Canadian Idol season 1

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Canadian Idol
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 releaseJune 9 (2003-06-09) 
September 16, 2003 (2003-09-16)
Season chronology
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Season 2

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]

Contents

Auditions

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

Semi-finals

Semifinal Group 1 (July 7, 2003)

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Quisha Wint"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (Stevie Wonder)Eliminated
2Danny Balkwill"All in Love is Fair" (Stevie Wonder)Eliminated
3Kelly-Ann Evans"Georgia On My Mind" (Ray Charles)Eliminated
4Miranda Walsh"Turn Your Lights Down Low" (Lauryn Hill)Eliminated
5 Billy Klippert "Superstar" (The Carpenters)Advanced
6Jessica David"Love Will Lead You Back" (Taylor Dayne)Eliminated
7 Mikey Bustos "Sometimes When We Touch" (Dan Hill)Advanced
8Tara Martel"Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" (Gladys Knight & the Pips)Eliminated
9Andrew Leader"Lately" (Stevie Wonder)Eliminated
10Candida Clauseri"I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston)Advanced
Notes

Semifinal Group 2 (July 14, 2003)

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Phil de Torres"My Cherie Amour" (Stevie Wonder)Eliminated
2Faith McMillan"There You'll Be" (Faith Hill)Eliminated
3Jermain Maxwell "Always and Forever" (Heatwave)Eliminated
4Joni Rodney"You've Changed" (Billie Holiday)Eliminated
5Marc Devigne"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John)Eliminated
6Nicole Sinclair"Because You Loved Me" (Celine Dion)Eliminated
7Richie Wilcox"Your Smiling Face" (James Taylor)Advanced
8Jenny Gear"Tower of Song" (Leonard Cohen)Advanced
9 Tyler Hamilton "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John)Advanced
10Bebe Booth"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (Otis Redding)Eliminated
Notes

Semifinal Group 3 (July 21, 2003)

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Tyler Done"Three Times a Lady" (Commodores)Eliminated
2Yvette Miller"The Prayer" (Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli)Eliminated
3Sherry St. Germain"Chain of Fools" (Aretha Franklin)Eliminated
4Justin Ament"Amazed" (Lonestar)Eliminated
5Toya Alexis"I Believe in You and Me" (Whitney Houston)Eliminated
6Audrey de Montigny"Reflection" (Christina Aguilera)Advanced
7Gary Beals"At This Moment" (Billy Vera)Advanced
8Sharon Van den Enden"Get Here" (Oleta Adams)Eliminated
9Ryan Malcolm"One" (U2)Eliminated
10Karen Lee Batten"Come Away with Me" (Norah Jones)Advanced
Notes

Wildcard (July 28, 2003)

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Toya Alexis"Try It On My Own" (Whitney Houston)Advanced
2Ryan Malcolm"Just the Way You Are" (Billy Joel)Advanced
3Tyler Done"Isn't She Lovely" (Stevie Wonder)Eliminated
4Kevin Murdock"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (Elton John)Eliminated
5Andrew Leader"Me and Mrs. Jones" (Billy Paul)Eliminated
6Marc Devigne"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Phil Collins)Eliminated
7Sharon van den Enden"A Woman's Worth" (Alicia Keys)Eliminated
Notes

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 August 4, 2003)

Theme: Canadian Hits

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Billy Klippert"If You Could Read My Mind" (Gordon Lightfoot)Safe
2Toya Alexis"If You Asked Me To" (Celine Dion)Bottom four
3Richie Wilcox"Bulletproof" (Blue Rodeo)Eliminated
4Karen Lee Batten"Black Velvet" (Alannah Myles)Eliminated
5Gary Beals"Angel" (Sarah McLachlan)Safe
6Candida Clauseri"The Power of Love" (Celine Dion)Eliminated
7Ryan Malcolm"Try" (Blue Rodeo)Safe
8Jenny Gear"Possession" (Sarah McLachlan)Safe
9Mikey Bustos"Straight from the Heart" (Bryan Adams)Safe
10Audrey de Montigny"Angel" (Sarah McLachlan)Safe
11 Tyler Hamilton "After the Rain" (Blue Rodeo)Safe

Top 8 (August 11, 2003)

Theme: Motown

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Mikey Bustos"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Marvin Gaye)Eliminated
2Jenny Gear"Sir Duke" (Stevie Wonder)Safe
3Ryan Malcolm"For Once in My Life" (Stevie Wonder)Safe
4Audrey de Montigny"Mercy Mercy Me" (Marvin Gaye)Safe
5 Tyler Hamilton "My Girl" (The Temptations)Eliminated
6Toya Alexis"If You Really Love Me" (Stevie Wonder)Safe
7Billy Klippert"I Just Called to Say I Love You" (Stevie Wonder)Bottom three
8Gary Beals"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (Stevie Wonder)Safe

Top 6 (August 18, 2003)

Theme: Summertime Hits

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Jenny Gear"Summertime" (Abbie Mitchell)Safe
2Gary Beals"Unchained Melody" (The Righteous Brothers)Bottom three
3Audrey de Montigny"Dreamlover" (Mariah Carey)Bottom two
4Billy Klippert"Have You Ever Seen the Rain" (Creedence Clearwater Revival)Safe
5Toya Alexis"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (Stevie Wonder)Eliminated
6Ryan Malcolm"Drift Away" (Dobie Gray)Safe

Top 5 (August 25, 2003)

Theme: Elton John

OrderArtistSongResult
1Audrey de Montigny"The One"Safe
2Ryan Malcolm"Believe"Bottom two
3Jenny Gear"Rocket Man"Eliminated
4Gary Beals"Something About the Way You Look Tonight"Safe
5Billy Klippert"Levon"Safe

Top 4 (September 1, 2003)

Theme: Love Songs

OrderArtistFirst song (original artists)OrderSecond songResult
1Billy Klippert"Hooked on a Feeling" (B. J. Thomas)6"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith)Safe
2Audrey de Montigny"Turn Me On" (Norah Jones)5"The Greatest Love of All" (Whitney Houston)Eliminated
3Gary Beals"Let's Stay Together" (Al Green)8"When a Man Loves a Woman" (Percy Sledge)Bottom two
4Ryan Malcolm"Crazy" (Willie Nelson)7"Hooked on a Feeling" (B. J. Thomas)Safe

Top 3 (September 8, 2003)

Theme: Judge's/Competitor's Choice

OrderArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResult
1Ryan Malcolm"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (The Hollies)"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" (Billy Joel)Safe
2Gary Beals"Wildflower" (Skylark)"Overjoyed" (Stevie Wonder)Safe
3Billy Klippert"Everytime You Go Away" (Paul Young)"Plush" (Stone Temple Pilots)Eliminated

Top 2 (September 15, 2003)

OrderArtistFirst songSecond songThird songResult
1Ryan Malcolm"Something More""Down on the Corner""Stand by Me"Winner
2Gary Beals"To Love Somebody""Something More""A Whole New World"Runner-up

Elimination chart

Week:Top 11Top 8Top 6Top 5Top 4Top 3Top 2
PlaceContestantResult
1 Ryan Malcolm Bottom 2Winner
2 Gary Beals Bottom 3Bottom 2Runner-up
3 Billy Klippert Bottom 3Elim
4 Audrey de Montigny Bottom 2Elim
5 Jenny Gear Elim
6 Toya Alexis Bottom 4Elim
7 Mikey Bustos Elim
8 Tyler Hamilton
9 Karen Lee Batten Elim
10Candida Clauseri
11 Richie Wilcox

Releases

(This list does not include pre-Idol releases)

Ryan Malcolm

Gary Beals

Billy Klippert

Audrey De Montigny

Jenny Gear

Toya Alexis

Mikey Bustos

Karen Lee Batten

Other Contestants

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References

  1. "INSINC to broadcast broadband Internet video of Canadian Idol – INSINC" . Retrieved 2022-06-22.

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