List of Australian Idol finalists

Australian Idol is an Australian talent reality television series that first aired in 2003. As of December 2008, there have been six seasons. During every season, the final round of competition features twelve singers, except for season three when it had thirteen finalists. A total of 73 contestants have reached the finals of their season. The show's age requirements only allow people to enter if they are between 16 and 29 years of age. Out of the 73 contestants listed, 19 of them were under the age of 20, including two winners and two runners-up. Season one winner Guy Sebastian currently holds the record for the highest-selling Australian Idol album, with more than four hundred thousand copies sold in Australia.^[1]

Contestants

Guy Sebastian, season one winner

Shannon Noll, season one runner-up

Anthony Callea, season two runner-up

Damien Leith, season four winner

Jessica Mauboy, season four runner-up

Natalie Gauci, season five winner

Matt Corby, season five runner-up

Name	Age	Hometown	Season	Finished
Chadwick, MathewMathew Chadwick	20	Gold Coast, Queensland	1	12 !12th
Ryan, PeterPeter Ryan	27	Tabulam, New South Wales	1	11 !11th
Wootton, CleCle Wootton	22	Perth, Western Australia	1	10 !10th
Buckley, LaurenLauren Buckley	17	East Gosford, New South Wales	1	09 !9th
Cavuoto, KellyKelly Cavuoto	22	Adelaide, South Australia	1	08 !8th
LaVauney, RebekahRebekah LaVauney	25	Liverpool, New South Wales	1	07 !7th
Kereama, LeviLevi Kereama	19	Brisbane, Queensland	1	06 !6th
Mills, RobRob Mills	21	Melbourne, Victoria	1	06 !6th
Curuenavuli, PauliniPaulini Curuenavuli	20	Wiley Park, New South Wales	1	04 !4th
De Vito, CosimaCosima De Vito	26	Perth, Western Australia	1	03 !3rd
Noll, ShannonShannon Noll	27	Condobolin, New South Wales	1	02 !Runner-up
Sebastian, GuyGuy Sebastian	21	Paradise, South Australia	1	01 !Winner
Narayan, AngieAngie Narayan	26	Brisbane, Queensland	2	12 !12th
O'Connor, DanDan O'Connor	25	Mount Annan, New South Wales	2	11 !11th
Ward, AmaliAmali Ward	16	New Town, Tasmania	2	10 !10th
Rusciano, EmeliaEmelia Rusciano	25	Adelaide, South Australia	2	09 !9th
Belle, DanielDaniel Belle	21	Sydney, New South Wales	2	08 !8th
Coulter, Ricki-LeeRicki-Lee Coulter	18	Gold Coast, Queensland	2	07 !7th
Worrall, MartyMarty Worrall	26	Kerang, Victoria	2	06 !6th
Cole, ChanelChanel Cole	26	Bega, New South Wales	2	05 !5th
Jensen, HayleyHayley Jensen	21	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory	2	04 !4th
Murphy, CourtneyCourtney Murphy	24	Perth, Western Australia	2	03 !3rd
Callea, AnthonyAnthony Callea	21	Point Cook, Victoria	2	02 !Runner-up
Donovan, CaseyCasey Donovan	16	Bankstown, New South Wales	2	01 !Winner
Stephens, TarniTarni Stephens	27	Brisbane, Queensland	3	13 !13th
Luder, ChrisChris Luder	26	Brisbane, Queensland	3	12 !12th
Zahra, NatalieNatalie Zahra	17	Innisfail, Queensland	3	11 !11th
Gissara, LauraLaura Gissara	21	Melbourne, Victoria	3	10 !10th
LeBrasse, RoxaneRoxane LeBrasse	22	Sydney, New South Wales	3	09 !9th
Edwards, MillyMilly Edwards	17	Mount Eliza, Victoria	3	08 !8th
Kannis, JamesJames Kannis	19	Sydney, New South Wales	3	07 !7th
Robertson, AnneAnne Robertson	22	Sydney, New South Wales	3	06 !6th
Spillane, DanielDaniel Spillane	25	Brisbane, Queensland	3	05 !5th
England, DanDan England	21	Queensland	3	04 !4th
Harding, LeeLee Harding	22	Frankston North, Victoria	3	03 !3rd
Williams, EmilyEmily Williams	20	Inala, Queensland	3	02 !Runner-up
DeAraugo, KateKate DeAraugo	19	Bendigo, Victoria	3	01 !Winner
Gatehau, JosephJoseph Gatehau	18	Ashcroft, New South Wales	4	12 !12th
Derry, ReiganReigan Derry	17	Maida Vale, Western Australia	4	11 !11th
Keough, KlancieKlancie Keough	24	Richmond, Queensland	4	10 !10th
Mutton, GuyGuy Mutton	29	Gold Coast, Queensland	4	09 !9th
Williams, LavinaLavina Williams	27	New South Wales	4	08 !8th
Flynn, BobbyBobby Flynn	25	Byron Bay, New South Wales	4	07 !7th
Mitchell, LisaLisa Mitchell	16	Albury, New South Wales	4	06 !6th
Muscat, RickyRicky Muscat	22	Werribee, Victoria	4	05 !5th
Murphy, ChrisChris Murphy	30	Perth, Western Australia	4	04 !4th
Geyer, DeanDean Geyer	20	Melbourne, Victoria	4	03 !3rd
Mauboy, JessicaJessica Mauboy	17	Darwin, Northern Territory	4	02 !Runner-up
Leith, DamienDamien Leith	30	County Kildare, Ireland	4	01 !Winner
Weinert, HollyHolly Weinert	20	Mildura, Victoria	5	12 !12th
Carpenter, BriannaBrianna Carpenter	21	Brisbane, Queensland	5	11 !11th
Krost, LanaLana Krost	17	Perth, Western Australia	5	10 !10th
Da Costa, MarkMark Da Costa	28	Petersham, New South Wales	5	09 !9th
Butler, JacobJacob Butler	25	Mount Gambier, South Australia	5	08 !8th
McKenzie, BenBen McKenzie	16	Gosford, New South Wales	5	07 !7th
Mifsud, DanielDaniel Mifsud	23	Mortdale, New South Wales	5	06 !6th
Vushe, TarisaiTarisai Vushe	20	Sydney, New South Wales	5	05 !5th
Simpson, MartyMarty Simpson	20	Forresters Beach, New South Wales	5	04 !4th
Riseley, CarlCarl Riseley	24	Sydney, New South Wales	5	03 !3rd
Corby, MattMatt Corby	16	Cronulla, New South Wales	5	02 !Runner-up
Gauci, NatalieNatalie Gauci	25	Melbourne, Victoria	5	01 !Winner
Taylor, JonnyJonny Taylor	22	Perth, Western Australia	6	12 !12th
Addamo, BrookeBrooke Addamo	17	Werribee, Victoria	6	11 !11th
Williams, TomTom Williams	16	Adelaide, South Australia	6	10 !10th
Parker, MadamMadam Parker	23	Beverly Hills, New South Wales	6	09 !9th
Bui, ThanhThanh Bui	25	Abbotsford, Victoria	6	08 !8th
Paterson, SophieSophie Paterson	23	London, England	6	07 !7th
Priddis, RoshaniRoshani Priddis	21	Ashfield, New South Wales	6	06 !6th
Hamilton, ChrislynChrislyn Hamilton	17	Scarborough, Queensland	6	06 !6th
Jakubenko, TealeTeale Jakubenko	22	Yatala, Queensland	6	04 !4th
Spano, MarkMark Spano	26	Brighton, Victoria	6	03 !3rd
Dickens, LukeLuke Dickens	25	Young, New South Wales	6	02 !Runner-up
Carr, WesWes Carr	26	Bondi, New South Wales	6	01 !Winner
Toole, AshleighAshleigh Toole	18	Central Coast, New South Wales	7	12 !12th
Barnes, CaseyCasey Barnes	30	Tasmania	7	11 !11th
Batshon, SabrinaSabrina Batshon	24	Rhodes, Sydney	7	10 !10th
Johnston, TimTim Johnston	28	Newcastle, New South Wales	7	09 !9th
Newnham, ScottScott Newnham	20	Melbourne, Victoria	7	08 !8th
Cooper, KimKim Cooper	21	Melbourne, Victoria	7	07 !7th
Cook, KateKate Cook	26	Lowood, Queensland	7	06 !6th
Moulton, TobyToby Moulton	30	Melrose, South Australia	7	05 !5th
Brake, NathanNathan Brake	17	Guildford, Sydney	7	04 !4th
Johnston, JamesJames Johnston	19	Wingham, Sydney	7	03 !3rd
Warner, HayleyHayley Warner	18	Sydney, New South Wales	7	02 !Runner-Up
Walker, StanStan Walker	19	Melbourne, Victoria	7	01 !Winner

Notes

^ Contestant's age at the time the season's final round began.

References

General

"Season 1 Top 12 Contestants". Australian Idol. Archived from the original on 2003-12-02. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
"Season 2 Top 12 Contestants". Australian Idol. Archived from the original on 2005-01-04. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
"Season 3 Top 12 Contestants". Australian Idol. Archived from the original on 2006-01-03. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
"Season 4 Top 12 Contestants". Australian Idol. Archived from the original on 2006-09-12. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
"Season 5 Top 12 Contestants". Australian Idol. Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
"Season 6 Top 12 Contestants". Australian Idol. Retrieved 2008-12-02.

Specific

↑ "2003 ARIA Album Accreditations". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2008-02-28.

External links

Official website

Australian Idol

Seasons	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Former hosts	James Mathison (2003–2008) Andrew Günsberg (2003–2009) Ricki-Lee Coulter (2008–2009)

Former judges	Mark Holden (2003–2007) Kyle Sandilands (2005–2009) Jay Dee Springbett (2009) Marcia Hines (2003–2009) Ian "Dicko" Dickson (2003–2004, 2007–2009)

Winners	Guy Sebastian Casey Donovan Kate DeAraugo Damien Leith Natalie Gauci Wes Carr Stan Walker

Winner's Singles	"Angels Brought Me Here" "Listen with Your Heart" "Maybe Tonight" "Night of My Life" "Here I Am" "You" "Black Box"

Runners-up	Shannon Noll Anthony Callea Emily Williams Jessica Mauboy Matt Corby Luke Dickens Hayley Warner

Notable contestants	Paulini Cosima De Vito Ricki-Lee Coulter Dean Geyer Lisa Mitchell Carl Riseley Axle Whitehead Tom J Williams Reigan Derry Casey Barnes Bobby Flynn Laura Gissara Chanel Cole Lydia Denker Lee Harding Hayley Jensen James Johnston James Kannis Roxane LeBrasse Rob Mills Jacob Butler Chris Murphy Guy Mutton Daniel O'Connor Rosie Ribbons Joel Turner Courtney Act

Other personalities	John Foreman Young Divas

Related articles	"Rise Up" Idol Backstage List of finalists Australian Idol discography Australian Idol ARIA Award winners and nominees Idols (TV series)

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