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 | ||||||||
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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.
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