List of Australian Idol finalists

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Australian Idol is an Australian talent reality television series that first aired in 2003. As of December 2008, there have been six seasons. During every season, the final round of competition features twelve singers, except for season three when it had thirteen finalists. A total of 73 contestants have reached the finals of their season. The show's age requirements only allow people to enter if they are between 16 and 29 years of age. Out of the 73 contestants listed, 19 of them were under the age of 20, including two winners and two runners-up. Season one winner Guy Sebastian currently holds the record for the highest-selling Australian Idol album, with more than four hundred thousand copies sold in Australia. [1]

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Guy Sebastian, season one winner Guy Sebastian performing at a function in 2009.jpg
Guy Sebastian, season one winner
Shannon Noll, season one runner-up Shannonnollmain.jpg
Shannon Noll, season one runner-up
Anthony Callea, season two runner-up AnthonyCalleainconcertDec08.jpg
Anthony Callea, season two runner-up
Damien Leith, season four winner Damien Leith.jpg
Damien Leith, season four winner
Jessica Mauboy, season four runner-up Jessica Mauboy at the 2009 ARIA awards.jpg
Jessica Mauboy, season four runner-up
Natalie Gauci, season five winner Natalie Gauci crop.jpg
Natalie Gauci, season five winner
Matt Corby, season five runner-up Matt Corby crop.jpg
Matt Corby, season five runner-up
NameAge HometownSeasonFinished
Mathew Chadwick20 Gold Coast, Queensland 1 12th
Peter Ryan 27 Tabulam, New South Wales 1 11th
Cle Wootton 22 Perth, Western Australia 1 10th
Lauren Buckley 17 East Gosford, New South Wales 1 9th
Kelly Cavuoto 22 Adelaide, South Australia 1 8th
Rebekah LaVauney 25 Liverpool, New South Wales 1 7th
Levi Kereama 19 Brisbane, Queensland 1 6th
Rob Mills 21 Melbourne, Victoria 1 6th
Paulini Curuenavuli 20 Wiley Park, New South Wales 1 4th
Cosima De Vito 26 Perth, Western Australia 1 3rd
Shannon Noll 27 Condobolin, New South Wales 1 Runner-up
Guy Sebastian 21 Paradise, South Australia 1 Winner
Angie Narayan 26 Brisbane, Queensland 2 12th
Dan O'Connor 25 Mount Annan, New South Wales 2 11th
Amali Ward 16 New Town, Tasmania 2 10th
Emelia Rusciano 25 Adelaide, South Australia 2 9th
Daniel Belle 21 Sydney, New South Wales 2 8th
Ricki-Lee Coulter 18 Gold Coast, Queensland 2 7th
Marty Worrall 26 Kerang, Victoria 2 6th
Chanel Cole 26 Bega, New South Wales 2 5th
Hayley Jensen 21 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2 4th
Courtney Murphy 24 Perth, Western Australia 2 3rd
Anthony Callea 21 Point Cook, Victoria 2 Runner-up
Casey Donovan 16 Bankstown, New South Wales 2 Winner
Tarni Stephens 27 Brisbane, Queensland 3 13th
Chris Luder 26 Brisbane, Queensland 3 12th
Natalie Zahra 17 Innisfail, Queensland 3 11th
Laura Gissara 21 Melbourne, Victoria 3 10th
Roxane LeBrasse 22 Sydney, New South Wales 3 9th
Milly Edwards 17 Mount Eliza, Victoria 3 8th
James Kannis 19 Sydney, New South Wales 3 7th
Anne Robertson 22 Sydney, New South Wales 3 6th
Daniel Spillane 25 Brisbane, Queensland 3 5th
Dan England 21 Queensland 3 4th
Lee Harding 22 Frankston North, Victoria 3 3rd
Emily Williams 20 Inala, Queensland 3 Runner-up
Kate DeAraugo 19 Bendigo, Victoria 3 Winner
Joseph Gatehau 18 Ashcroft, New South Wales 4 12th
Reigan Derry 17 Maida Vale, Western Australia 4 11th
Klancie Keough 24 Richmond, Queensland 4 10th
Guy Mutton 29 Gold Coast, Queensland 4 9th
Lavina Williams 27 New South Wales 4 8th
Bobby Flynn 25 Byron Bay, New South Wales 4 7th
Lisa Mitchell 16 Albury, New South Wales 4 6th
Ricky Muscat 22 Werribee, Victoria 4 5th
Chris Murphy 30 Perth, Western Australia 4 4th
Dean Geyer 20 Melbourne, Victoria 4 3rd
Jessica Mauboy 17 Darwin, Northern Territory 4 Runner-up
Damien Leith 30 County Kildare, Ireland 4 Winner
Holly Weinert 20 Mildura, Victoria 5 12th
Brianna Carpenter 21 Brisbane, Queensland 5 11th
Lana Krost 17 Perth, Western Australia 5 10th
Mark Da Costa 28 Petersham, New South Wales 5 9th
Jacob Butler 25 Mount Gambier, South Australia 5 8th
Ben McKenzie 16 Gosford, New South Wales 5 7th
Daniel Mifsud 23 Mortdale, New South Wales 5 6th
Tarisai Vushe 20 Sydney, New South Wales 5 5th
Marty Simpson 20 Forresters Beach, New South Wales 5 4th
Carl Riseley 24 Sydney, New South Wales 5 3rd
Matt Corby 16 Cronulla, New South Wales 5 Runner-up
Natalie Gauci 25 Melbourne, Victoria 5 Winner
Jonny Taylor 22 Perth, Western Australia 6 12th
Brooke Addamo 17 Werribee, Victoria 6 11th
Tom Williams 16 Adelaide, South Australia 6 10th
Madam Parker 23 Beverly Hills, New South Wales 6 9th
Thanh Bui 25 Abbotsford, Victoria 6 8th
Sophie Paterson 23 London, England 6 7th
Roshani Priddis 21 Ashfield, New South Wales 6 6th
Chrislyn Hamilton 17 Scarborough, Queensland 6 6th
Teale Jakubenko 22 Yatala, Queensland 6 4th
Mark Spano 26 Brighton, Victoria 6 3rd
Luke Dickens 25 Young, New South Wales 6 Runner-up
Wes Carr 26 Bondi, New South Wales 6 Winner
Ashleigh Toole 18 Central Coast, New South Wales 7 12th
Casey Barnes 30 Tasmania 7 11th
Sabrina Batshon 24 Rhodes, Sydney 7 10th
Tim Johnston 28 Newcastle, New South Wales 7 9th
Scott Newnham 20 Melbourne, Victoria 7 8th
Kim Cooper 21 Melbourne, Victoria 7 7th
Kate Cook 26 Lowood, Queensland 7 6th
Toby Moulton 30 Melrose, South Australia 7 5th
Nathan Brake 17 Guildford, Sydney 7 4th
James Johnston 19 Wingham, Sydney 7 3rd
Hayley Warner 18 Sydney, New South Wales 7 Runner-Up
Stan Walker 19 Melbourne, Victoria 7 Winner

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