The seventh season of Australian Idol premiered on August 9 2009 and continued until November 22 2009. It was won by Stan Walker. This season was hosted by Andrew G..
James Johnston and Kim Cooper advanced to the top 12 of the competition. The other 4 contestants were eliminated.
All the eliminated contestants from this round made it into the Wildcard Round, making it the only group to be represented at that stage.
Wildcard round (30 August 2009)[]
Order
Artist
Song (original artists)
Result
1
Lucie Johnson
"Boogie Wonderland" (Earth, Wind & Fire)
Eliminated
2
Casey Barnes
"Never Say Never (Don't Let Me Go)" (The Fray)
Advanced
3
Aliqua Mao
"The Power of Love" (Jennifer Rush)
Eliminated
4
Lauren Street
"Low" (Kelly Clarkson)
Eliminated
5
Tim Johnston
"Yesterday" (The Beatles)
Advanced
6
Ed Zaidan
"White Noise" (The Living End)
Eliminated
7
Tenielle Muslin
"Kiss Me" (Sixpence None the Richer)
Eliminated
8
Toby Moulton
"With or Without You" (U2)
Advanced
9
Hayley Warner
"I Do Not Hook Up" (Kelly Clarkson)
Advanced
Notes
The judges selected Toby Moulton and Hayley Warner to move on into the Top 12 of the competition, before the host revealed the Top 3 vote getters. Casey Barney and Tim Johnston received most votes, and completed the top 12.
Live Show 1 (6 September 2009)[]
Theme: Contestant's Choice
Order
Artist
Song (original artists)
Result
1
Ashleigh Toole
"Miss Independent" (Kelly Clarkson)
Eliminated
2
Scott Newnham
"Come Together" (The Beatles)
Safe
3
Casey Barnes
"(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind" (Powderfinger)
Bottom two
4
Hayley Warner
"Light Surrounding You" (Evermore)
Safe
5
James Johnston
"How to Save a Life" (The Fray)
Safe
6
Sabrina Batshon
"Earth Song" (Michael Jackson)
Safe
7
Nathan Brake
"Stop and Stare" (OneRepublic)
Safe
8
Stan Walker
"Umbrella" (Rihanna)
Safe
9
Toby Moulton
"Creep" (Radiohead)
Safe
10
Kim Cooper
"Best of You" (Foo Fighters)
Safe
11
Tim Johnston
"Halo" (Beyoncé)
Bottom three
12
Kate Cook
"Stuck in the Middle with You" (Stealers Wheel)
Safe
Live Show 2 (13 September 2009)[]
Theme: Rock
Order
Artist
Song (original artists)
Result
1
Hayley Warner
"Misery Business" (Paramore)
Safe
2
Casey Barnes
"I'm Not Over" (Carolina Liar)
Eliminated
3
Kate Cook
"Are You Gonna Be My Girl" (Jet)
Safe
4
Nathan Brake
"Second Chance" (Shinedown)
Safe
5
Toby Moulton
"Starlight" (Muse)
Safe
6
Tim Johnston
"Jumpin' Jack Flash" (The Rolling Stones)
Safe
7
Sabrina Batshon
"Numb" (Linkin Park)
Bottom two
8
James Johnston
"Thnks fr th Mmrs" (Fall Out Boy)
Safe
9
Scott Newnham
"American Woman" (The Guess Who)
Safe
10
Kim Cooper
"I Want You to Want Me" (Cheap Trick)
Bottom three
11
Stan Walker
"Nothing Else Matters" (Metallica)
Safe
Live Show 3 (20 September 2009)[]
Theme: Top 10 Hits
Order
Artist
Song (original artists)
Result
1
Sabrina Batshon
"When Love Takes Over" (Kelly Rowland & David Guetta)
Eliminated
2
Toby Moulton
"Take On Me" (A-ha)
Safe
3
Kim Cooper
"Just Dance" (Lady Gaga)
Bottom two
4
Stan Walker
"Straight Lines" (Silverchair)
Safe
5
James Johnston
"Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" (Train)
Safe
6
Scott Newnham
"Kiss from a Rose" (Seal)
Safe
7
Nathan Brake
"Since U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson)
Bottom three
8
Kate Cook
"Landslide" (Fleetwood Mac)
Safe
9
Tim Johnston
"What Goes Around... Comes Around" (Justin Timberlake)
Safe
10
Hayley Warner
"Leave (Get Out)" (JoJo)
Safe
Live Show 4 (27 September 2009)[]
Theme: 1980s
Order
Artist
Song (original artists)
Result
1
Nathan Brake
"Livin' on a Prayer" (Bon Jovi)
Safe
2
Scott Newnham
"Let's Groove" (Earth, Wind & Fire)
Bottom two
3
Hayley Warner
"Dancing in the Dark" (Bruce Springsteen)
Safe
4
Toby Moulton
"I Want to Know What Love Is" (Foreigner)
Safe
5
Kim Cooper
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" (The Supremes)
Safe
6
Tim Johnston
"Heaven" (Bryan Adams)
Eliminated
7
Kate Cook
"When the Going Gets Tough" (Billy Ocean)
Safe
8
Stan Walker
"Purple Rain" (Prince)
Safe
9
James Johnston
"The Power of Love" (Huey Lewis & the News)
Bottom three
Live Show 5 (4 October 2009)[]
Theme: Songs by Pink
Order
Artist
Song
Result
1
Nathan Brake
"Just Like a Pill"
Bottom three
2
Scott Newnham
"So What"
Eliminated
3
Stan Walker
"Dear Mr. President"
Safe
4
Kate Cook
"Trouble"
Safe
5
James Johnston
"Who Knew"
Bottom two
6
Kim Cooper
"Family Portrait"
Safe
7
Toby Moulton
"Please Don't Leave Me"
Safe
8
Hayley Warner
"Funhouse"
Safe
Live Show 6 (11 October 2009)[]
Theme: Big Band
Order
Artist
Song (original artists)
Result
1
Kate Cook
"Hit the Road Jack" (Ray Charles)
Bottom three
2
Stan Walker
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Beyoncé)
Safe
3
Kim Cooper
"The Man I Love" (Ella Fitzgerald)
Eliminated
4
James Johnston
"Fever" (Michael Bublé)
Safe
5
Hayley Warner
"Tainted Love" (Soft Cell)
Bottom two
6
Nathan Brake
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Duke Ellington)
Safe
7
Toby Moulton
"My Way" (Frank Sinatra)
Safe
Live Show 7 (18 October 2009)[]
Theme: Movie & Theatre Hits
Order
Artist
First song (original artists)
Second song
Result
1
Toby Moulton
"Somebody to Love" (Queen)
"Exit Music (For a Film)" (Radiohead)
Safe
2
Stan Walker
"Circle of Life" (Elton John)
"We Will Rock You" (Queen)
Bottom two
3
Kate Cook
"Son of a Preacher Man" (Dusty Springfield)
"Make You Feel My Love" (Adele)
Eliminated
4
Hayley Warner
"These Days" (Powderfinger)
"December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" (The Four Seasons)
Safe
5
James Johnston
"You'll Never Walk Alone" (Christine Johnson)
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (Queen)
Bottom three
6
Nathan Brake
"Thriller" (Michael Jackson)
"The Music of the Night" (Michael Crawford)
Safe
Live Show 8 (25 October 2009)[]
Theme: Contestant's Choice
Order
Artist
First song (original artists)
Second song
Result
1
James Johnston
"Mercy" (Duffy)
"Use Somebody" (Kings of Leon)
Bottom two
2
Toby Moulton
"Don't Look Back in Anger" (Oasis)
"Politik" (Coldplay)
Withdrew
3
Nathan Brake
"Makes Me Wonder" (Maroon 5)
"Mad World" (Tears for Fears)
Bottom three
4
Hayley Warner
"Somebody Told Me" (The Killers)
"Stone Cold" (Paloma Faith)
Safe
5
Stan Walker
"Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen)
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell)
Safe
Live Show 9 (1 November 2009)[]
Theme: The 00s
Order
Artist
First song (original artists)
Second song
Result
1
Nathan Brake
"Closer" (Ne-Yo)
"Red" (Daniel Merriweather)
Eliminated
2
James Johnston
"Daughters" (John Mayer)
"This Is How a Heart Breaks" (Rob Thomas)
Safe
3
Stan Walker
"Let Me Love You" (Mario)
"The Climb" (Miley Cyrus)
Safe
4
Hayley Warner
"Heavy Cross" (Gossip)
"I Don't Care" (Fall Out Boy)
Bottom two
Live Show 10: Semi-final (8 November 2009)[]
Theme: Power Anthems
Order
Artist
First song (original artists)
Second song
Third song
Result
1
James Johnston
"Hold the Line" (Toto)
"More Than Words" (Extreme)
"Learn to Fly" (Foo Fighters)
Eliminated
2
Hayley Warner
"One" (U2)
"New Sensation" (INXS)
"Bittersweet Symphony" (The Verve)
Safe
3
Stan Walker
"Eye of the Tiger" (Survivor)
"It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World" (James Brown)
"Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)" (Chris Tomlin)