Canadian Idol season 6

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Canadian Idol season 6
Hosted by Ben Mulroney
Judges Sass Jordan
Farley Flex
Zack Werner
Jake Gold
Winner Theo Tams
Runner-up Mitch MacDonald
Finals venue John Bassett Theatre
Release
Original network CTV
Original releaseJune 3 (2008-06-03) –
September 10, 2008 (2008-09-10)
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Canadian Idol season 5

The sixth and final season of Canadian Idol is the sixth and final installation of the Idol series in Canada and premiered on June 3, 2008, on the CTV Television Network. It is again hosted by Ben Mulroney, with the addition of Jully Black as a special correspondent and general mentor to the contestants. Farley Flex, Jake Gold, Sass Jordan and Zack Werner all returned as judges. This season saw a number of major and minor show format changes in an effort to keep the franchise fresh and innovative. The final episode of the season, in which the Canadian Idol was crowned, aired on September 10, 2008. The winner of the sixth season was Theo Tams. The sixth season became the final season of Canadian Idol following its cancellation in 2009.

Contents

Auditions

Auditions were held in the following cities:

Total Auditions: 9,010
Total Gold Tickets: 201

Show Format Changes

This year of Canadian Idol promises to have a number of changes and surprises to the usual show format.

Broadcast Schedule

The sixth season of Canadian Idol premiered on June 3, 2008. Highlights from the initial auditions held across Canada, and the elimination rounds of "Toronto Week" (Top 200), were aired in 5 one-hour episodes over 3 weeks:

The semifinals (episodes 6–14) began airing June 23 and consisted of 3 weeks of eliminations, resulting in the selection of the final Top 10 contestants. In each of the 3 semifinal weeks, the contestants were split into two groups, one group performing each evening (aired Mondays and Tuesdays); and the results of the public voting are announced on Wednesday evening. The Top 10 was revealed on July 9 (the results show of the last semifinal elimination week).

The finals (episodes 15–32) began airing on July 14, 2008. Performances aired on Monday evenings and the results of the public voting were announced the following evening. Encore presentations of episodes are also broadcast on the now CTV-owned MuchMoreMusic on Thursday nights. The season finale aired September 10, 2008.

Contestants

For this season, there was an unexpected format change. Because of the quality of some of the male singers, the producers and the judges decided to make a Top 24 containing the best singers, based on talent not gender. The semifinalists performed for three weeks in mixed-groups, meaning that eliminations were made regardless of gender, until the Top 10 was determined on July 9, 2008.

From a Top 24 composed of 15 males and 9 females (as selected by the judges), the Canada-wide voting during the 3 semifinal elimination rounds produced a final Top 10 comprising 8 male and 2 female contestants.


Top 10 Finalists

Left to right: Tams, Wright, and MacDonald (seen here with Morris, right) toured after the season concluded. Theo Tams, Drew Wright, Mitch MacDonald, and Mookie Morris performing in the Top 3 Tour for Canadian Idol (season 6).jpg
Left to right: Tams, Wright, and MacDonald (seen here with Morris, right) toured after the season concluded.
  1. Theo Tams , 23, Lethbridge, AB, Student - WINNER, Canadian Idol, Season 6
  2. Mitch MacDonald , 22, Port Hood, NS, Carpenter, Musician (Runner-up, 2008-09-10)
  3. Drew Wright , 28, Collingwood, ON, Musician, House Painter (Eliminated 2008-09-02)
  4. Earl Stevenson, 23, Lloydminster, AB, Swamper for a Backhoe Operator (Eliminated 2008-08-26)
  5. Mookie Morris, 18, Toronto, ON, Musician (Eliminated 2008-08-19)
  6. Amberly Thiessen, 19, Seven Persons, AB, Student (Eliminated 2008-08-12)
  7. Mark Day, 20, Portugal Cove, NL, Student, Respite Care Worker (Eliminated 2008-08-05)
  8. Sebastian Pigott , 25, Toronto, ON, Actor, Writer (Eliminated 2008-07-29)
  9. Katherine St-Laurent, 17, Otterburn Park, QC, Student (Eliminated 2008-07-22)
  10. Adam Castelli, 26, Hamilton, ON, Carpenter, Singer/Songwriter (Eliminated 2008-07-15)

Semifinalists

Eliminated 2008-07-09 from the Top 16:

Eliminated 2008-07-02 from the Top 20:

Eliminated 2008-06-25 from the Top 24:

Regional Representation

The breakdown of the Top 24 and Top 10 according to the contestants' home province (provincial region), is as follows:

RegionTop 24Top 10
BC3–
Prairies73
Ontario84
Quebec31
Atlantic32

Canadian Idol announced the regional representation of the Top 10 using different regional divisions than was used for the Top 24, as follows:

The Semifinals (Top 24)

The semifinals consisted of three weeks of elimination rounds to reduce the Top 24 contestants (as chosen by the judges) to the final Top 10 (as decided by public vote). This was the first round in which eliminations are the result of public voting. Performances take place in a more intimate venue with a smaller stage and audience than the finals. Multiple contestants are eliminated each week.

This season, the semifinals saw a number of format changes: from the number of contestants (24, instead of 22), and an uneven gender composition (more males than females), to the performance group division (not by gender), and variation of group composition (changed from week to week). The semifinals results shows also saw some 'surprise' (unannounced) changes, including special 'showcase' performances and judge-selected 'encore' performances, and a variation in the number of contestants eliminated (6, instead of 4, in the final week).

Top 24 week

Performances:

Group 1 (2008-06-23)
  1. Lindsay Barr – "Burning Love" (Elvis Presley)
  2. Martin Kerr – "Lost Together" (Blue Rodeo)
  3. Gary Morisette – "Good Golly, Miss Molly" (Little Richard)
  4. Tetiana Ostapowych – "Feelings"
  5. Mitch MacDonald – "Follow Through" (Gavin DeGraw)
  6. Paul Clifford – "Broken" (Seether)
  7. Earl Stevenson – "All Along the Watchtower" (Bob Dylan)
  8. Lisa Bell – "Long Train Running" (The Doobie Brothers)
  9. Mookie Morris – "Twist and Shout" (The Beatles)
  10. Drew Wright – "Under Pressure" (Queen & David Bowie)
  11. Oliver Pigott – "I Hear You Knockin' (But You Can't Come In)"
  12. Katherine St-Laurent – "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Bonnie Tyler)
Group 2 (2008-06-24)
  1. Jesse Cottam – "Rebel Yell" (Billy Idol)
  2. Mark Day – "Alone" (Heart)
  3. Jessica Sheppard – "Get Here" (Oleta Adams)
  4. Shaun Francisco – "Yellow" (Coldplay)
  5. Lindsay Robins – "River Deep, Mountain High" (Ike & Tina Turner)
  6. Omar Lunan – "Every Breath You Take" (The Police)
  7. Marie-Pierre Bellerose – "You Know I'm No Good" (Amy Winehouse)
  8. Sebastian Pigott – "Dark Horse"
  9. Theo Tams – "Apologize" (Timbaland & OneRepublic)
  10. Amberly Thiessen – "What Am I to You?"
  11. Adam Castelli – "Mess Around"
  12. Katelyn Dawn – "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen)

Results (2008-06-25):

The first 4 contestants eliminated from the Top 24 were (in order announced):

Group 1:
  • Tetiana Ostapowych
  • Lindsay Barr
Group 2:

(There was no bottom 3 announced for each group.)

The first results show departed from the traditional format to present a "showcase performance" from the Top 24, prior to announcing the voting results. The Top 24 performed the following songs, in groups of two to four, as follows:

Top 20 week

Performances:

Group 1 (2008-06-30)
  1. Mark Day – "In Love with a Girl"
  2. Paul Clifford – "Apparitions"
  3. Drew Wright – "The Grace"
  4. Marie-Pierre Bellerose – "Beautiful Goodbye"
  5. Mookie Morris – "Naïve- The Kooks"
  6. Sebastian Pigott – "Daydream" (The Lovin' Spoonful)
  7. Martin Kerr – "In Your Eyes" (Peter Gabriel)
  8. Lisa Bell – "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (Otis Redding)
  9. Gary Morisette – "Mr. Bojangles"
  10. Amberly Thiessen – "Everything I Own"
Group 2 (2008-07-01)
  1. Adam Castelli – "Gone till November"
  2. Jessica Sheppard – "Umbrella" (Rihanna)
  3. Jesse Cottam – "Iris" (Goo Goo Dolls)
  4. Theo Tams – "Collide" (Howie Day)
  5. Katelyn Dawn – "She Talks to Angels" (The Black Crowes)
  6. Mitch MacDonald – "I'm Yours" (Jason Mraz)
  7. Katherine St-Laurent – "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (Sheryl Crow)
  8. Omar Lunan – "Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers)
  9. Earl Stevenson – "Something to Talk About" (Bonnie Raitt)
  10. Oliver Pigott – "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"

Results (2008-07-02):

The bottom 3 contestants from each performance night were:

Group 1:
  • Marie-Pierre Bellerose
  • Paul Clifford – Eliminated
  • Lisa Bell – Eliminated
Group 2:
  • Adam Castelli
  • Jesse Cottam – Eliminated
  • Jessica Sheppard – Eliminated

The results show once again departed from traditional format, this time by having an encore of the judges' favorite performances from the previous two nights, prior to announcing the voting results. In order of performance, the encores were:

Top 16 week

Performances:

Group 1 (2008-07-07)
  1. Martin Kerr – "Fix You" (Coldplay)
  2. Theo Tams – "Bubbly" (Colbie Caillat)
  3. Amberly Thiessen – "You and I Both"
  4. Adam Castelli – "If I Were a Carpenter"
  5. Marie-Pierre Bellerose – "Piece of My Heart" (Janis Joplin)
  6. Omar Lunan – "If Tomorrow Never Comes" (Garth Brooks)
  7. Mark Day – "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Phil Collins)
  8. Mookie Morris – "Valerie" (Steve Winwood)
Group 2 (2008-07-08)
  1. Mitch MacDonald – "Blue"
  2. Gary Morisette – "The House of the Rising Sun" (The Animals)
  3. Katelyn Dawn – "Zombie" (The Cranberries)
  4. Oliver Pigott – "Lean on Me" (Bill Withers)
  5. Sebastian Pigott – "Bring It On Home to Me"
  6. Earl Stevenson – "Like a Rolling Stone" (Bob Dylan)
  7. Katherine St-Laurent – "Love Is a Battlefield" (Pat Benatar)
  8. Drew Wright – "The Reason" (Hoobastank)

Results (2008-07-09):

In order to have a final Top 10, the bottom 3 contestants from each performance night were eliminated (resulting in a total of 6 contestants eliminated – instead of 4, as in each of the previous two weeks of semifinal eliminations).

Contestants were called to the stage, four at a time (two from each performance night), and the results of the voting announced, sending successful contestants to fill the 10 stools set up on the stage for the final Top 10.

The 6 eliminated contestants were (in order revealed):

  • Martin Kerr
  • Gary Morisette
  • Omar Lunan
  • Katelyn Dawn
  • Marie-Pierre Bellerose
  • Oliver Pigott

The Finals (Top 10)

The Top 10 was officially announced on July 9, 2008 (the last semifinals result show). These are the finalists (in order revealed):

  • Mark Day
  • Drew Wright
  • Mookie Morris
  • Earl Stevenson
  • Theo Tams
  • Katherine St-Laurent
  • Amberly Thiessen
  • Mitch MacDonald
  • Adam Castelli
  • Sebastian Pigott

With 8 male and 2 female contestants, the season's Top 10 was the most gender-uneven to date. Top 10 performances began July 14, 2008.

Mentors

The following were mentors for this season of Canadian Idol:

Finalists' Performances

Each week a song theme is presented to the competitors. Each competitor must base their song choice on the theme of the week.

Performance week theme:
  • Top 24: Semifinals (contestant's choice)
  • Top 20: Semifinals (contestant's choice)
  • Top 16: Semifinals (contestant's choice)
  • Top 10: The songs of David Bowie
  • Top 9: "Rock and Roll Heaven" (classic songs by artists no longer living)
  • Top 8: "Unplugged" with mentor Gavin Rossdale, former Bush front-man
  • Top 7: Top 10 UK Hits [1] [2] with mentor Tom Jones
  • Top 6: Canadian Rock with mentors Simple Plan
  • Top 5: The music of The Beatles (judges choice)
  • Top 4: The songs of Anne Murray, with mentor Anne Murray (each contestant sang one song from Anne Murray's songbook and one song by any artist they choose)
  • Top 3: The songs of Bryan Adams, with mentor Bryan Adams
  • Top 2: Season Finale, with mentors John Legend and Hedley (each contestant performed 3 songs: one of their choice, one selected by the judges, and the song designated for release as the "winner's single" should he win the competition)
Contestants (listed, after the winner, in reverse order of elimination):
Theo Tams , 23 (born July 12, 1985), Lethbridge, AB
  1. Top 24: "Apologize" – OneRepublic
  2. Top 20: "Collide" – Howie Day
  3. Top 16: "Bubbly" – Colbie Caillat
  4. Top 10: "Silly Boy Blue" – David Bowie
  5. Top 9: "No Woman, No Cry" – Bob Marley & The Wailers
  6. Top 8: "Weak in the Knees" – Serena Ryder
  7. Top 7: "You Had Me" – Joss Stone - Bottom 3 (2008-08-05)
  8. Top 6: "Sweet Ones" – Sarah Slean
  9. Top 5: "The Long and Winding Road" – The Beatles
  10. Top 4: "You Don't Know Me" – Cindy Walker and Eddy Arnold (covered by Anne Murray)
  11. Top 4: "Chariot" – Gavin DeGraw
  12. Top 3:"Heaven" – Bryan Adams
  13. Top 3:"When You're Gone" – Bryan Adams
  14. Top 2: "Good Mother" – Jann Arden
  15. Top 2: "Sing" – Winner's single
  16. Top 2: "I Wanna Know What Love Is" – Foreigner - WINNER (2008-09-10)
Mitch MacDonald , 22 (born October 22, 1985), Port Hood, NS (Only contestant never to place in the bottom 2 or 3)
  1. Top 24: "Follow Through" – Gavin DeGraw
  2. Top 20: "I'm Yours" – Jason Mraz
  3. Top 16: "Blue" – The Jayhawks
  4. Top 10: "Moonage Daydream" – David Bowie
  5. Top 9: "Angel Eyes" – The Jeff Healey Band
  6. Top 8: "Oh, Atlanta" – Alison Krauss
  7. Top 7: "Jealous Guy" – John Lennon
  8. Top 6: "I Love This Town" – Joel Plaskett
  9. Top 5: "In My Life" – The Beatles
  10. Top 4: "Cotton Jenny" – Gordon Lightfoot (covered by Anne Murray)
  11. Top 4: "Between the Bars" – Elliott Smith
  12. Top 3: "Heat of The Night" – Bryan Adams
  13. Top 3: "When You Love Someone" – Bryan Adams
  14. Top 2: "Paris" – Gordie Sampson
  15. Top 2: "Where We Begin" – Winner's single
  16. Top 2: "If" – Bread - Runner-up (2008-09-10)
Drew Wright , 28 (born October 5, 1979), Collingwood, ON
  1. Top 24: "Under Pressure" – Queen
  2. Top 20: "The Grace" – Neverending White Lights
  3. Top 16: "The Reason" – Hoobastank
  4. Top 10: "Five Years" – David Bowie
  5. Top 9: "No Rain" – Blind Melon
  6. Top 8: "Sunday Morning" – Maroon 5
  7. Top 7: "Creep" – Radiohead
  8. Top 6: "That Song" – Big Wreck - Bottom 3 (2008-08-12)
  9. Top 5: "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" – The Beatles - Bottom 2 (2008-08-19)
  10. Top 4: "Hey Daddy" – Anne Murray
  11. Top 4: "Gravity" – John Mayer
  12. Top 3: "Cuts Like a Knife" – Bryan Adams
  13. Top 3: "I'm Ready" – Bryan Adams - Eliminated (2008-09-02)
Earl Stevenson, 23 (born February 18, 1985), Lloydminster, AB
  1. Top 24: "All Along the Watchtower" – Bob Dylan
  2. Top 20: "Something to Talk About" – Bonnie Raitt
  3. Top 16: "Like a Rolling Stone" – Bob Dylan
  4. Top 10: "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" – David Bowie
  5. Top 9: "Light My Fire" – The Doors (Jose Feliciano version)
  6. Top 8: "Two" – Ryan Adams
  7. Top 7: "Change the World" – Eric Clapton - Bottom 3 (2008-08-05)
  8. Top 6: "Little Bones" – The Tragically Hip - Bottom 3 (2008-08-12)
  9. Top 5: "With a Little Help From My Friends" – The Beatles
  10. Top 4: "Killing Me Softly with His Song" – Roberta Flack (covered by Anne Murray)
  11. Top 4: "The Joker" – Steve Miller Band - Eliminated (2008-08-26)
Mookie Morris, 18 (born September 19, 1989), Toronto, ON
  1. Top 24: "Twist and Shout" – The Isley Brothers
  2. Top 20: "Naïve" – The Kooks
  3. Top 16: "Valerie" – The Zutons
  4. Top 10: "The Man Who Sold The World" – David Bowie - Bottom 3 (2008-07-15)
  5. Top 9: "I Feel Good" – James Brown
  6. Top 8: "Ophelia" – The Band - Bottom 3 (2008-07-29)
  7. Top 7: "Lola" – The Kinks
  8. Top 6: "Magic Carpet Ride" – Steppenwolf
  9. Top 5: "Come Together" – The Beatles - Eliminated (2008-08-19)
Amberly Thiessen, 19 (born October 17, 1988), Seven Persons, AB. (Last female contestant as of the Top 8.)
  1. Top 24: "What Am I to You?" – Norah Jones
  2. Top 20: "Everything I Own" – David Gates
  3. Top 16: "You and I Both" – Jason Mraz
  4. Top 10: "Space Oddity" – David Bowie (Natalie Merchant version)
  5. Top 9: "Redemption Song" – Bob Marley - Bottom 3 (2008-07-22)
  6. Top 8: "The Way I Am" – Ingrid Michaelson
  7. Top 7: "Put Your Records On" – Corinne Bailey Rae
  8. Top 6: "1234" – Feist - Eliminated (2008-08-12)
Mark Day, 20 (born May 29, 1988), Portugal Cove, NL
  1. Top 24: "Alone" – Heart
  2. Top 20: "In Love with a Girl" – Gavin DeGraw
  3. Top 16: "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" – Phil Collins
  4. Top 10: "Dancing in the Street" – Martha and the Vandellas (David Bowie and Mick Jagger version)
  5. Top 9: "Dance With My Father" – Luther Vandross
  6. Top 8: "Stay" – Sugarland - Bottom 3 (2008-07-29)
  7. Top 7: "Bleeding Love" – Leona Lewis - Eliminated (2008-08-05)
Sebastian Pigott , 25 (born 14 February 83), Toronto, ON
  1. Top 24: "Dark Horse" – Amanda Marshall
  2. Top 20: "Daydream" – The Lovin' Spoonful
  3. Top 16: "Bring It On Home to Me" – Sam Cooke
  4. Top 10: "Let's Spend The Night Together" – David Bowie - Bottom 3 (2008-07-15)
  5. Top 9: "Love Me" – Elvis Presley - Bottom 2 (2008-07-22)
  6. Top 8: "Lucille" – Little Richard - Eliminated (2008-07-29)
Katherine St-Laurent, 17 (born May 18, 1991), Otterburn Park, QC
  1. Top 24: "Total Eclipse of the Heart" – Bonnie Tyler
  2. Top 20: "The First Cut Is the Deepest" – Cat Stevens
  3. Top 16: "Love Is a Battlefield" – Pat Benatar [3] [4] [5]
  4. Top 10: "Cat People (Putting Out Fire) – David Bowie
  5. Top 9: "Move Over" – Janis Joplin - Eliminated (2008-07-22)
Adam Castelli, 26, Hamilton, ON
  1. Top 24: "Mess Around" – Ray Charles
  2. Top 20: "Gone till November" – Wyclef Jean - Bottom 3 (2008-07-02)
  3. Top 16: "If I Were a Carpenter" – Tim Hardin
  4. Top 10: "Rebel, Rebel" – David Bowie - Eliminated (2008-07-15)

Results Show Performances

The guests and songs performed during the results show broadcasts are listed here.

Top 10 results show (2008-07-15):
  • No guest performer
  • Group performances: "Golden Years" (Sebastian, Theo, Adam); "Changes" (Mark, Amberly, Katherine, Mitch); "Fame" (Mookie, Earl, Drew); "Modern Love" (entire group)
Top 9 results show (2008-07-22):
Top 8 results show (2008-07-29):
Top 7 results show (2008-08-05):
Top 6 results show (2008-08-12):
Top 5 results show (2008-08-19):
Top 4 results show (2008-08-26):
Top 3 results show (2008-09-02):
  • Bryan Adams
  • Group performance: No group performance this night
Finale (2008-09-10):
  • Hedley "Old School", Brian Melo "Back To Me", Jully Black "Queen", John Legend "Green Light", Mariah Carey "We Belong Together" and "I'm That Chick"
  • Group performances: multiple performances by the Top 10, including "Can't Stop This Thing We Started (Bryan Adams), "What Kind of World Do You Want" (Five For Fighting), and "Home" (Daughtry) plus individual performances and Mitch and Theo sang "Hasn't Hit Me Yet" by Blue Rodeo,; crowned Canadian Idol Theo Tams performed his winner's single, "Sing"
  • Individual performances from the Top 10 include:

"Who Do You Love" (Adam Castelli), "Down On The Corner" (Sebastian Pigott), "When Will I Be Loved" (Amberly Thiessen), "You'll Be In My Heart" (Mark Day), "Feelin' Alright" (Earl Stevenson), "Crazy On You" (Katherine St-Laurent), "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" (Mookie Morris), "Nowhere With You" (Mitch MacDonald), "I'm Still Standing" (Theo Tams), and "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (Drew Wright)

Eliminations (Summary)

Legend
Female Male Top 10 Top 24
Stage:Semi-FinalsFinals
Week:Top 24
6/25 		Top 20
7/2 		Top 16
7/9 		Top 10
7/15 		Top 9
7/22 		Top 8
7/29 		Top 7
8/5 		Top 6
8/12 		Top 5
8/19 		Top 4
8/26 		Top 3
9/2 		Top 2
9/10
Place Contestant Result
1 Theo Tams Btm 3Winner
2 Mitch MacDonald Runner-Up
3 Drew Wright Btm 3Btm 2Elim
4Earl Stevenson Btm 3Btm 3Elim
5Mookie Morris Btm 3Btm 3Elim
6Amberly Thiessen Btm 3Elim
7Mark Day Btm 3Elim
8 Sebastian Pigott Btm 3Btm 2Elim
9Katherine St-Laurent Elim
10Adam Castelli Btm 3Elim
11–16Marie-Pierre Bellerose Btm 3Elim
Katelyn Dawn
Martin Kerr
Omar Lunan
Gary Morissette
Oliver Pigott
17–20Lisa Bell Elim
Paul Clifford
Jesse Cottam
Jessica Sheppard
21–24Lindsay Barr Elim
Shaun Francisco
Tetiana Ostapowych
Lindsay Robins

Notes:

Releases

Ratings

#Air DateViewers PerformanceViewers Results
1June 3, 20081,574,000N/A
2June 9–10, 20081,379,000N/A
3June 16–17, 20081,233,000N/A
4June 23–24, 20081,265,000N/A
5June 30 – July 1, 2008896,000N/A
6July 7–8, 2008984,000N/A
7July 14–15, 20081,308,000957,000
8July 21–22, 20081,192,0001,117,000
9July 28–29, 2008984,000850,000
10August 4–5, 20081,189,0001,229,000
11August 11–12, 2008931,000865,000
12August 18–19, 20081,128,000952,000
13August 25–26, 20081,269,0001,110,000
14September 1–2, 20081,334,0001,157,000
15September 8/10, 20081,467,0001,377,000

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The eleventh season of American Idol premiered on Fox on January 18, 2012, and concluded on May 23, 2012. Ryan Seacrest returned as host, while Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler all returned as judges. Interscope Records chairman Jimmy Iovine, a songwriter and producer, also returned as an in-house mentor to work with the contestants on a weekly basis. This season followed the same format as the tenth season. Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler both announced that they would be leaving the show two months after the finale, although Lopez later returned as a judge for the show's thirteenth season.

The fourth season of Vietnam Idol aired on August 17, 2012. This year sees some major changes in the show's structure. Mỹ Tâm joins the judging panel as the replacement for Siu Black while Quốc Trung and Nguyễn Quang Dũng remains on the panel. Huy Khánh takes over as the host for this season. This season will follow the same format as American Idol season 11. Vietnam Idol used the new title screen and logo with a different font started from Spectacular round.

The first season of Pakistan Idol premiered on Geo on 6 December 2013 and continued until 24 April 2014. It was won by Zamad Baig. The first season was hosted by Mohib Mirza, while Anoushey Ashraf joined in semi-finals and also hosted the spin-off show Pakistan Idol-Sur Ka Safar.

<i>American Idol season 20</i> Season of television series

The twentieth season of American Idol premiered on February 27, 2022, on the ABC television network. Ryan Seacrest returned as host, and Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie returned as judges. Bobby Bones did not return this year as the in-house mentor.

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