Canadian Idol (season 1)
The first season of Canadian Idol debuted on June 9, 2003. Ryan Malcolm of Kingston, Ontario was the eventual winner.
Auditions
Auditions were held in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, Winnipeg, Halifax, and St. John's, in the spring.
Semi-finals
Semifinal Group 1
- Quisha Wint – "Signed, Sealed, Delivered"
- Danny Balkwill – "All in Love is Fair"
- Kelly-Ann Evans – "Georgia On My Mind"
- Miranda Walsh – "Turn Your Lights Down Low"
- Billy Klippert – "Superstar"
- Jessica David – "Love Will Lead You Back"
- Mikey Bustos – "Sometimes When We Touch"
- Tara Martel – "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)"
- Andrew Leader – "Lately"
- Candida Clauseri – "I Will Always Love You"
Advancing to the Top 11: Candida Clauseri, Mikey Bustos, Billy Klippert
Semifinal Group 2
- Phil de Torres – "My Cherie Amour"
- Faith McMillan – "There You'll Be"
- Jermain Maxwell (http://www.myspace.com/vocalman) – "Always and Forever"
- Joni Rodney – "You've Changed"
- Marc Devigne – "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
- Nicole Sinclair – "Because You Loved Me"
- Richie Wilcox – "Your Smiling Face"
- Jenny Gear – "Tower of Song"
- Tyler Hamilton – "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
- Bebe Booth – "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"
Advancing to the Top 11: Tyler Hamilton, Jenny Gear, Richie Wilcox
Semifinal Group 3
- Tyler Done – "Three Times a Lady"
- Yvette Miller – "The Prayer"
- Sherry St. Germain – "Chain of Fools"
- Justin Ament – "Amazed"
- Toya Alexis – "I Believe in You and Me"
- Audrey de Montigny – "Reflection"
- Gary Beals – "At This Moment"
- Sharon Vanden Enden – "Get Here"
- Ryan Malcolm – "One"
- Karen Lee Batten – "Come Away With Me"
Advancing to the Top 11: Audrey de Montigny, Gary Beals, Karen Lee Batten
Wildcard
- Toya Alexis – "Try It On My Own"
- Ryan Malcolm – "Just the Way You Are"
- Tyler Done – "Isn't She Lovely"
- Kevin Murdock – "Can You Feel The Love Tonight"
- Andrew Leader – "Me and Mrs. Jones"
- Marc Devigne – "Against All Odds"
- Sharon Vanden Enden – "A Woman's Worth"
Advancing to the Top 11: Toya Alexis, Ryan Malcolm
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 (Canadian Hits)
- Billy Klippert – "If You Could Read My Mind"
- Toya Alexis – "If You Asked Me To"
- Richie Wilcox – "Bulletproof"
- Karen Lee Batten – "Black Velvet"
- Gary Beals – "Angel"
- Candida Clauseri – "The Power of Love"
- Ryan Malcolm – "Try"
- Jenny Gear – "Possession"
- Mikey Bustos – "Straight From The Heart"
- Audrey de Montigny – "Angel"
- Tyler Hamilton – "After The Rain"
Eliminated: Richie Wilcox, Candida Clauseri, Karen Lee Batten
Top 8 (Motown)
- Mikey Bustos – "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"
- Jenny Gear – "Sir Duke"
- Ryan Malcolm – "For Once in My Life"
- Audrey de Montigny – "Mercy Mercy Me"
- Tyler Hamilton – "My Girl"
- Toya Alexis – "If You Really Love Me"
- Billy Klippert – "I Just Called To Say I Love You"
- Gary Beals – "Signed, Sealed, Delivered"
Eliminated: Mikey Bustos, Tyler Hamilton
Top 6 (Summertime Hits)
- Jenny Gear – "Summertime"
- Gary Beals – "Unchained Melody"
- Audrey de Montigny – "Dreamlover"
- Billy Klippert – "Have You Ever Seen The Rain"
- Toya Alexis – "You Are the Sunshine of My Life"
- Ryan Malcolm – "Drift Away"
Eliminated: Toya Alexis
Top 5 (Elton John)
- Audrey de Montigny – "The One"
- Ryan Malcolm – "Believe"
- Jenny Gear – "Rocket Man"
- Gary Beals – "Something About The Way You Look Tonight"
- Billy Klippert – "Levon"
Eliminated: Jenny Gear
Top 4 (Love Songs)
- Billy Klippert – "Hooked on a Feeling"
- Audrey de Montigny – "Turn Me On"
- Gary Beals – "Let's Stay Together"
- Ryan Malcolm – "Crazy"
- Audrey de Montigny – "The Greatest Love of All"
- Billy Klippert – "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
- Ryan Malcolm – "Hooked on a Feeling"
- Gary Beals – "When a Man Loves a Woman"
Eliminated: Audrey de Montigny
Top 3 (Judges'/Competitors' Choice)
- Ryan Malcolm – "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
- Gary Beals – "Wildflower"
- Billy Klippert – "Everytime You Go Away"
- Ryan Malcolm – "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
- Gary Beals – "Overjoyed"
- Billy Klippert – "Plush"
Eliminated: Billy Klippert
Top 2
- Ryan Malcolm – "Something More"
- Gary Beals – "To Love Somebody"
- Ryan Malcolm – "Down on the Corner"
- Gary Beals – "Something More"
- Ryan Malcolm – "Stand By Me"
- Gary Beals – "A Whole New World"
Winner: Ryan Malcolm
Runner-Up: Gary Beals
Elimination chart
| Week: | Top 11 | Top 8 | Top 6 | Top 5 | Top 4 | Top 3 | Top 2 | |||
| Place | Contestant | Result | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Malcolm | Bottom 2 | Winner | |||||||
| 2 | Gary Beals | Bottom 3 | Bottom 2 | Runner-up | ||||||
| 3 | Billy Klippert | Bottom 3 | Elim | |||||||
| 4 | Audrey de Montigny | Bottom 2 | Elim | |||||||
| 5 | Jenny Gear | Elim | ||||||||
| 6 | Toya Alexis | Bottom 4 | Elim | |||||||
| 7 | Mikey Bustos | Elim | ||||||||
| 8 | Tyler Hamilton | |||||||||
| 9 | Richie Wilcox | Elim | ||||||||
| 10 | Candida Clauseri | |||||||||
| 11 | Karen Lee Batten | |||||||||
Releases
Major/minor/independent releases
(This list does not include pre-Idol releases)
- Canadian Idol: Greatest Moments
- "Something More" (Ryan Malcolm)
- Home (Ryan Malcolm)
Eight other members of the Season One Top 11 have released their own solo albums, including Gary Beals, Billy Klippert, Audrey De Montigny, Jenny Gear, Toya Alexis, Mikey Bustos, and Karen Lee Batten.
See also
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