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The fourth season of Canadian Idol began in February 2006 ran until September 2006. Zack Werner, Jake Gold, Sass Jordan, and Farley Flex returned to judge, and Ben Mulroney returned to host, with Elena Juatco as the new roving reporter. The season premiered on May 29, five days after the finale of American Idol Season 5. The Canadian Idol title was awarded to competitor Eva Avila on September 17, 2006.
On Saturday, September 16, 2006, a day prior to the public announcement of the Idol results, Sony BMG Music Entertainment began offering Avila's version of the first single, Meant to Fly, for sale on the website EvaAvila.com. Although the page was subsequently blanked, the artwork for the single could be located within the image files of the webpage.https://web.archive.org/web/20070224034717/http://evaavila.com/images/packshot.jpg This occurrence led to the creation of many rumours regarding the winner of the competition.
Auditions were held in eleven cities in the Winter and early Spring of 2006 in the following order:
For the fourth season, the format of the preliminary rounds was changed, based on American Idols Top 24. The wildcard round was abolished; instead, the Top 22 was divided into a group of 11 men and another group of 11 women. Two competitors were eliminated from each group for three weeks, resulting in a 5 male and 5 female Top 10 for the finals.
The Toronto elimination rounds were aired in a two-hour broadcast on June 20. One original member of the Top 22, Philip King, dropped out for unspecified personal reasons and was replaced by Chris Labelle.
Those who were eliminated before the finals are listed below.
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Koz | "It's Only Love" (Bryan Adams & Tina Turner) | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Craig Sharpe | "What Hurts the Most" (Rascal Flatts) | Safe | |
| 3 | Nathan Brown | "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Sam Cooke) | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Brandon Jones | "Lady" (Kenny Rogers) | Safe | |
| 5 | Rob James | "Let's Stay Together" (Al Green) | Bottom 4 | |
| 6 | Keith Macpherson | "Collide" (Howie Day) | Safe | |
| 7 | Chris Labelle | "Walking in Memphis" (Marc Cohn) | Safe | |
| 8 | Tyler Lewis | "Here Without You" (3 Doors Down) | Safe | |
| 9 | Sheldon Elter | "Gonna Move" (Paul Pena) | Bottom 4 | |
| 10 | Chad Doucette | "Tonight I Wanna Cry" (Keith Urban) | Safe | |
| 11 | Greg Neufeld | "You and I Both" (Jason Mraz) | Safe |
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley Coles | "Alone" (Heart) | Safe | |
| 2 | Kati Durst | "Drift Away" (Dobie Gray) | Safe | |
| 3 | Alyssa Klazek | "Ready for Love" (India Arie) | Bottom 4 | |
| 4 | Valerie Jalbert | "Remember Me This Way" (Gary Glitter) | Eliminated | |
| 5 | Steffi D | "I Only Have Eyes for You" (Ella Fitzgerald) | Bottom 4 | |
| 6 | Sarah Loverock | "Since I Fell for You" (Barbra Streisand) | Safe | |
| 7 | Alisha Nauth | "Always" (Bon Jovi) | Safe | |
| 8 | Eva Avila | "Angel" (Sarah McLachlan) | Safe | |
| 9 | Nancy Silverman | "Could I Be Your Girl" (Jann Arden) | Safe | |
| 10 | Anna-Belle Oliva | "Someone Like You" (Linda Eder) | Eliminated | |
| 11 | Ashley Coulter | "Bring It On Home to Me" (Sam Cooke) | Safe |
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Neufeld | "Rocket Man" (Elton John) | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Tyler Lewis | "Mama, I'm Coming Home" (Ozzy Osbourne) | Safe | |
| 3 | Chris Labelle | "We Shall Be Free" (Garth Brooks) | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Craig Sharpe | "This I Promise You" (NSYNC) | Safe | |
| 5 | Sheldon Elter | "Moondance" (Van Morrison) | Bottom 4 | |
| 6 | Chad Doucette | "Save the Last Dance for Me" (The Drifters) | Safe | |
| 7 | Rob James | "Heaven" (Bryan Adams) | Bottom 4 | |
| 8 | Brandon Jones | "Somebody to Love" (Queen) | Safe | |
| 9 | Keith Macpherson | "Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)" (Vertical Horizon) | Safe |
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley Coulter | "I'm the Only One" (Melissa Etheridge) | Bottom 4 | |
| 2 | Eva Avila | "Killing Me Softly" (The Fugees) | Safe | |
| 3 | Alisha Nauth | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Mariah Carey) | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Sarah Loverock | "I Don't Want to Be" (Gavin DeGraw) | Safe | |
| 5 | Steffi D | "White Flag" (Dido) | Safe | |
| 6 | Kati Durst | "I Hope You Dance" (Lee Ann Womack) | Safe | |
| 7 | Ashley Coles | "Misery" (Pink) | Bottom 4 | |
| 8 | Alyssa Klazek | "Magic Carpet Ride" (Steppenwolf) | Eliminated | |
| 9 | Nancy Silverman | "Fallin'" (Alicia Keys) | Safe |
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steffi D | "Kiss Me" (Sixpence None the Richer) | Safe | |
| 2 | Ashley Coles | "Think" (Aretha Franklin) | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Ashley Coulter | "Crazy" (Patsy Cline) | Safe | |
| 4 | Nancy Silverman | "Stupid" (Sarah McLachlan) | Eliminated | |
| 5 | Eva Avila | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell) | Safe | |
| 6 | Sarah Loverock | "She Talks to Angels" (The Black Crowes) | Safe | |
| 7 | Kati Durst | "Not Ready to Make Nice" (Dixie Chicks) | Safe |
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Sharpe | "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen) | Safe | |
| 2 | Brandon Jones | "Easy" (Commodores) | Safe | |
| 3 | Keith Macpherson | "Tempted" (Squeeze) | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Chad Doucette | "Iris" (Goo Goo Dolls) | Safe | |
| 5 | Sheldon Elter | "Hard to Handle" (Otis Redding) | Eliminated | |
| 6 | Tyler Lewis | "Old Time Rock and Roll" (Bob Seger) | Safe | |
| 7 | Rob James | "Chariot" (Gavin DeGraw) | Safe |
After the Semi-Finals, the final 10 competitors are faced with a new theme challenge every week. Based on public voting, one finalist is eliminated each week. The season finale of Canadian Idol took place on September 17, 2006. It was moved from its usual Tuesday result show to Sunday to help CTV premiere their new fall TV shows like The Amazing Race. Eva Avila from Gatineau, Quebec, is 2006 Canadian Idol.
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Loverock | "Life Is a Highway" (Tom Cochrane) | Safe | |
| 2 | Rob James | "Hurts to Love You" (The Philosopher Kings) | Safe | |
| 3 | Steffi D | "Alone in the Universe" (David Usher) | Bottom 3 | |
| 4 | Tyler Lewis | "Too Bad" (Nickelback) | Safe | |
| 5 | Kati Durst | "It Makes No Difference" (The Band) | Eliminated | |
| 6 | Brandon Jones | "California" (Wave) | Safe | |
| 7 | Craig Sharpe | "Losing Grip" (Avril Lavigne) | Safe | |
| 8 | Ashley Coulter | "American Woman" (The Guess Who) | Bottom 2 | |
| 9 | Chad Doucette | "The Other Man" (Sloan) | Safe | |
| 10 | Eva Avila | "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (Nelly Furtado) | Safe |
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob James | "Start Me Up" | Safe | |
| 2 | Eva Avila | "Wild Horses" | Safe | |
| 3 | Tyler Lewis | "Paint It Black" | Safe | |
| 4 | Sarah Loverock | "I Got the Blues" | Eliminated | |
| 5 | Brandon Jones | "Jumpin' Jack Flash" | Safe | |
| 6 | Ashley Coulter | "Gimme Shelter" | Bottom 2 | |
| 7 | Chad Doucette | "You Can't Always Get What You Want" | Safe | |
| 8 | Steffi D | "Miss You" | Bottom 3 | |
| 9 | Craig Sharpe | "Time Is on My Side" | Safe |
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Jones | "I'll Be There for You" (Bon Jovi) | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Craig Sharpe | "Wind Beneath My Wings" (Bette Midler) | Safe | |
| 3 | Rob James | "You Give Love a Bad Name" (Bon Jovi) | Safe | |
| 4 | Steffi D | "It's My Life" (Talk Talk) | Safe | |
| 5 | Chad Doucette | "Never Tear Us Apart" (INXS) | Bottom 2 | |
| 6 | Eva Avila | "White Wedding" (Billy Idol) | Bottom 3 | |
| 7 | Tyler Lewis | "Here I Go Again" (Whitesnake) | Safe | |
| 8 | Ashley Coulter | "Eternal Flame" (The Bangles) | Safe |
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob James | "Some Kind of Wonderful" (Grand Funk Railroad) | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Tyler Lewis | "Simple Man" (Lynyrd Skynyrd) | Safe | |
| 3 | Eva Avila | "Who Wants to Live Forever" (Queen) | Safe | |
| 4 | Craig Sharpe | "Cold as Ice" (Foreigner) | Safe | |
| 5 | Ashley Coulter | "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Avril Lavigne) | Safe | |
| 6 | Chad Doucette | "Bad Side of the Moon" (April Wine) | Safe | |
| 7 | Steffi D | "Life on Mars" (David Bowie) | Bottom 2 |
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Sharpe | "It's My Life" (Bon Jovi) | Bottom 2 | |
| 2 | Ashley Coulter | "Crying" (Roy Orbison) | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Chad Doucette | "Santa Monica" (Theory of a Deadman) | Safe | |
| 4 | Steffi D | "Lovefool" (The Cardigans) | Bottom 3 | |
| 5 | Eva Avila | "How Come You Don't Call Me" (Alicia Keys) | Safe | |
| 6 | Tyler Lewis | "If You Could Only See" (Tonic) | Safe |
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eva Avila | "Here You Come Again" (Dolly Parton) | Bottom 2 | |
| 2 | Tyler Lewis | "Suspicious Minds" (Elvis Presley) | Safe | |
| 3 | Craig Sharpe | "Always on My Mind" (Willie Nelson) | Safe | |
| 4 | Steffi D | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (Nancy Sinatra) | Eliminated | |
| 5 | Chad Doucette | "If You Could Read My Mind" (Gordon Lightfoot) | Safe |
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Lewis | "Big League" (Tom Cochrane) | Bottom 2 | |
| 2 | Chad Doucette | "Hanging by a Moment" (Lifehouse) | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Craig Sharpe | "Careless Whisper" (George Michael) | Safe | |
| 4 | Eva Avila | "Would I Lie to You" (Eurythmics) | Safe | |
| 5 | Tyler Lewis | "Tears in Heaven" (Eric Clapton) | Bottom 2 | |
| 6 | Chad Doucette | "Everybody Hurts" (R.E.M.) | Eliminated | |
| 7 | Craig Sharpe | "The Tears of a Clown" (Smokey Robinson) | Safe | |
| 8 | Eva Avila | "Old Skool Love" (Divine Brown) | Safe |
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Sharpe | "The Way You Look Tonight" (Frank Sinatra) | Safe | |
| 2 | Eva Avila | "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday) | Safe | |
| 3 | Tyler Lewis | "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" (Louis Prima) | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Craig Sharpe | "Danny Boy" (Elsie Griffin) | Safe | |
| 5 | Eva Avila | "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (Frank Sinatra) | Safe | |
| 6 | Tyler Lewis | "It Had to Be You" (Harry Connick Jr.) | Eliminated |
Each contestant sang three songs.
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Sharpe | "Meant to Fly" (Chantal Kreviazuk) | Runner-Up | |
| 2 | Eva Avila | "Wild Horses" (Natasha Bedingfield) | Winner | |
| 3 | Craig Sharpe | "I Surrender" (Celine Dion) | Runner-Up | |
| 4 | Eva Avila | "Meant to Fly" (Chantal Kreviazuk) | Winner | |
| 5 | Craig Sharpe | "What Hurts the Most" (Rascal Flatts) | Runner-Up | |
| 6 | Eva Avila | "How Come You Don't Call Me" (Alicia Keys) | Winner |
Listed below is a selection of criticisms and praises from the Judges Jake Gold, Sass Jordan, Farley Flex and Zack Werner from the Top 5 Performance show to the season finale. The songs the idols sang during the performance show can be seen on the list above.
Eva Avila (Winner)
Craig Sharpe (Runner Up)
Tyler Lewis: (Eliminated)
Eva Avila
Craig Sharpe:
Craig Sharpe:
Tyler Lewis:
Chad Doucette: (Eliminated)
Eva Avila:
Eva Avila:
Craig Sharpe:
Steffi D.: (Eliminated)
Tyler Lewis:
Chad Doucette:
Each week, a song theme will be presented to the competitors. Each competitor must base their song choice on the theme of the week.
Each week, a guest performer will appear on the results show to perform one song. The guests will be listed here.
By May 2007, only Eva Avila and Craig Sharpe had released solo albums. Brandon Jones signed a two-record deal with Sound Of Pop Records and his debut album was expected to be released in May, but wasn't released until June 19, 2007. Tyler Lewis released a solo album on June 20 called 'I'm Coming Home'. Semi-finalists Chris LaBelle and Nancy Silverman both released CDs as well, Chris' is called 'Two Weeks Tuesday' and Nancy's is called 'Now You Know My Secrets'. Eva Avila's second album, 'Give Me the Music' was released on October 28, 2008.
| Stage: | Semi-Finals | Finals | |||||||||||
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| Week: | 6/28 | 7/5 | 7/12 | 7/18 | 7/25 | 8/1 | 8/8 | 8/15 | 8/22 | 8/29 | 9/5 | 9/17 | |
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||
| 1 | Eva Avila | Bottom 3 | Bottom 2 | Winner | |||||||||
| 2 | Craig Sharpe | Bottom 2 | Runner-Up | ||||||||||
| 3 | Tyler Lewis | Bottom 2 | Elim | ||||||||||
| 4 | Chad Doucette | Bottom 2 | Elim | ||||||||||
| 5 | Steffi D | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Bottom 2 | Bottom 3 | Elim | ||||||
| 6 | Ashley Coulter | Bottom 3 | Bottom 2 | Bottom 2 | Elim | ||||||||
| 7 | Rob James | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Elim | |||||||||
| 8 | Brandon Jones | Elim | |||||||||||
| 9 | Sarah Loverock | Elim | |||||||||||
| 10 | Kati Durst | Elim | |||||||||||
| 11-14 | Sheldon Elter | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Elim | |||||||||
| Keith Macpherson | |||||||||||||
| Ashley Coles | Bottom 3 | ||||||||||||
| Nancy Silverman | |||||||||||||
| 15-18 | Chris Labelle | Elim | |||||||||||
| Greg Neufeld | |||||||||||||
| Alisha Nauth | |||||||||||||
| Alyssa Klazek | Bottom 3 | ||||||||||||
| 19-22 | Jeremy Koz | Elim | |||||||||||
| Nathan Brown | |||||||||||||
| Anna-Belle Oliva | |||||||||||||
| Valérie Jalbert | |||||||||||||
