Chad Doucette

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Chad Doucette (born August 3, 1988) is a Canadian singer from East Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia, [1] [2] [3] who finished 4th in the 2006 season of Canadian Idol . [4]

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Doucette, who auditioned in Sydney, Nova Scotia, made the Top 48 in season 3 of Canadian Idol, but was cut in the last round before the semi-finals. In season 4, he reached 4th place. The week he was eliminated from the competition, a record was set for the most votes cast on Canadian Idol, 4.3 million. [5]

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Songs that Doucette has performed on Canadian Idol include:

Week/ThemeSong SungArtistResults
Top 22
Contestant's Choice		"Tonight I Wanna Cry" Keith Urban Advanced
Top 18
Contestant's Choice		"Save the Last Dance for Me" The Drifters Advanced
Top 14
Contestant's Choice		"Iris" Goo Goo Dolls Advanced
Top 10
Canadian Hits		"The Other Man" Sloan Safe
Top 9
The Rolling Stones 		"You Can't Always Get What You Want"The Rolling StonesSafe
Top 8
Music From the 1980s		"Never Tear Us Apart" INXS Bottom 2
Top 7
Classic Rock Songs		"Bad Side of the Moon" April Wine Safe
Top 6
Songs - Unplugged		"Santa Monica" Theory of a Deadman Safe
Top 5
Hits of Country 		"If You Could Read My Mind" Gordon Lightfoot Safe
Top 4
Judges' Choice		"Hanging By A Moment"
"Everybody Hurts"		 Lifehouse
R.E.M. 		Eliminated

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References

  1. ↑ Lisk, Dean (June 26, 2006). "Doucette taking Idol for all it's worth", The Daily News , p. 39.
  2. ↑ Lisk, Dean (August 19, 2006). "East Chezzetcook Idolizes Chad", The Daily News , p. 22.
  3. ↑ (September 27, 2006). "Party on Chad", The Daily News , p. 20.
  4. ↑ Lisk, Dean (August 31, 2006). "Doucette satisfied", The Daily News , p. 24.
  5. ↑ (August 29, 2006). "And then there were three: Chad Doucette the latest to leave Cdn Idol", The Canadian Press.
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