice |
| Dinley Jones | 17 | "Treasure" | Advanced |
| Keely Ellen | 18 | "Songbird" | Advanced |
| Izellah Connelly | 19 | "Issues" | Advanced |
| Paxton Smith | 20 | "Bring Me to Life" | Eliminated |
| Jinja Blue | 21 | "Ocean Eyes" | Advanced |
| Jaylena Heuskes | 22 | "Vogue" | Advanced |
| Kiedis Solberg | 23 | "This Town" | Eliminated |
| Clint Posselt | 24 | "Where Is the Love?" | On Notice |
| John Van Beek | 25 | "Bleeding Love" | Advanced |
Over three nights, seven contestants will perform in front of a live audience, by the end of each round four singers will make it through to the top 12. The judges will also each be given one ‘FastPass’ which, whilst not exactly a Touchdown, works like a Golden Buzzer, automatically sending someone into the Top 12. [6]
| Singer | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Hamburger | 1 | "Bennie and the Jets" | Advanced |
| Aaliyah Duchesne | 2 | "All My Life" | Advanced |
| Jaymon Bob | 3 | "Two Strong Hearts" | Advanced |
| Jake Whittaker | 4 | "Run to Paradise" | Advanced ("FastPass" given by Kyle) |
| Jaylena Heuskes | 5 | "Espresso" | Eliminated |
| Hazel Symonds | 6 | "Chandelier" | Eliminated |
| Clint Posselt | 7 | "Lovin on Me" | Eliminated |
| Singer | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iilysh Retallick | 1 | "Just a Girl" | Advanced |
| Emma Jones | 2 | "I'll Stand By You" | Advanced |
| Bony Onynango | 3 | "Closer" | Advanced |
| John Van Beek | 4 | "Impossible" | Advanced ("FastPass" given by Amy) |
| Dinley Jones | 5 | "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" | Eliminated |
| Izellah Connelly | 6 | "Dusk Till Dawn" | Eliminated |
| Majeda Beatty | 7 | "Super Bass" | Eliminated |
| Singer | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Waddell | 1 | "UFO" | Advanced |
| Gisella Colletti | 2 | "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You" | Advanced |
| William Le Brun | 3 | "Something Just Like This" | Advanced ("FastPass" given by Marcia) |
| Keely Ellen | 4 | "The First Cut Is The Deepest" | Eliminated |
| Mzuki | 5 | "U Can't Touch This" | Advanced |
| Chris Ah Gee | 6 | "Like It Like That" | Eliminated |
| Jinja Blue | 7 | "Breathless" | Eliminated |
Marshall Hamburger, is from Doonan, Queensland. He is currently a finalist on Australian Idol
Aaliyah Duchesne, is from Prospect, New South Wales. She is currently a finalist on Australian Idol.
Jaymon Bob, is from Rockhampton, Queensland. He is currently a finalist on Australian Idol.
Jake Whittaker, is from Stockleigh, Queensland. He's a finalist on Australian Idol.
Iilysh Retallick, is from Culcairn, New South Wales. She's currently a finalist on Australian Idol.
Emma Jones, is from Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. She is currently a finalist on Australian Idol.
Bony Onynango, is from Brisbane, Queensland. He's currently a finalist on Australian Idol.
John Van Beek, is from Perth, Western Australia. He is currently a finalist on Australian Idol.
Hannah Waddell, is from Doubleview, Western Australia. She is currently a finalist on Australian Idol.
Gisella Colletti, is from Perth, Western Australia. She is currently a finalist on Australian Idol.
Mzuki, is from Melbourne, Victoria. She is currently a finalist on Australian Idol.
William Le Brun, is from Melbourne, Victoria. He is a finalist on Australian Idol.
| Week | Performer(s) | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Top 12 | Top 12 with Marcia Hines | "I've Got the Music in Me" |
During each round of the live performances, each contestant sings a song with a given theme. After all contestants have sung, the judges choose one contestant to directly advance to the next stage; then, the public is given approximately 24 hours to vote for their favourite singers. During the results night, after voting has closed, the four contestants with the fewest votes sing again—in pairs. The singer with the lowest number of votes, per each pair, is eliminated from the competition.
| Singer | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Acts Night 1 | |||
| Jake Whittaker | 1 | "Stayin' Alive" | |
| Iilysh Retallick | 2 | "Edge of Seventeen" | Judges' Vote |
| Bony Onynango | 3 | "All Star" | |
| Emma Jones | 4 | "Iris" | |
| Mzuki | 5 | "Gangsta's Paradise" | |
| Gisella Colletti | 6 | "Defying Gravity" | |
| Live Acts Night 2 | |||
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| Songs on results night | |||
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On 28 January 2024, OzTAM’s rating data recording system changed. Viewership data will now focus on National reach and National total ratings instead of the 5 metro centres and overnight shares.
| Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot | National reach viewers (millions) | National total viewers (millions) | Night rank | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Auditions" | 2 February 2025 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 2.256 | 1.030 | 2 | [7] | |
| 2 | 3 February 2025 | Monday 7:30 pm | 1.789 | 0.818 | 6 | [8] | ||
| 3 | 4 February 2025 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1.738 | 0.764 | 6 | [9] | ||
| 4 | 9 February 2025 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 2.287 | 0.971 | 2 | [10] | ||
| 5 | 10 February 2025 | Monday 7:30 pm | 1.708 | 0.847 | 6 | [11] | ||
| 6 | 11 February 2025 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1.533 | 0.759 | 6 | [12] | ||
| 7 | 16 February 2025 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 2.105 | 0.930 | 3 | [13] | ||
| 8 | "Top 31" | 17 February 2025 | Monday 7:30 pm | 1.565 | 0.823 | 6 | [14] | |
| 9 | 18 February 2025 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1.688 | 0.873 | 5 | [15] | ||
| 10 | 23 February 2025 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1.936 | 0.986 | 5 | [16] | ||
| 11 | 24 February 2025 | Monday 7:30 pm | 1.705 | 0.920 | 6 | [17] | ||
| 12 | "Top 21" | 2 March 2025 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 2.035 | 1.006 | 5 | [18] | |
| 13 | 3 March 2025 | Monday 7:30 pm | 1.715 | 0.886 | 5 | [19] | ||
| 14 | 4 March 2025 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | ||||||
| 15 | "Top 12" | 9 March 2025 | Sunday 7:00 pm | |||||
| 16 | 10 March 2025 | Monday 7:30 pm | ||||||
| 17 | 11 March 2025 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | ||||||