Australian Idol is a television show on the Australian television network Network 10, based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in Australia.
Season synopses[]
Season One[]
- Main article: Australian Idol (Season 1)
Season One Contestants[]
The following is a list of Season One contestants, in order of elimination.
Mathew Chadwick
Peter Ryan
Cle Wootton
Lauren Buckley
Kelly Cavuoto
Rebekah LaVauney
Levi Kereama
Rob Mills
Paulini Curuenavuli
Cosima De Vito (withdrew)
Shannon Noll (runner-up)
Guy Sebastian (winner)
The following is a Bottom 3 Table. The Contestants written in Pink are female and The Contestants written in Blue are male
Weekly results per idol | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Week | Semi Finals Group 1 | Semi Finals Group 2 | Semi Finals Group 3 | Semi Finals Group 4 | Semi Finals Group 5 | Wild Card | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Quarter Final | Semi Final | Final | ||||||
Guy Sebastian | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not compete | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | WINNER | ||||||
Shannon Noll | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not compete | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom three | Safe | Safe | Safe | LOSE | ||||||
Cosima De Vito | Wildcard | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Quit | Withdrew (semi final) | ||||||
Paulini Curuenavuli | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Did not compete | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (quarter final) | |||||||
Rob Mills | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Did not compete | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 5) | ||||||||
Levi Kereama | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Wildcard | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Safe | Safe | Bottom three | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 4) | |||||||||
Rebekah LaVauney | Did not perform | Did not perform | Wildcard | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 3) | ||||||||||
Kelly Cavuoto | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not compete | Bottom three | Bottom three | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 3) | ||||||||||
Lauren Buckley | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Did not perform | Did not compete | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 2) | |||||||||||
Cle Wootton | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Did not perform | Did not compete | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 2) | |||||||||||
Peter Ryan | TOP 12 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not compete | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 1) | ||||||||||||
Mathew Chadwick | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not compete | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 1) | ||||||||||||
Daniel Wakefield | TOP 12 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not compete | Disqualified (week 1) |
NOTE: This Chart does not include semifinalists and Wild Cards
Season Two[]
- Main article: Australian Idol (Season 2)
Season Two Contestants[]
The following is a list of Season Two contestants, in order of elimination.
Angie Narayan
Dan O'Connor
Amali Ward
Emelia Rusciano
Daniel Belle
Ricki-Lee Coulter
Marty Worrall
Chanel Cole
Hayley Jensen
Courtney Murphy
Anthony Callea (runner-up)
Casey Donovan (winner)
The following is a Bottom 3 Table. The Contestants written in Pink are female and The Contestants written in Blue are male
Weekly results per idol | ||||||||||||||||||
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Week | Semi Finals Group 1 | Semi Finals Group 2 | Semi Finals Group 3 | Wild Card | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Quarter Final | Semi Final | Final | |||
Casey Donovan | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Did not compete | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom three | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | WINNER | |||
Anthony Callea | Wildcard | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | LOSE | |||
Courtney Murphy | TOP 12 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not compete | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (semi final) | |||
Hayley Jensen | TOP 12 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not compete | Safe | Bottom two | Bottom two | Safe | Bottom three | Safe | Bottom three | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (quarter final) | ||||
Chanel Cole | TOP 12 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not compete | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Bottom two | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 8) | |||||
Marty Worrall | Did not perform | Did not perform | Wildcard | TOP 12 | Safe | Bottom three | Bottom three | Bottom two | Safe | Bottom three | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 7) | ||||||
Ricki-Lee Coulter | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Did not compete | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 6) | |||||||
Daniel Belle | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Did not perform | Did not compete | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 5) | ||||||||
Emelia Rusciano | Did not perform | Did not perform | Wildcard | TOP 12 | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 4) | |||||||||
Amali Ward | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Did not perform | Did not compete | Bottom three | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 3) | ||||||||||
Dan O'Connor | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Did not compete | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 2) | |||||||||||
Angie Narayan | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Did not perform | Did not compete | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 1) |
NOTE: This Chart does not include semifinalists and Wild Cards
Season Three[]
- Main article: Australian Idol (Season 3)
Season Three Contestants[]
The following is a list of Season Three contestants, in order of elimination.
Tarni Stephens
Chris Luder
Natalie Zahra
Laura Gissara
Roxane LeBrasse
Milly Edwards
James Kannis
Anne Robertson
Daniel Spillane
Dan England
Lee Harding
Emily Williams (runner-up)
Kate DeAraugo (winner)
The following is a Bottom 3 Table. The Contestants written in Pink are female and The Contestants written in Blue are male
Singer | Semifinals Group 1 | Semifinals Group 2 | Semifinals Group 3 | Wild Card | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 |
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Kate DeAraugo | Did not Perform | TOP 13 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER |
Emily Williams | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Wildcard | TOP 13 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOSE |
Lee Harding | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 13 | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | ELIM | |
Dan England | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 13 | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | BTM3 | SAFE | ELIM | ||
Daniel Spillane | Wildcard | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 13 | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | BTM3 | SAFE | BTM3 | BTM2 | ELIM | |||
Anne Robertson | TOP 13 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | ||||
James Kannis | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Wildcard | TOP 13 | SAFE | BTM3 | BTM2 | SAFE | BTM3 | ELIM | |||||
Milly Edwards | Did not Perform | TOP 13 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | BTM3 | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | ELIM | ||||||
Roxane LeBrasse | Did not Perform | Wildcard | Did not Perform | TOP 13 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||
Laura Gissara | Did not Perform | TOP 13 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | SAFE | BTM2 | ELIM | ||||||||
Natalie Zahra | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 13 | Did not Perform | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||||
Chris Luder | TOP 13 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | ELIM | ||||||||||
Tarni Stephens | TOP 13 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | ELIM |
NOTE: This Chart does not include semifinalists and Wild Cards
Season Four[]
- Main article: Australian Idol (Season 4)
Season Four Contestants[]
The following is a list of Season Four contestants, in order of elimination.
Joseph Gatehau
Reigan Derry
Klancie Keough
Guy Mutton
Lavina Williams
Bobby Flynn
Lisa Mitchell
Ricky Muscat
Chris Murphy
Dean Geyer
Jessica Mauboy (runner-up)
Damien Leith (winner)
The following is a Bottom 3 Table. The Contestants written in Pink are female and The Contestants written in Blue are male
Singer | Semifinals Boys 1 | Semifinals Girls 1 | Semifinals Boys 2 | Semifinals Girls 2 | Wild Card | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 |
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Damien Leith | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER |
Jessica Mauboy | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOSE |
Dean Geyer | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | BTM2 | BTM2 | ELIM | |
Chris Murphy | Wildcard | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | ||
Ricky Muscat | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Wildcard | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | BTM3 | BTM3 | ELIM | |||
Lisa Mitchell | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | BTM2 | ELIM | ||||
Bobby Flynn | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||||
Lavina Williams | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | BTM2 | SAFE | BTM3 | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||
Guy Mutton | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Wildcard | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | SAFE | BTM3 | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||
Klancie Keough | Did not Perform | Wildcard | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||||
Reigan Derry | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | BTM3 | ELIM | |||||||||
Joseph Gatehau | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | ELIM |
NOTE: This Chart does not include semifinalists and Wild Cards
Season Five[]
- Main article: Australian Idol (Season 5)
Season Five Contestants[]
The following is a list of Season Five contestants, in order of elimination.
Holly Weinert
Brianna Carpenter
Lana Krost
Mark Da Costa
Jacob Butler
Ben McKenzie
Daniel Mifsud
Tarisai Vushe
Marty Simpson
Carl Riseley
Matt Corby (runner-up)
Natalie Gauci (winner)
The following is a Bottom 3 Table. The Contestants written in Pink are female and The Contestants written in Blue are male
Singer | Semifinals Boys 1 | Semifinals Girls 1 | Semifinals Boys 2 | Semifinals Girls 2 | Wild Card | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 |
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Natalie Gauci | Did not Perform | Wildcard | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER |
Matt Corby | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOSE |
Carl Riseley | Wildcard | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | ELIM | |
Marty Simpson | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | BTM3 | SAFE | ELIM | ||
Tarisai Vushe | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | ELIM | |||
Daniel Mifsud | Wildcard | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | BTM3 | BTM3 | SAFE | ELIM | ||||
Ben McKenzie | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||||
Jacob Butler | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | SAFE | BTM3 | SAFE | BTM2 | ELIM | ||||||
Mark Da Costa | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Wildcard | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||
Lana Krost | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | BTM2 | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||||
Brianna Carpenter | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | BTM3 | ELIM | |||||||||
Holly Weinert | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | ELIM |
NOTE: This Chart does not include semifinalists and Wild Cards
Season Six[]
- Main article: Australian Idol (Season 6)
Season Six Contestants[]
The following is a list of Season Six contestants, in order of elimination.
Jonny Taylor
Brooke Addamo
Tom Williams
Madam Parker
Thanh Bui
Sophie Paterson
Roshani Priddis
Chrislyn Hamilton
Teale Jakubenko
Mark Spano
Luke Dickens (runner-up)
Wes Carr (winner)
The following is a Bottom 3 Table. The Contestants written in Pink are female and The Contestants written in Blue are male
Singer | Semifinals 1 | Semifinals 2 | Semifinals 3 | Semifinals 4 | Wild Card | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 |
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Wes Carr | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | WINNER |
Luke Dickens | Did not Perform | Wildcard | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOSE |
Mark Spano | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | ELIM | |
Teale Jakubenko | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | BTM2 | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | BTM2 | BTM3 | BTM3 | BTM3 | ELIM | ||
Chrislyn Hamilton | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||
Roshani Priddis | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Wildcard | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | ||||
Sophie Paterson | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Wildcard | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | BTM3 | BTM2 | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | ELIM | |||||
Thanh Bui | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | SAFE | BTM3 | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||
Madam Parker | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | ELIM | |||||||
Tom Williams | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||||
Brooke Addamo | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||||
Jonny Taylor | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Wildcard | TOP 12 | ELIM |
NOTE: This Chart does not include semifinalists and Wild Cards
Season Seven[]
- Main article: Australian Idol (Season 7)
Season Seven Contestants[]
The following is a list of Season Seven contestants, in order of elimination.
Ashleigh Toole
Casey Barnes
Sabrina Batshon
Tim Johnston
Scott Newnham
Kim Cooper
Kate Cook
Toby Moulton
Nathan Brake
James Johnston
Hayley Warner (runner-up)
Stan Walker (winner)
The following is a Bottom 3 Table. The Contestants written in Pink are female and The Contestants written in Blue are male
Singer | Semifinals 1 | Semifinals 2 | Semifinals 3 | Semifinals 4 | Wild Card | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 |
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Stan Walker | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER |
Hayley Warner | Wildcard | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | LOSE |
James Johnston | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | BTM2 | SAFE | BTM3 | ELIM | SAFE | ELIM | |
Nathan Brake | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | SAFE | BTM3 | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | ELIM | ||
Toby Moulton | Wildcard | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WDRW | |||
Kate Cook | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | ELIM | ||||
Kim Cooper | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | SAFE | BTM3 | BTM2 | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||||
Scott Newnham | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | ELIM | ||||||
Tim Johnston | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Wildcard | TOP 12 | BTM3 | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||
Sabrina Batshon | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | SAFE | BTM2 | ELIM | ||||||||
Casey Barnes | Did not Perform | Wildcard | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | BTM2 | ELIM | |||||||||
Ashleigh Toole | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | ELIM |
NOTE: This Chart does not include semifinalists and Wild Cards
World Idol[]
Guy Sebastian participated alongside 10 other Idols in the 2 show mini-event World Idol. Guy placed 7th place on 56 points. Guy performed the Louis Armstrong cover - What a Wonderful World.
Guy received the following scores respectively:
UK awarded 6 points
Belgium awarded 3 points
Australia awarded 12 points (default award)
USA awarded 6 points
Pan-Arab Nations awarded 2 points
Poland awarded 5 points
The Netherlands awarded 6 points
Canada awarded 6 points
Germany awarded 2 points
Norway awarded 3 points
South Africa awarded 5 points
Judges and hosts[]
Judges[]
- Mark Holden (2003-2007)
- Marcia Hines (2003-2009)
- Ian Dickson (2003-2004, 2007-2009)
- Kyle Sandilands (2005-2008)
- Jay-Dee Springbett (2009)
Hosts[]
- Andrew G. (2003-2009)
- James Mathison (2003-2008)