Canadian Idol (season 3)

Melissa O'Neil won the title of the first female Canadian Idol and the youngest Idol ever in North America in 2005, beating runner-up Rex Goudie.

Semi-Finals

Group 1

• Matt Humphreys: Chariot (Gavin DeGraw)
• Jenn Beaupré: Cheek to Cheek (Frank Sinatra)
• Melody Bonicel: All in Love Is Fair (Stevie Wonder)
• Daryl Brunt: When You Believe (Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey)
• Dianelys Hernandez: Summertime (Billie Holiday)
• Stephane Aubin: Georgia on My Mind (Ray Charles)
• Ashley Leitão: Colors of the Wind (Vanessa Williams)
• Cher Maendel: Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)

Top 3: Ashley Leitão, Daryl Brunt and Stephane Aubin Advanced: Daryl Brunt, Ashley Leitão

Group 2

• Dave Moffatt: Overjoyed (Stevie Wonder)
• Alinka Chambers: Black Velvet (Alannah Myles)
• David Mongar: Only the Good Die Young (Billy Joel)
• Casey LeBlanc: Bring It On Home to Me (Sam Cooke)
• Josh Palmer: Love Having You Around (Stevie Wonder)
• Julie Tellier: Dirty Man (Joss Stone)
• Vince Benenati: What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
• Emily Vinette: Don't Cry Out Loud (Melissa Manchester)

Top 3: Casey LeBlanc, Vince Benenati, Emily Vinette Advanced: Casey LeBlanc, Emily Vinette

Group 3

• Barbie Preisman: I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby (Billie Holiday)
• Giselle Correia: Brass in Pocket (The Pretenders)
• Diego Alvarez: One More Try (George Michael)
• Devika Mathur: Hero (Mariah Carey)
• Rex Goudie: After the Rain (Blue Rodeo)
• Michelle Madeira: One Moment in Time (Whitney Houston)
• Barrett Peitsch: Walking in Memphis (Marc Cohn)
• Amber Fleury: I Can't Make You Love Me (Bonnie Raitt)

Top 3: Amber Fleury, Rex Goudie, Barrett Peitsch Advanced: Amber Fleury, Rex Goudie

Group 4

• Genevieve Nadeau: Some Kind of Wonderful (Joss Stone)
• Luke O'Reilly: Bless the Broken Road (Rascal Flatts)
• Keely Hutton: Don't Cry Out Loud (Melissa Manchester)
• Aaron Walpole: Try (Blue Rodeo)
• Danian Vickers: Get Here (Oleta Adams)
• Suzi Rawn: Fortunate Son (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
• Matt Kennedy: I'll Be (Edwin McCain)
• Melissa O'Neil: Concrete Angel (Martina McBride)

Top 3: Suzi Rawn, Melissa O'Neil, Aaron Walpole Advanced: Melissa O'Neil, Suzi Rawn

Wildcard

• Stephane Aubin: Ain't No Sunshine (Bill Withers)
• Barrett Peitsch: At This Moment (Billy Vera and the Beaters)
• Devika Mathur: Un-Break My Heart (Toni Braxton)
• Vince Benenati: I Could Not Ask for More (Edwin McCain)
• Aaron Walpole: Drift Away (Dobie Gray)
• Dianelys Hernandez: Unchain My Heart (Joe Cocker)
• Luke O'Reilly: Amazed (Lonestar)
• Josh Palmer: Fooled Around and Fell in Love (Elvin Bishop)

Top 3: Aaron Walpole, Josh Palmer, Dianelys Hernandez Advanced: Aaron Walpole, Josh Palmer

Finals

Top 10 (Canadian Hits)

• Aaron Walpole: You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet (Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
• Emily Vinette: Crying (k.d. lang)
• Daryl Brunt: With These Eyes (Roch Voisine)
• Suzi Rawn: Everytime I See Your Picture (Luba)
• Melissa O'Neil: Believe in You (Amanda Marshall)
• Ashley Leitão: Let It Rain (Amanda Marshall)
• Rex Goudie: Born to Be Wild (Steppenwolf)
• Amber Fleury: Possession (Sarah McLachlan)
• Josh Palmer: Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
• Casey LeBlanc: From This Moment On (Shania Twain)

Eliminated: Emily Vinette

Top 9 (Stevie Wonder)

• Casey LeBlanc: Heaven Help Us All
• Josh Palmer: That Girl
• Amber Fleury: Lately
• Daryl Brunt: Superstition
• Ashley Leitão: Sir Duke
• Rex Goudie: Pastime Paradise
• Melissa O'Neil: Living for the City
• Aaron Walpole: You Haven't Done Nothin'
• Suzi Rawn: Higher Ground

Eliminated: Ashley Leitão

Top 8 (The 80s)

• Amber Fleury: Just Like Jesse James (Cher)
• Rex Goudie: Every Breath You Take (The Police)
• Casey LeBlanc: Like a Prayer (Madonna)
• Daryl Brunt: Tainted Love (Soft Cell)
• Suzi Rawn: Heartbreaker (Pat Benatar)
• Aaron Walpole: Working for the Weekend (Loverboy)
• Josh Palmer: In the Air Tonight (Phil Collins)
• Melissa O'Neil: Holding Out for a Hero (Bonnie Tyler)

Eliminated: Amber Fleury

Top 7 (The Standards)

• Suzi Rawn: Minnie the Moocher (Cab Calloway)
• Aaron Walpole: I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me (Dean Martin)
• Melissa O'Neil: It's De-Lovely (Ella Fitzgerald)
• Josh Palmer: When I Fall in Love (Nat King Cole)
• Rex Goudie: Feeling Good (Nina Simone)
• Casey LeBlanc: I Could Write a Book (Dinah Washington)
• Daryl Brunt: What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)

Eliminated: Daryl Brunt

Top 6 (Classic Rock)

• Melissa O'Neil: Alone (Heart)
• Rex Goudie: Turn the Page (Bob Seger)
• Casey LeBlanc: I'll Stand by You (The Pretenders)
• Aaron Walpole: Hot Blooded (Foreigner)
• Suzi Rawn: Piece of My Heart (Janis Joplin)
• Josh Palmer: Layla (Eric Clapton)

Eliminated: Josh Palmer

Top 5 (Burton Cummings & The Guess Who)

• Rex Goudie: No Sugar Tonight (The Guess Who)
• Casey LeBlanc: Timeless Love (Burton Cummings)
• Suzi Rawn: American Woman (The Guess Who)
• Melissa O'Neil: My Own Way to Rock (Burton Cummings)
• Aaron Walpole: These Eyes (The Guess Who)

Eliminated: Casey LeBlanc

Top 4 (Elvis Presley)

• Aaron Walpole: (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear and Love Me Tender
• Suzi Rawn: Heartbreak Hotel and Can't Help Falling in Love
• Melissa O'Neil: A Little Less Conversation and You'll Never Walk Alone
• Rex Goudie: Blue Suede Shoes and If I Can Dream

Eliminated: Suzi Rawn

Top 3 (The Barenaked Ladies)

• Rex Goudie: Brian Wilson and Call and Answer
• Aaron Walpole: Break Your Heart and Enid
• Melissa O'Neil: The Old Apartment and When I Fall

Eliminated: Aaron Walpole

Top 2

• Melissa O'Neil: Angel of the Morning (Juice Newton), A Broken Wing (Martina McBride), Alive
• Rex Goudie: Alive, Bulletproof (Blue Rodeo), Superman (It's Not Easy) (Five for Fighting)

Winner: Melissa O'Neil Runner-up: Rex Goudie

Elimination Chart

Week:		Top 10	Top 9	Top 8	Top 7	Top 6	Top 5	Top 4	Top 3	Top 2
Place	Contestant	Result
1	Melissa O'Neil	Bottom 3	Bottom 2							Won
2	Rex Goudie					Bottom 3				Elim
3	Aaron Walpole				Bottom 2				Elim
4	Suzi Rawn			Bottom 2		Bottom 2	Bottom 2	Elim
5	Casey LeBlanc				Bottom 3		Elim
6	Josh Palmer		Bottom 3	Bottom 3		Elim
7	Daryl Brunt	Bottom 2			Elim
8	Amber Fleury			Elim
9	Ashley Leitao		Elim
10	Emily Vinette	Elim

Releases

Since the Third Season of Canadian Idol, Melissa O'Neil, Rex Goudie, Aaron Walpole and Suzi Rawn have released solo albums. Casey LeBlanc, Ashley Leitao and Amber Fleury formed a trio called "Braided". Braided released their debut album "Casey, Ashley, & Amber" in 2006. They are the second music group to come from an Idol show in the world.