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The sixth season of Australian Idol premiered on August 24 2008 and continued until November 23 2008. It was won by Wes Carr. This season was co-hosted by Andrew G. and James Mathison.

Live Show Details[]

Heat 1 (1 September 2008)[]

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1 Chrislyn Hamilton "Proud Mary" (Tina Turner) Advanced
2 Mitchell Steele "Life Is a Highway" (Tom Cochrane) Eliminated
3 Jaden Dowd "Finally" (CeCe Peniston) Eliminated
4 Olly Corpe "Wonderful World" (James Morrison) Eliminated
5 Nicole Banks "Black and Gold" (Sam Sparro) Eliminated
6 Wes Carr "Times Like These" (Foo Fighters) Advanced
Notes
  • Chrislyn Hamilton and Wes Carr advanced to the top 12 of the competition. The other 4 contestants were eliminated.
  • Nicole Banks returned for a second chance at the top 12 in the Wildcard Round.

Heat 2 (2 September 2008)[]

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1 Luke Dickens "Mustang Sally" (Wilson Pickett) Eliminated
2 Brooke Wilkie "New Shoes" (Paolo Nutini) Eliminated
3 Tom Williams "You Raise Me Up" (Secret Garden) Advanced
4 Natalie Colavito "Listen" (Beyoncé) Eliminated
5 Amanda Grafanakis "Who Knew" (Pink) Eliminated
6 Thanh Bui "One" (U2) Advanced
Notes
  • Tom Williams and Thanh Bui advanced to the top 12 of the competition. The other 4 contestants were eliminated.
  • Luke Dickens and Amanda Grafanakis returned for a second chance at the top 12 in the Wildcard Round.

Heat 3 (3 September 2008)[]

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1 Matt Parsons "In the Summertime" (Mungo Jerry) Eliminated
2 Sophie Paterson "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (The Rolling Stones) Eliminated
3 Teale Jakubenko "Running" (Evermore) Advanced
4 Brooke Schubert "When Will I Be Loved" (The Everly Brothers) Eliminated
5 Mark Spano "Come Said the Boy" (Mondo Rock) Advanced
6 Roshani Priddis "Knock on Wood" (Amii Stewart) Eliminated
Notes
  • Teale Jakubenko and Mark Spano advanced to the top 12 of the competition. The other 4 contestants were eliminated.
  • Sophie Paterson, Brooke Schubert and Roshani Priddis returned for a second chance at the top 12 in the Wildcard Round.

Heat 4 (4 September 2008)[]

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1 Irae Schwenke "Beautiful Soul" (Jesse McCartney) Eliminated
2 Kayla Vanzetta "Even When I'm Sleeping" (Leonardo Bride) Eliminated
3 James Spargo "Chasing Cars" (Snow Patrol) Eliminated
4 Brooke Addamo "Foolish Games" (Jewel) Advanced
5 Jonny Taylor "Hound Dog" (Elvis Presley) Eliminated
6 Madam Parker "No One" (Alicia Keys) Advanced
Notes
  • Brooke Addamo and Madam Parker advanced to the top 12 of the competition. The other 4 contestants were eliminated.
  • James Spargo and Jonny Taylor returned for a second chance at the top 12 in the Wildcard Round.

Wildcard round (7 September 2008)[]

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1 Amanda Grafanakis "The Best" (Tina Turner) Eliminated
2 Nicole Banks "Love Song" (Sara Bareilles) Eliminated
3 Luke Dickens "Angels" (Robbie Williams) Advanced
4 Roshani Priddis "If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys) Advanced
5 James Spargo "Superman" (Five for Fighting) Eliminated
6 Brooke Schubert "How Do I Live" (LeAnn Rimes) Eliminated
7 Jonny Taylor "Let Her Cry" (Hootie and the Blowfish) Advanced
8 Sophie Paterson "I'm Yours" (Jason Mraz) Advanced
Notes
  • The judges selected Luke Dickens, Roshani Priddis and Jonny Taylor to move on into the Top 12 of the competition, before the hosts revealed the Top 3 vote getters. Sophie Paterson received most votes, and completed the top 12.

Live Show 1 (14 September 2008)[]

Theme: Idols' Idols

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1 Wes Carr "Beautiful Day" (U2) Safe
2 Tom Williams "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith) Safe
3 Roshani Priddis "Tell Me 'bout It" (Joss Stone) Safe
4 Teale Jakubenko "Walk Away Renee" (The Four Tops) Bottom two
5 Sophie Paterson "Mr. Jones" (Counting Crows) Bottom three
6 Luke Dickens "Feelin' Alright" (Joe Cocker) Safe
7 Brooke Addamo "These Words" (Natasha Bedingfield) Safe
8 Thanh Bui "This Love" (Maroon 5) Safe
9 Madam Parker "Closer" (Ne-Yo) Safe
10 Jonny Taylor "Better Man" (Pearl Jam) Eliminated
11 Chrislyn Hamilton "Think" (Aretha Franklin) Safe
12 Mark Spano "Never Tear Us Apart" (INXS) Safe

Live Show 2 (21 September 2008)[]

Theme: The 80s

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1 Luke Dickens "Jack & Diane" (John Mellencamp) Safe
2 Brooke Addamo "Bette Davis Eyes" (Kim Carnes) Eliminated
3 Madam Parker "Upside Down" (Diana Ross) Safe
4 Mark Spano "I Want to Know What Love Is" (Foreigner) Safe
5 Tom Williams "Uptown Girl" (Billy Joel) Safe
6 Chrislyn Hamilton "True Colors" (Cyndi Lauper) Safe
7 Teale Jakubenko "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (U2) Safe
8 Sophie Paterson "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (Eurythmics) Bottom two
9 Wes Carr "Dancing in the Dark" (Bruce Springsteen) Safe
10 Roshani Priddis "What's Love Got to Do with It" (Tina Turner) Safe
11 Thanh Bui "Every Breath You Take" (The Police) Bottom three

Live Show 3 (28 September 2008)[]

Theme: Australian Made

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1 Thanh Bui "You're the Voice" (John Farnham) Safe
2 Chrislyn Hamilton "Chains" (Tina Arena) Safe
3 Tom Williams "Light Surrounding You" (Evermore) Eliminated
4 Teale Jakubenko "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" (Eskimo Joe) Bottom two
5 Roshani Priddis "Heading in the Right Direction" (Renee Geyer) Safe
6 Wes Carr "Friday on My Mind" (The Easybeats) Safe
7 Luke Dickens "Flame Trees" (Cold Chisel) Safe
8 Sophie Paterson "Don't Hold Back" (The Potbelleez) Safe
9 Mark Spano "Age of Reason" (John Farnham) Safe
10 Madam Parker "Hook Me Up" (The Veronicas) Bottom three

Live Show 4 (5 October 2008)[]

Theme: Songs by Abba

Order Artist Song Result
1 Chrislyn Hamilton "Mamma Mia" Bottom two
2 Sophie Paterson "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" Safe
3 Thanh Bui "The Winner Takes It All" Safe
4 Roshani Priddis "Money, Money, Money" Bottom three
5 Wes Carr "Fernando" Safe
6 Mark Spano "Waterloo" Safe
7 Madam Parker "Dancing Queen" Eliminated
8 Teale Jakubenko "Thank You for the Music" Safe
9 Luke Dickens "Knowing Me, Knowing You" Safe

Live Show 5 (12 October 2008)[]

Theme: Rock

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1 Luke Dickens "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (Lenny Kravitz) Safe
2 Thanh Bui "Shadow of the Day" (Linkin Park) Eliminated
3 Sophie Paterson "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" (Silverchair) Bottom three
4 Teale Jakubenko "Slide" (Goo Goo Dolls) Bottom two
5 Roshani Priddis "The Pretender" (Foo Fighters) Safe
6 Wes Carr "Desire" (U2) Safe
7 Chrislyn Hamilton "Don't Speak" (No Doubt) Safe
8 Mark Spano "Sex on Fire" (Kings of Leon) Safe

Live Show 6 (19 October 2008)[]

Theme: Motown

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1 Mark Spano "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (The Supremes) Bottom two
2 Sophie Paterson "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (The Temptations) Eliminated
3 Luke Dickens "My Girl" (The Temptations) Safe
4 Teale Jakubenko "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell) Bottom three
5 Chrislyn Hamilton "Get Ready" (The Temptations) Safe
6 Wes Carr "If I Were a Carpenter" (The Four Tops) Safe
7 Roshani Priddis "Reflections" (The Supremes) Safe

Live Show 7 (26 October 2008)[]

Theme: The Rolling Stones

Order Artist Song Result
1 Wes Carr "Jumpin' Jack Flash" Safe
2 Roshani Priddis "Wild Horses" Eliminated
3 Luke Dickens "Honky Tonk Women" Bottom two
4 Teale Jakubenko "You Can't Always Get What You Want" Bottom three
5 Chrislyn Hamilton "Get Off My Cloud" Safe
6 Mark Spano "Angie" Safe

Live Show 8 (2 November 2008)[]

Theme: Michael Jackson

Order Artist Song Result
1 Teale Jakubenko "Billie Jean" Bottom three
2 Mark Spano "Bad" Bottom two
3 Chrislyn Hamilton "Thriller" Eliminated
4 Luke Dickens "The Way You Make Me Feel" Safe
5 Wes Carr "Black or White" Safe

Live Show 9 (9 November 2008)[]

Theme: American Hits

Order Artist First song (original artists) Second song Result
1 Wes Carr "When You Were Young" (The Killers) "What a Wonderful World" (Louis Armstrong) Bottom two
2 Teale Jakubenko "No Such Thing" (John Mayer) "What Goes Around... Comes Around" (Justin Timberlake) Eliminated
3 Mark Spano "Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing" (Chris Isaak) "Everybody Hurts" (R.E.M.) Safe
4 Luke Dickens "With Arms Wide Open" (Creed) "One of These Nights" (The Eagles) Safe

Live Show 10: Semi-final (16 November 2008)[]

Theme: Contestant's Choice

Order Artist First song (original artists) Second song Result
1 Luke Dickens "Stuck in the Middle with You" (Stealers Wheel) "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (Elton John) Safe
2 Mark Spano "Bad Day" (Fuel) "Smooth" (Santana & Rob Thomas) Eliminated
3 Wes Carr "Easy" (Commodores) "Get Back" (The Beatles) Safe

Live final (17 November 2008)[]

Order Artist First song (original artists) Second song Result
1 Luke Dickens "Turn the Page" (Bob Seger) "When We Hear Hallelujah" (Luke Dickens) Runner-up
2 Wes Carr "White Noise" (The Living End) "You" (Wes Carr) Winner
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