Canadian Idol | |
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Season 1 | |
Hosted by | Ben Mulroney |
Judges | Farley Flex Jake Gold Sass Jordan Zack Werner |
Winner | Ryan Malcolm |
Runner-up | Gary Beals |
Release | |
Original network | CTV |
Original release | June 9 – September 16, 2003 |
Season chronology |
The first season of Canadian Idol debuted on June 9, 2003. Ryan Malcolm of Kingston, Ontario was the eventual winner. On July 15, 2003, CTV and INSINC announced that broadband video of the program would be available over the Internet. [1]
Auditions were held in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, Winnipeg, Halifax, and St. John's in the spring.
Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
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1 | Quisha Wint | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (Stevie Wonder) | Eliminated |
2 | Danny Balkwill | "All in Love is Fair" (Stevie Wonder) | Eliminated |
3 | Kelly-Ann Evans | "Georgia On My Mind" (Ray Charles) | Eliminated |
4 | Miranda Walsh | "Turn Your Lights Down Low" (Lauryn Hill) | Eliminated |
5 | Billy Klippert | "Superstar" (The Carpenters) | Advanced |
6 | Jessica David | "Love Will Lead You Back" (Taylor Dayne) | Eliminated |
7 | Mikey Bustos | "Sometimes When We Touch" (Dan Hill) | Advanced |
8 | Tara Martel | "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" (Gladys Knight & the Pips) | Eliminated |
9 | Andrew Leader | "Lately" (Stevie Wonder) | Eliminated |
10 | Candida Clauseri | "I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston) | Advanced |
Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
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1 | Phil de Torres | "My Cherie Amour" (Stevie Wonder) | Eliminated |
2 | Faith McMillan | "There You'll Be" (Faith Hill) | Eliminated |
3 | Jermain Maxwell | "Always and Forever" (Heatwave) | Eliminated |
4 | Joni Rodney | "You've Changed" (Billie Holiday) | Eliminated |
5 | Marc Devigne | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John) | Eliminated |
6 | Nicole Sinclair | "Because You Loved Me" (Celine Dion) | Eliminated |
7 | Richie Wilcox | "Your Smiling Face" (James Taylor) | Advanced |
8 | Jenny Gear | "Tower of Song" (Leonard Cohen) | Advanced |
9 | Tyler Hamilton | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John) | Advanced |
10 | Bebe Booth | "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (Otis Redding) | Eliminated |
Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
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1 | Tyler Done | "Three Times a Lady" (Commodores) | Eliminated |
2 | Yvette Miller | "The Prayer" (Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli) | Eliminated |
3 | Sherry St. Germain | "Chain of Fools" (Aretha Franklin) | Eliminated |
4 | Justin Ament | "Amazed" (Lonestar) | Eliminated |
5 | Toya Alexis | "I Believe in You and Me" (Whitney Houston) | Eliminated |
6 | Audrey de Montigny | "Reflection" (Christina Aguilera) | Advanced |
7 | Gary Beals | "At This Moment" (Billy Vera) | Advanced |
8 | Sharon Van den Enden | "Get Here" (Oleta Adams) | Eliminated |
9 | Ryan Malcolm | "One" (U2) | Eliminated |
10 | Karen Lee Batten | "Come Away with Me" (Norah Jones) | Advanced |
Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
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1 | Toya Alexis | "Try It On My Own" (Whitney Houston) | Advanced |
2 | Ryan Malcolm | "Just the Way You Are" (Billy Joel) | Advanced |
3 | Tyler Done | "Isn't She Lovely" (Stevie Wonder) | Eliminated |
4 | Kevin Murdock | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (Elton John) | Eliminated |
5 | Andrew Leader | "Me and Mrs. Jones" (Billy Paul) | Eliminated |
6 | Marc Devigne | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Phil Collins) | Eliminated |
7 | Sharon van den Enden | "A Woman's Worth" (Alicia Keys) | Eliminated |
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.
Theme: Canadian Hits
Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
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1 | Billy Klippert | "If You Could Read My Mind" (Gordon Lightfoot) | Safe |
2 | Toya Alexis | "If You Asked Me To" (Celine Dion) | Bottom four |
3 | Richie Wilcox | "Bulletproof" (Blue Rodeo) | Eliminated |
4 | Karen Lee Batten | "Black Velvet" (Alannah Myles) | Eliminated |
5 | Gary Beals | "Angel" (Sarah McLachlan) | Safe |
6 | Candida Clauseri | "The Power of Love" (Celine Dion) | Eliminated |
7 | Ryan Malcolm | "Try" (Blue Rodeo) | Safe |
8 | Jenny Gear | "Possession" (Sarah McLachlan) | Safe |
9 | Mikey Bustos | "Straight from the Heart" (Bryan Adams) | Safe |
10 | Audrey de Montigny | "Angel" (Sarah McLachlan) | Safe |
11 | Tyler Hamilton | "After the Rain" (Blue Rodeo) | Safe |
Theme: Motown
Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
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1 | Mikey Bustos | "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Marvin Gaye) | Eliminated |
2 | Jenny Gear | "Sir Duke" (Stevie Wonder) | Safe |
3 | Ryan Malcolm | "For Once in My Life" (Stevie Wonder) | Safe |
4 | Audrey de Montigny | "Mercy Mercy Me" (Marvin Gaye) | Safe |
5 | Tyler Hamilton | "My Girl" (The Temptations) | Eliminated |
6 | Toya Alexis | "If You Really Love Me" (Stevie Wonder) | Safe |
7 | Billy Klippert | "I Just Called to Say I Love You" (Stevie Wonder) | Bottom three |
8 | Gary Beals | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (Stevie Wonder) | Safe |
Theme: Summertime Hits
Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
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1 | Jenny Gear | "Summertime" (Abbie Mitchell) | Safe |
2 | Gary Beals | "Unchained Melody" (The Righteous Brothers) | Bottom three |
3 | Audrey de Montigny | "Dreamlover" (Mariah Carey) | Bottom two |
4 | Billy Klippert | "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" (Creedence Clearwater Revival) | Safe |
5 | Toya Alexis | "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (Stevie Wonder) | Eliminated |
6 | Ryan Malcolm | "Drift Away" (Dobie Gray) | Safe |
Theme: Elton John
Order | Artist | Song | Result |
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1 | Audrey de Montigny | "The One" | Safe |
2 | Ryan Malcolm | "Believe" | Bottom two |
3 | Jenny Gear | "Rocket Man" | Eliminated |
4 | Gary Beals | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" | Safe |
5 | Billy Klippert | "Levon" | Safe |
Theme: Love Songs
Order | Artist | First song (original artists) | Order | Second song | Result |
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1 | Billy Klippert | "Hooked on a Feeling" (B. J. Thomas) | 6 | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith) | Safe |
2 | Audrey de Montigny | "Turn Me On" (Norah Jones) | 5 | "The Greatest Love of All" (Whitney Houston) | Eliminated |
3 | Gary Beals | "Let's Stay Together" (Al Green) | 8 | "When a Man Loves a Woman" (Percy Sledge) | Bottom two |
4 | Ryan Malcolm | "Crazy" (Willie Nelson) | 7 | "Hooked on a Feeling" (B. J. Thomas) | Safe |
Theme: Judge's/Competitor's Choice
Order | Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
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1 | Ryan Malcolm | "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (The Hollies) | "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" (Billy Joel) | Safe |
2 | Gary Beals | "Wildflower" (Skylark) | "Overjoyed" (Stevie Wonder) | Safe |
3 | Billy Klippert | "Everytime You Go Away" (Paul Young) | "Plush" (Stone Temple Pilots) | Eliminated |
Order | Artist | First song | Second song | Third song | Result |
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1 | Ryan Malcolm | "Something More" | "Down on the Corner" | "Stand by Me" | Winner |
2 | Gary Beals | "To Love Somebody" | "Something More" | "A Whole New World" | Runner-up |
Week: | Top 11 | Top 8 | Top 6 | Top 5 | Top 4 | Top 3 | Top 2 | |||
Place | Contestant | Result | ||||||||
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1 | Ryan Malcolm | Bottom 2 | Winner | |||||||
2 | Gary Beals | Bottom 3 | Bottom 2 | Runner-up | ||||||
3 | Billy Klippert | Bottom 3 | Elim | |||||||
4 | Audrey de Montigny | Bottom 2 | Elim | |||||||
5 | Jenny Gear | Elim | ||||||||
6 | Toya Alexis | Bottom 4 | Elim | |||||||
7 | Mikey Bustos | Elim | ||||||||
8 | Tyler Hamilton | |||||||||
9 | Karen Lee Batten | Elim | ||||||||
10 | Candida Clauseri | |||||||||
11 | Richie Wilcox |
(This list does not include pre-Idol releases)
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