Simon Fuller
Director
Canadian Idol (2003)
Season 1
The first season of Canadian Idol debuted on June 9, 2003. Ryan Malcolm of Kingston, Ontario was the eventual winner.
Released June 10, 2003
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Game Show, Music, Reality TV
Keywords: imdb.singing-contest, imdb.non-fiction, imdb.talent-game-show, imdb.singing, imdb.music-competition, imdb.idol-franchise
Network: CTV
S1E1 - So it begins... in the West!
After an introduction to the series and the four judges, we saw the good (and bad) auditions from three of the eight Canadian cities.
The audition stops for this episode & the number of people who moved onto Toronto are:
#1 Vancouver - 13 going to Toronto. #2 Calgary - 17 going to Toronto. #3 Winnipeg - 19 going to Toronto.
A total of 49 people got gold tickets to the next round.
June 9, 2003, midnight
S1E2 - Movin' out East
The show moves East, for the next three stops of the Canadian Idol tour, and thousands of people audition in Montréal, Halifax and St. John.
#4 Montréal - 11 going to Toronto. #5 Halifax - 13 going to Toronto. #6 St. John's - 15 going to Toronto.
June 16, 2003, midnight
S1E3 - Makin' the Rounds in Ontario
The final set of auditions see performers in Ottawa and Toronto.
#7 Ottawa - 13 going to Toronto. #8 Toronto - 44 going to Toronto.
June 23, 2003, midnight
S1E4 - Clay, Ruben and 145 Canadians
After a visit from American Idols Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard, the group of 145 Canadian semi-finalists was gradually narrowed down to a final 30.
Performing July 7
Danny Balkwill, Vancouver, 24, freelance musician. Mikey Bustos, Toronto, 22, student. Candida Clauseri, Toronto, 20, singer. Jessica David, Toronto, 19, student. Kelly-Ann Evans, St. John's, Nfld., 26, music teacher. Tynisha Goddard, Winnipeg, 22, retail/student. Billy Klippert, Calgary, 24, guitar teacher and salesman. Andrew Leader, Montreal, 26, retail manager. Tara Martel, Winnipeg, 20, student/singer. Quisha Wint, Toronto, 26, vocalist.
Performing July 14
Bebe Booth, Calgary, 25, make-up artist. Phil de Torres, Port Coquitlam, B.C., 20, student. Marc Devigne, Winnipeg, 19, student. Jenny Gear, Carbonear, Nfld., 21, actor/singer. Tyler Hamilton, Edmonton, 26, renovations. Faith McMillan, Hamilton, 23, sales. Jermain Maxwell, Toronto, 25, child and youth worker. Joni Ro
June 30, 2003, midnight
S1E5 - First Up...
Performances from the first 10 Idol hopefuls, tonight:
Quisha Wint: ""Signed, Sealed, Delivered"" Danny Balkwill: ""All in Love is Fair"" Kelly-Ann Evans: ""Georgia on my Mind"" Miranda Walsh: ""I Wanna Give You Some Love"" Billy Klippert: ""Superstar"" Jessica David: ""Love Will Lead You Back"" Mikey Bustos: ""Sometimes When We Touch"" Tara Martel: ""First to say Goodbye"" Andrew Leader: ""Lately"" Candida Clauseri: ""I Will Always Love You""
July 7, 2003, midnight
S1E6 - 3 Move On, 7 Go Home
The first 3 who move into the Final 10 are: Billy, Mikey and Candida.
July 8, 2003, midnight
S1E7 - Round 2
Performances from the second group of Idol hopefuls, tonight:
Phil de Torres: ""My Cherie Amour"" Faith McMillan: ""I'll Be"" Jermain Maxwell: ""Always & Forever"" Joni Rodney: ""You've Changed"" Marc Devigne: ""Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me"" Nicole Sinclair ""Because You Loved Me"" Richie Wilcox: ""Whenever I See You Smile"" Jenny Gear: ""Tower of Song"" Tyler Hamilton: ""Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me"" BeBe Booth: ""Sittin' on the Dock of The Bay""
July 14, 2003, midnight
S1E8 - 3 More Movin' On
The next 3 that move into the Final 10 are: Jenny, Tyler Hamilton and Richie.
July 15, 2003, midnight
S1E9 - Last Group
Performances from the third (and final) group of Idol hopefuls:
Tyler Done: ""Three Times a Lady"" Yvette Miller: ""The Prayer"" Sherry St. Germain: ""Chain of Fools"" Justin Ament: ""Amazed"" Toya Alexis: ""I Believe in You"" Audrey de Montigny: ""Reflection"" Gary Beals: ""What Would You Do?"" Sharon Vanden Enden: ""I Don't Care How You Get Here"" Ryan Malcolm: ""One"" Karen-Lee Batten: ""Come Away With Me""
July 21, 2003, midnight
S1E10 - Who Will Get the Final 3 Spots?
The final 3 moving on, from Canada's votes, are: Audrey, Gary, and Karen-Lee.
July 22, 2003, midnight
S1E11 - Wildcards!
The contestants eligible as wildcards:
Tyler Done Sherry St. Germain Toya Alexis Sharon Vanden Enden Ryan Malcolm **Kevin Murdock Marc Devigne Andrew Leader
** The only wildcard contestant who was not in the Top 30.
July 28, 2003, midnight
S1E12 - Squeaking In...
Toya Alexis and Ryan Malcolm moved into the Top 11, based on Canada's votes.
Tyler Done and Kevin Murdock were the other two contestants in the Top 4.
July 29, 2003, midnight
S1E13 - Proud To Be Canadian
Tonight's Theme: CANADIAN HITS
Billy: ""If You Could Read My Mind"" (originally Gordon Lightfoot) Toya: ""If You Asked Me To"" (originally Céline Dion) Richie: ""Bulletproof"" (originally Blue Rodeo) Karen-Lee: ""Black Velvet"" (originally Alyana Myles) Gary: ""Angel"" (originally Sarah McLachlan) Candida: ""Power of Love"" (originally Céline Dion) Ryan: ""Try"" (originally Blue Rodeo) Jenny: ""Possession"" (originally Sarah McLachlan) Mikey: ""Straight From The Heart"" (originally Bryan Adams) Audrey: ""Angel"" (originally Sarah McLachlan) Tyler: ""After the Rain"" (originally Blue Rodeo)
The results from this show will eliminate the three contestants who poll the lowest.
Aug. 4, 2003, midnight
S1E14 - Say Goodbye to Three
After 1.6 million votes, Richie, Candida and Karen-Lee were eliminated from the Canadian Idol competition.
Aug. 5, 2003, midnight
S1E15 - Mowtown
After a guest appearance by The Temptations, our Canadian Idol contestants performed songs from the genre of Mowtown.
Performances:
Mikey: ""I Heard it Through The Grapevine"" Jenny: ""Boogie Woogie"" Ryan: ""For Once in My Life"" Audrey: ""Mercy, Mercy Me"" Tyler: ""My Girl"" Toya: "" If You Really Love Me"" Billy: ""I Just Called, To Say, I Love You"" Gary: ""Signed, Sealed, Delivered""
Aug. 11, 2003, midnight
S1E16 - Going Home
The Canadian Idol journey is over for Mikey and Tyler.
Aug. 12, 2003, midnight
S1E17 - Summer Time!
Tonight's Theme: Summertime Hits
Performances:
Jenny: ""Summertime"" Gary: ""Unchained Melody"" Audrey: ""Dreamlover"" Billy: ""Have you Ever Seen the Rain?"" Toya: ""You Are the Sunshine of My Life"" Ryan: ""Drift Away""
Aug. 18, 2003, midnight
S1E18 - The Journey Ends for....
Aug. 19, 2003, midnight
S1E19 - Invasion of Elton John
Contestants sang the following Elton John hits:
Audrey: ""One"" Ryan: ""Believe"" Jenny: ""Rocket Man"" Gary: ""The Way You Look Tonight"" Billy: ""Levon""
Aug. 25, 2003, midnight
S1E20 - Bye Bye
Ryan and Jenny were in the bottom two tonight. Jenny received the fewest votes, and is headed home...
Aug. 26, 2003, midnight
S1E21 - Love is in the Air
After travelling to Los Vegas to receive some advice from the Queen of Love Songs, Céline Dion, the four remaining Idol hopefuls took each sang a few love songs.
Billy: ""Hooked on a Feeling"" and ""(I Don't) Wanna Miss a Thing"" Audrey: ""Turn Me On"" and ""Greatest Love of All"" Gary: ""Let's Stay Together"" and ""When A Man Loves a Woman"" Ryan: ""Crazy"" and ""Hooked on a Feeling""
Sept. 1, 2003, midnight
S1E22 - Three Men and a Lady
Audrey received the fewest votes and was eliminated from the competition.
Sept. 2, 2003, midnight
S1E23 - Idol Worship
Tonight the remaining 3 competitors each sang two songs: their own pick - by their personal idol - and one chosen by the judges.
Sept. 8, 2003, midnight
S1E24 - Fond Farewell
Billy was eliminated from the competition tonight, putting Gary and Ryan into the final.
Sept. 9, 2003, midnight
S1E25 - Homestretch
Sept. 15, 2003, midnight
S1E26 - Canada's Idol Is...
Sept. 16, 2003, midnight
Network: CTV
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: June 10, 2003
Last Air Date: Sept. 10, 2008, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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