Australian Idol | |
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Season 6 | |
Broadcast from | 24 August 2008–23 November 2008 |
Judges | Ian Dickson Marcia Hines Kyle Sandilands |
Host(s) | Andrew G James Mathison Ricki-Lee Coulter |
Broadcaster | Network Ten |
Finals venue | Fox Studios, Sydney Sydney Opera House (Grand Final) |
Winner: Wes Carr |
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Origin | Adelaide, Australia |
Song | "You" |
Genre(s) | Rock, Pop rock, Soft rock, Blue-eyed soul |
Runner-up | |
Luke Dickens | |
Chronology | |
◄ 2008 ► |
Finalists (in alphabetical order and elimination date) |
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Wes Carr | Winner |
Luke Dickens | 23 November |
Mark Spano | 17 November |
Teale Jakubenko | 10 November |
Chrislyn Hamilton | 3 November |
Roshani Priddis | 27 October |
Sophie Paterson | 20 October |
Thanh Bui | 13 October |
Madam Parker | 6 October |
Tom Williams | 29 September |
Brooke Addamo | 22 September |
Jonny Taylor | 15 September |
The sixth season of Australian Idol premiered on Sunday, 24 August 2008, on Network Ten. The season finale aired live on Sunday, 23 November 2008. The winner was Wes Carr with Luke Dickens as runner-up.
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Kyle Sandilands, Ian Dickson, and Marcia Hines returned as judges, however long term judge Mark Holden left to pursue other interests.[1] Andrew G was temporarily absent while he prepared for his wedding and Ricki-Lee Coulter is acting as a new back-stage host.[2] The London auditions featured guest judges Tina Arena and Darren Hayes.
Also for the second time on an Idol contest, the format for eliminations in the Top 12 round will be different. In the new result nights, the bottom 3 of the week will be announced first and the voting line will be opened again for viewers to vote for their favourite in the bottom 3. Music Idol, the Bulgarian version of Idol, were the first to use this new format in their second season. New Zealand Idol season 3 used a similar format for the second week of the finals, but dropped it afterwards.[3]
The Auditions were held in the following cities:
^ These auditions were not filmed, with successful contestants going to capital city of the respective state for their second tier audition. Auditioning contestants are required to be between the ages 16 and 30 on 1 July 2008 (born between 2 July 1978 and 2 July 1992).
Registrations were also conducted online,[4] although not mandatory, allowed users to enter a draw of $2,000.
From 1 September to 4 September the Semi-final rounds aired on television, allowing viewers to vote. The Wildcard Performance Show was held on Sunday, 7 September, with results on 8 September.
List of the semi-finalists below.
Females | Males |
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Brooke Addamo | Thanh Bui |
Nicole Banks | Wes Carr |
Natalie Colavito | Olly Corpe |
Jaden Dowd | Luke Dickens |
Amanda Grafanakis* | Teale Jakubenko |
Chrislyn Hamilton | Matthew Parsons |
Madam Parker | Irae Schwenke |
Sophie Paterson | Mark Spano |
Roshani Priddis | James Spargo |
Brooke Schubert | Mitchell Steele |
Kayla Vanzetta | Jonny Taylor |
Brooke Wilkie | Tom Williams |
Week | Theme | Mentor/guest judge |
Top 12 | Idols' Idols | None |
Top 11 | '80s Music | Cyndi Lauper |
Top 10 | Aussie Hits | Darren Hayes |
Top 9 | ABBA | None |
Top 8 | Rock | Tim Farriss and Kirk Pengilly |
Top 7 | Motown | Guy Sebastian |
Top 6 | Rolling Stones | None |
Top 5 | Michael Jackson | Jermaine Jackson |
Top 4 | American Hits | Chris Isaak |
Top 3 | Idols' Choice | Tina Arena |
Wes Carr is a 26 year old from Bondi, New South Wales. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Wes Carr moved to Bondi as a 15-year-old. Before he auditioned for Australian Idol, Wes Carr performed and had regular resident gigs around Sydney. On 23 November 2008, Wes Carr was announced the winner of Australian Idol 2008.
Preceded by Natalie Gauci |
Australian Idol winner 2008 |
Succeeded by Stan Walker |
Luke Dickens (born 7 June 1982) is from Young, New South Wales. Before he auditioned, Luke Dickens was a sheep shearer and had taught himself how to play the guitar. He was announced runner-up to Wes Carr on 23 November 2008.
Mark Spano is a 26-year-old from Brighton, Victoria.He is of Italian Heritage. Mark Spano fronted band The Need for seven years, but had to stop after losing his voice due to polyp in his vocal chords. During his 2 year recovery, Mark Spano worked as a labourer until he auditioned for Australian Idol. Spano was eliminated during the Top 3 results night.
Teale Jakubenko is a 22-year-old from Yatala, Queensland. Born in Gold Coast, Queensland, Teale Jakubenko recently toured with renowned Australian singer Wendy Matthews. Jakubenko was eliminated during the Top 4 results night. Teale was placed in the Bottom 3 six times including elimination and therefore has been placed there the most times out of any contestant in the history of Australian Idol.
Chrislyn Hamilton is a 17-year-old from Scarborough, Queensland. Before her audition, Chrislyn Hamilton was in high school and was the lead singer in her school band, picked up a leading role in her school musical and performed in a gospel rock choir group every week. Hamilton was eliminated during the Top 5 results night, and for the first time, the contest was left with four male finalists.
Roshani Priddis (born August 1987) is a 21-year-old from Ashfield, New South Wales, although she grew up in Tamworth, New South Wales. Born in Sri Lanka, Priddis moved to Australia as a 6-week-old when she was adopted by an Australian family. Priddis was eliminated during the Top 6 results night. In April 2010, it was announced Roshani will be part of the new Young Divas group. She will be replacing former member, Paulini Curuenavuli.
Sophie Paterson is a 23-year-old from London, United Kingdom. Originally from Maryknoll, Victoria, Paterson moved to England to pursue a music career. Before she auditioned, Sophie Paterson worked as a bar manager and performed regularly. She was eliminated during the Top 7 results night.
Thanh Bui is a 25-year-old from Abbotsford, Victoria. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, to Vietnamese parents, he moved to Melbourne as a 7-year-old. He was educated at Melbourne High School, graduating in 2000. Thanh Bui was part of the boy-band North who toured around Malaysia and split up in 2006. Aside of Australian Idol he is the director and vocal coach at International Artist Academy. Bui was eliminated during the Top 8 Results Night.
Madam Parker is a 23-year-old who lives with her family in Beverly Hills, New South Wales. Originally from New Zealand, Parker moved to Australia in order to make a better future for her son and pursue her musical dreams. Parker is of Mulatto descent. Parker was eliminated during the Top 9 Results Night. In April 2010, it was announced that Madam will be a new member of the Young Divas group, replacing former member, Emily Williams.
Tom Williams (born 14 May 1992) is a 17-year-old from Adelaide, South Australia. At 15-months-old, Tom Williams was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Before the auditions, he attended high school . Williams was eliminated during the Top 10 Results Night.
Brooke Addamo is a 17-year-old from Werribee, Victoria. Addamo takes professional vocal coaching and won Teen Idol in 2007. She was eliminated during the Top 11 Results Night. She has now released an E.P. with Wunderkind (Warner Music) under the moniker "Owl Eyes" which is in stores now.
Jonny Taylor is a 22-year-old from Perth, Western Australia. Since 2006, Taylor has been determined to make his life count after a serious motorcycle accident almost took his life. He was eliminated during the Top 12 Results Night.
Contestants are ordered alphabetically by last name, then by order of elimination.
Did Not Perform | Top 32 | Wild Card | Top 12 |
Stage: | Semi-Finals | WC | Finals | ||||||||||||||
Week: | 1/9 | 2/9 | 3/9 | 4/9 | 7/9 | 14/9 | 21/9 | 28/9 | 5/10 | 12/10 | 19/10 | 26/10 | 2/11 | 9/11 | 16/11 | 23/11 | |
Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||||
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1 | Wes Carr | Top 12 | Btm 2 | Winner | |||||||||||||
2 | Luke Dickens | Elim | Top 12 | Btm 2 | Btm2 | Runner-Up | |||||||||||
3 | Mark Spano | Top 12 | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Elim | ||||||||||||
4 | Teale Jakubenko | Top 12 | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | ||||||||
5 | Chrislyn Hamilton | Top 12 | Btm 2 | Elim | |||||||||||||
6 | Roshani Priddis | Elim | Top 12 | Btm 3 | Elim | ||||||||||||
7 | Sophie Paterson | Elim | Top 12 | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | Btm 3 | Elim | ||||||||||
8 | Thanh Bui | Top 12 | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||||||||||
9 | Madam Parker | Top 12 | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||||||||||
10 | Tom Williams | Top 12 | Elim | ||||||||||||||
11 | Brooke Addamo | Top 12 | Elim | ||||||||||||||
12 | Jonny Taylor | Elim | Top 12 | Elim | |||||||||||||
Wild Card |
Amanda Grafanakis | Elim | Elim | ||||||||||||||
Savannah Rakz | Elim | ||||||||||||||||
Scott Genuis | Elim | ||||||||||||||||
Charley Yates | Elim | ||||||||||||||||
Semi- Final 4 |
Irae Schwenke | Elim | |||||||||||||||
Cat Badasio | |||||||||||||||||
Semi- Final 3 |
Matthew Parsons | Elim | |||||||||||||||
Semi- Final 2 |
Madison Peter | Elim | |||||||||||||||
Brooke Kcleve | |||||||||||||||||
Semi- Final 1 |
Jaden Dowd | Elim | |||||||||||||||
Mitchell Steele | |||||||||||||||||
Olly Corpe |
Week | Performer(s) | Title |
Top 24 | Axle Whitehead | "I Don't Do Surprises" |
Top 12 | Jordin Sparks | "No Air" |
Top 11 | Cyndi Lauper | "Time After Time" |
Top 10 | Vanessa Amorosi | "The Simple Things (Something Emotional)" |
Top 9 | Metro Station | "Shake It" |
Top 8 | Jessica Mauboy | "Running Back" |
Top 7 | Gabriella Cilmi | "Save the Lies" |
Top 6 | Chris Brown | "Forever" |
Top 5 | Pink | "Sober" |
Top 4 | Chris Isaak | "Wicked Game" |
The Grand Finale occurred on 23 November at the Sydney Opera House. The 2008 finale unlike previous finales was held outside the Sydney Opera House rather than inside the building.
Episode No. | Title | Airdate | Ratings | Nightly Rank | Weekly Rank |
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1 | Audition 1 | 24 August 2008 | 1,400,000 | 4th | 15th |
2 | Audition 2 | 25 August 2008 | 1,257,000 | 8th | 26th |
3 | Audition 3 | 26 August 2008 | 1,098,000 | 13th | 37th |
4 | Audition 4 | 27 August 2008 | 1,240,000 | 10th | 28th |
5 | Audition 5 | 28 August 2008 | 1,148,000 | 8th | 34th |
6 | Audition 6 | 29 August 2008 | 1,033,000 | 7th | 45th |
7 | Top 100 | 31 August 2008 | 1,310,000 | 7th | 22nd |
8 | Semi Final 1 | 1 September 2008 | 1,204,000 | 9th | 32nd |
9 | Semi Final 2 | 2 September 2008 | 1,257,000 | 9th | 28th |
10 | Semi Final 3 | 3 September 2008 | 1,231,000 | 10th | 29th |
11 | Semi Final 4 | 4 September 2008 | 1,150,000 | 7th | 36th |
12 | Wildcard Performances | 7 September 2008 | 1,193,000 | 8th | 28th |
13 | Wildcard Results | 8 September 2008 | 1,100,000 | 13th | 41st |
14 | Top 12 Performances | 14 September 2008 | 1,224,000 | 7th | 24th |
15 | Top 12 Results | 15 September 2008 | 1,027,000 | 12th | 47th |
16 | Top 11 Performances | 21 September 2008 | 1,342,000 | 2nd | 18th |
17 | Top 11 Results | 22 September 2008 | 1,140,000 | 10th | 38th |
18 | Top 10 Performances | 28 September 2008 | 1,202,000 | 5th | 22nd |
19 | Top 10 Results | 29 September 2008 | 897,000 | 15th | 58th |
20 | Top 9 Performances | 5 October 2008 | 1,215,000 | 7th | 25th |
21 | Top 9 Results | 6 October 2008 | 971,000 | 13th | 41st |
22 | Top 8 Performances | 12 October 2008 | 1,194,000 | 8th | 28th |
23 | Top 8 Results | 13 October 2008 | 789,000 | 22nd | 80th |
24 | Top 7 Performances | 19 October 2008 | 1,138,000 | 6th | 29th |
25 | Top 7 Results | 20 October 2008 | 909,000 | 16th | 57th |
26 | Top 6 Performances | 26 October 2008 | 1,168,000 | 6th | 24th |
27 | Top 6 Results | 27 October 2008 | 903,000 | 17th | 52nd |
28 | Top 5 Performances | 2 November 2008 | 1,230,000 | 3rd | 18th |
29 | Top 5 Results | 3 November 2008 | 982,000 | 12th | 42nd |
30 | Top 4 Performances | 9 November 2008 | 1,127,000 | 6th | 26th |
31 | Top 4 Results | 10 November 2008 | 882,000 | 16th | 59th |
32 | Top 3 Performances | 16 November 2008 | 1,270,000 | 4th | 15th |
33 | Top 3 Results | 17 November 2008 | 1,079,000 | 12th | 33rd |
34 | Finale | 23 November 2008 | 1,600,000 | 1st | 2nd |
Preceded by Season 5 (2007) |
Australian Idol Season 6 (2008) |
Succeeded by Season 7 (2009) |
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