List of Canadian Idol finalists

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Jacob Hoggard, the lead singer of Hedley, finished third on the second season of Canadian Idol. Jacob Hoggard in performance (2008).jpg
Jacob Hoggard, the lead singer of Hedley, finished third on the second season of Canadian Idol.

Canadian Idol was a Canadian interactive reality game show series. The series premiered their first season in 2003 on CTV and was on air for six seasons. [2] Based on the American version of the show, American Idol , it is part of the Idol series. Canadian Idol was the most-watched Canadian English-language television series of 2008. [3] The show began with a tour across Canada, in which singers audition in front of four judges: Jake Gold, Sass Jordan, Zack Werner, and Farley Flex. [2] The show was cancelled due to the slowing economy. [4] [5] [6]

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The show's age requirements allowed people to enter only if they were between 16 and 28 years of age. [7] During every season, the final round of competition featured ten singers, except for season one when it had eleven finalists. 61 contestants have reached the finals of their respective Canadian Idol season. [2] Out of the contestants listed, 26 of them were under the age of 20, including three winners and four runners-up. Seventeen finalists came from the province of Ontario, while British Columbia and Alberta each had nine. Alberta had the most Canadian Idol winners with three—Kalan Porter, Melissa O'Neil, and Theo Tams; Newfoundland and Labrador had the most runners-up with two—Rex Goudie and Craig Sharpe. Prince Edward Island was the only province to never have had a finalist. There has never been a Canadian Idol finalist from a Canadian territory. Toronto, Ontario was the hometown for the most Canadian Idol finalists with five, followed by Abbotsford, British Columbia with four. Rob James, Dwight d'Eon, and Drew Wright were 28 at the time their season's final round began, making them the oldest finalists to have performed; Emily Vinette, Daryl Brunt, Craig Sharpe, and Martha Joy were 16 at the time their season's final round began, making them the youngest finalists to have been in the finals.

Contestants

Rex Goudie finished as the runner-up on the third season of Canadian Idol. Rex goudie.jpg
Rex Goudie finished as the runner-up on the third season of Canadian Idol.
Jaydee Bixby finished as the runner-up on the fifth season of Canadian Idol. Jaydee Bixby July 2007.jpg
Jaydee Bixby finished as the runner-up on the fifth season of Canadian Idol.
Theo Tams won the most recent sixth season of Canadian idol. Theo Tams (2008).jpg
Theo Tams won the most recent sixth season of Canadian idol.
NameAge [a] HometownSeasonFinishedReference
Richie Wilcox 23 Halifax, Nova Scotia 1 11th [8]
Candida Clauseri 20 Toronto, Ontario 1 10th [8]
Karen-Lee Batten 23 Abbotsford, British Columbia 1 9th [8]
Mikey Bustos 22 Toronto, Ontario 1 8th [8]
Tyler Hamilton 26 Edmonton, Alberta 1 7th [8]
Toya Lesmond 22 Ajax, Ontario 1 6th [8]
Jenny Gear 21 Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador 1 5th [8]
Audrey De Montigny 17 Sainte-Julienne, Quebec 1 4th [8]
Billy Klippert 24 Calgary, Alberta 1 3rd [8]
Gary Beals 20 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 1 Runner-up [8]
Ryan Malcolm 24 Kingston, Ontario 1 Winner [8]
Brandy Callahan 24 Halifax, Nova Scotia 2 10th [9]
Manoah Hartmann 25 Regina, Saskatchewan 2 9th [10]
Joshua Seller 23 Brigden, Ontario 2 8th [11]
Kaleb Simmonds 21 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 2 7th [12]
Elena Juatco 19 Vancouver, British Columbia 2 6th [13]
Shane Wiebe 21 Abbotsford, British Columbia 2 5th [14]
Jason Greeley 27 Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador 2 4th [15] [16]
Jacob Hoggard 20 Abbotsford, British Columbia 2 3rd [17]
Theresa Sokyrka 23 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 2 Runner-up [18]
Kalan Porter 18 Medicine Hat, Alberta 2 Winner [19]
Emily Vinette 16 Ottawa, Ontario 3 10th [20]
Ashley Leitao 17 Burnaby, British Columbia 3 9th [21]
Amber Fleury 26 Calgary, Alberta 3 8th [22]
Daryl Brunt16 Sudbury, Ontario 3 7th [23]
Josh Palmer22 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 3 6th [24]
Casey LeBlanc 17 Nackawic-Millville, New Brunswick 3 5th [25]
Suzi Rawn 23 Kamloops, British Columbia 3 4th [26]
Aaron Walpole 26 St. Thomas, Ontario 3 3rd [27]
Rex Goudie 19 Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador 3 Runner-up [28]
Melissa O'Neil 17 Calgary, Alberta 3 Winner [29]
Kati Durst 26 Goderich, Ontario 4 10th [30]
Sarah Loverock 25 Gibsons, British Columbia 4 9th [31]
Brandon Jones 17 Quispamsis, New Brunswick 4 8th [32]
Rob James 28 Winnipeg, Manitoba 4 7th [33]
Ashley Coulter 23 Emeryville, Ontario 4 6th [34]
Steffi DiDomenicantonio 17 Orléans, Ontario 4 5th [35]
Chad Doucette 18 Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia 4 4th [36]
Tyler Lewis 20 Rockglen, Saskatchewan 4 3rd [31]
Craig Sharpe 16 Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador 4 Runner-up [37]
Eva Avila 19 Gatineau, Quebec 4 Winner [38]
Mila Miller 18 Woodbridge, Ontario 5 10th [39]
Khalila Glanville 24 Dorval, Quebec 5 9th [40]
Martha Joy 16 Toronto, Ontario 5 8th [41]
Greg Neufeld 23 Abbotsford, British Columbia 5 7th [42]
Tara Oram 23 Hare Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador 5 6th [43]
Matt Rapley 18 Regina, Saskatchewan 5 5th [44]
Dwight d'Eon 28 West Pubnico, Nova Scotia 5 4th [45]
Carly Rae Jepsen 22 Mission, British Columbia 5 3rd [46]
Jaydee Bixby 17 Drumheller, Alberta 5 Runner-up [47]
Brian Melo 25 Hamilton, Ontario 5 Winner [48]
Adam Castelli 26 Hamilton, Ontario 6 10th [49]
Katherine St-Laurent 17 Otterburn Park, Quebec 6 9th [50]
Sebastian Pigott 25 Toronto, Ontario 6 8th [51]
Mark Day 20 Portugal Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador 6 7th [52]
Amberly Thiessen 19 Seven Persons, Alberta 6 6th [53]
Mookie Morris 18 Toronto, Ontario 6 5th [54]
Earl Stevenson 23 Lloydminster, Alberta 6 4th [55]
Drew Wright 28 Collingwood, Ontario 6 3rd [56]
Mitch MacDonald 22 Port Hood, Nova Scotia 6 Runner-up [57]
Theo Tams 22 Lethbridge, Alberta 6 Winner [58]

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