Australian Idol season 10

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Australian Idol
Season 10
Hosted by Ricki-Lee Coulter
Scott Tweedie
Judges Kyle Sandilands
Amy Shark
Marcia Hines
Release
Original network Seven Network
Original release2 February 2025 (2025-02-02) 
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Season chronology
 Previous
Season 9

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.

Production

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

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]

Auditions 1 (2 February)

Singers that received a golden ticket
SingerAgeHometownSong
Iliysh Retallick17 Culcairn, New South Wales "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette
Emma Jones23 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory "To Love Somebody" by Bee Gees
John Van Beek18 Perth, Western Australia "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith
William Le Brun20 Melbourne, Victoria "Feeling Good" by Michael Bublé/ Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
Geistare Bubenaite23 Para Hills West, South Australia, South Australia "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus

Auditions 2 (3 February)

Singers that received a golden ticket
SingerAgeHometownSong
Marshall Hamburger19 Doonan, Queensland "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by The Police
Izellah Connelly18 Southport, Queensland "Jealous" by Labrinth
Jaymon Bob22 Rockhampton, Queensland "If Tomorrow Never Comes" by Garth Brooks
Majeda Beatty26 Castle Hill, New South Wales, New South Wales "Juice" by Lizzo

Auditions 3 (4 February)

Singers that received a golden ticket
SingerAgeHometownSong
Aaliyah Duchesne27 Prospect, New South Wales "Angel of Mine" by Monica
Jake Whittaker29 Stockleigh, Queensland "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
Clint Posselt29 Mareeba, Queensland "Black and Gold" by Sam Sparro
Dinley Jones26 Sydney, New South Wales "Classic" by MKTO

Auditions 4 (9 February)

Singers that received a golden ticket
SingerAgeHometownSong

Ratings

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.

EpisodeOriginal airdateTimeslotNational reach viewers
(millions)
National total viewers (millions)Night rankSource
1"Auditions"2 February 2025Sunday 7:00 pm2.2561.0302 [6]
23 February 2025Monday 7:30 pm1.7890.8186 [7]
34 February 2025Tuesday 7:30 pm

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