Canadian Idol season 2 explained

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The second season of Canadian Idol debuted on June 1, 2004, and became the most watched show in Canada, drawing in over 3 million viewers each week.

Auditions were held in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Halifax, Regina, and St. John's. The season provided an Idol first when the final six contestants played their own instruments during a group performance of the Gordon Lightfoot classic "Canadian Railroad Trilogy". This was the first time that contestants on any Idol series had performed with instruments;[1]

Kalan Porter of Medicine Hat, Alberta won the series, and Theresa Sokyrka of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan was the runner-up. In November 2004, merely two months after the competition, Porter released his debut album entitled 219 Days – the number days spanning from his first audition to the release of his CD. Other season two finalists who released albums include Sokyrka, Jacob Hoggard (with his band Hedley), Jason Greeley, Shane Wiebe, and Joshua Seller.

Semifinals

Semifinal Group 1 (16 June 2004)

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1Anabelle Lumayag"How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" (Laura Branigan)Eliminated
2Kyla Sandulak"God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday)Eliminated
3Joshua Seller"Somewhere Out There" (James Ingram & Linda Ronstadt)Advanced
4Jessica Mitchell"If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys)Eliminated
5Raj Ramawad"Overjoyed" (Stevie Wonder)Eliminated
6Annie Lefebvre"The Impossible Dream" (Richard Kiley)Eliminated
7Andrae Ennis"Here and Now" (Luther Vandross)Eliminated
8Brandy Callahan"The Greatest Love of All" (George Benson)Advanced
Notes

Semifinal Group 2 (23 June 2004)

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1Anna Cyzon"Son of a Preacher Man" (Dusty Springfield)Eliminated
2Mohanza Kelly"A Change Is Gonna Come" (Sam Cooke)Eliminated
3Liz Titan"I Have Nothing" (Whitney Houston)Eliminated
4Mark Levesque"At This Moment" (Billy Vera)Eliminated
5Kaleb Simmonds"Water Runs Dry" (Boyz II Men)Advanced
6Filomena Pasqua"Respect" (Otis REdding)Eliminated
7Elena Juatco"Midnight Train to Georgia" (Gladys Knight & the Pips)Eliminated
8Kalan Porter"Lady" (Kenny Rogers)Advanced
Notes

Semifinal Group 3 (30 June 2004)

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1Constant Bernard"Me and Mrs. Jones" (Billy Paul)Eliminated
2Jerrica Santos"Evergreen" (Barbra Streisand)Eliminated
3Andrew Broderick"Knocks Me Off My Feet" (Stevie Wonder)Eliminated
4Valerie Jalbert"Open Arms" (Journey)Eliminated
5Bernard Quilala"Angel" (Jon Secada)Eliminated
6Diane Archer"Nobody Does It Better" (Carly Simon)Eliminated
7Jacob Hoggard"Only the Good Die Young" (Billy Joel)Advanced
8Theresa Sokyrka"Summertime" (Abbie Mitchell)Advanced
Notes

Semifinal Group 4 (7 July 2004)

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1Brock Groombridge"Beauty and the Beast" (Peabo Bryson & Céline Dion)Eliminated
2Danielle Falco"Think Twice" (Celine Dion)Eliminated
3Jason Greeley"Heaven" (Bryan Adams)Eliminated
4Manoah Hartmann"My Immortal" (Evanescence)Advanced
5Shane Wiebe"Forever Young" (Bob Dylan)Advanced
6Rebecca Abbott"Moondance" (Van Morrison)Eliminated
7Jermaine Richards"Endless Love" (Lionel Richie & Diana Ross)Eliminated
8Ted Senecal"Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael)Eliminated
Notes

Wildcard (14 July 2004)

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1Bernard Quilala"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Gladys Knight & the Pips)Eliminated
2Liz Titan"Try It on My Own" (Whitney Houston)Eliminated
3Raj Ramawad"Lately" (Stevie Wonder)Eliminated
4Kyla Sandulak"Stand by Me" (Ben E. King)Eliminated
5Ted Senecal"Joy to the World" (Three Dog Night)Eliminated
6Elena Juatco"What I Did for Love" (Priscilla Lopez)Advanced
7Jason Greeley"Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (Elton John)Advanced
8Andrew Broderick"Imagine" (John Lennon)Eliminated
Notes

Finals

Top 10 (21 July 2004)

Theme: Canadian Hits

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Joshua Seller"Try" (Blue Rodeo)Bottom three
2Brandy Callahan"Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (Deborah Cox)Eliminated
3Shane Wiebe"My Song" (Glass Tiger)Safe
4Manoah Hartmann"Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen)Bottom two
5Jason Greeley"Cuts Like a Knife" (Bryan Adams)Safe
6Kalan Porter"Born to Be Wild" (Steppenwolf)Safe
7Theresa Sokyrka"Good Mother" (Jann Arden)Safe
8Kaleb Simmonds"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (Bryan Adams)Safe
9Elena Juatco"Mary Jane" (Alanis Morissette)Safe
10Jacob Hoggard"Put Your Head on My Shoulder" (Paul Anka)Safe

Top 9 (28 July 2004)

Theme: British Invasion

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Jacob Hoggard"Space Oddity" (David Bowie)Safe
2Theresa Sokyrka"There's a Kind of Hush" (Popularized by Herman's Hermits)Safe
3Jason Greeley"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (Elton John)Safe
4Kaleb Simmonds"Tears in Heaven" (Eric Clapton)Bottom three
5Elena Juatco"The First Cut Is the Deepest" (Popularized by Cat Stevens)Safe
6Joshua Seller"Where the Streets Have No Name" (U2)Safe
7Manoah Hartmann"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (Eurythmics)Eliminated
8Kalan Porter"The House of the Rising Sun" (The Animals)Safe
9Shane Wiebe"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (Elton John)Bottom two

Top 8 (4 August 2004)

Theme: Rock & Roll

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Jason Greeley"Proud Mary" (Creedence Clearwater Revival)Safe
2Shane Wiebe"I Believe in a Thing Called Love" (The Darkness)Bottom two
3Joshua Seller"Iris" (Goo Goo Dolls)Eliminated
4Theresa Sokyrka"Piece of My Heart" (Erma Franklin)Safe
5Kalan Porter"Paint It Black" (The Rolling Stones)Safe
6Jacob Hoggard"Everything" (Lifehouse)Safe
7Elena Juatco"I Just Want to Make Love to You" (Etta James)Bottom three
8Kaleb Simmonds"Hound Dog" (Big Mama Thornton)Safe

Top 7 (11 August 2004)

Theme: Lionel Richie

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Kalan Porter"Still"Safe
2Theresa Sokyrka"Hello"Safe
3Shane Wiebe"Angel"Bottom three
4Kaleb Simmonds"Truly"Eliminated
5Jacob Hoggard"Brick House"Safe
6Elena Juatco"Fancy Dancer"Bottom two
7Jason Greeley"Easy"Safe

Top 6 (18 August 2004)

Theme: Gordon Lightfoot

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Elena Juatco"Early Morning Rain"Eliminated
2Jason Greeley"Rainy Day People"Safe
3Jacob Hoggard"Sundown"Bottom two
4Shane Wiebe"The Way I Feel"Bottom three
5Theresa Sokyrka"Song for a Winter's Night"Safe
6Kalan Porter"If You Could Read My Mind"Safe

Top 5 (25 August 2004)

Theme: Summertime Hits

OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result
1Shane Wiebe"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (Frankie Valli)Eliminated
2Kalan Porter"Long Train Runnin'" (The Doobie Brothers)Safe
3Jason Greeley"Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" (Robert Palmer)Bottom two
4Jacob Hoggard"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith)Safe
5Theresa Sokyrka"Cruisin'" (Smokey Robinson)Safe

Top 4 (1 September 2004)

Theme: Standards

OrderArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResult
1Theresa Sokyrka"It's Only a Paper Moon" (Claire Carleton)"Dream a Little Dream of Me" (Ernie Birchill)Bottom two
2Kalan Porter"Moon River" (Audrey Hepburn)"The Way You Look Tonight" (Fred Astaire)Safe
3Jason Greeley"I Won't Dance" (Fred Astaire)"It Had to Be You" (Popularized by Harry Connick Jr.)Eliminated
4Jacob Hoggard"Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Nat King Cole)"Unforgettable" (Nat King Cole)Safe

Top 3 (8 September 2004)

Theme: Judge's Choice

OrderArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResult
1Jacob Hoggard"If You Don't Know Me by Now" (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes)"I Want You to Want Me" (Cheap Trick)Eliminated
2Theresa Sokyrka"What the World Needs Now Is Love" (Jackie DeShannon)"Ready for Love" (India Arie)Safe
3Kalan Porter"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (U2)"Nature Boy" (Nat King Cole)Safe

Top 2 (15 September 2004)

OrderArtistFirst songSecond songThird songResult
1Theresa Sokyrka"Awake in a Dream""Come Away with Me""Cruisin'"Runner-up
2Kalan Porter"I Can Only Imagine""Born to Be Wild""Awake in a Dream"Winner
Finale result show (September 16, 2004)
PerformerSongArtist
Top 10Jailhouse Rock
I Only Want to Be with You
Tempted
Under Pressure
Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves
Johnny B. Goode
Elvis Presley
Dusty Springfield
Squeeze
Queen & David Bowie
Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin
Chuck Berry
Ryan MalcolmFallin'Ryan Malcolm
Top 10You're Still the One
Carefree Highway
I'm Like a Bird
Bulletproof
Sundown
The Weight
Shania Twain
Gordon Lightfoot
Nelly Furtado
Blue Rodeo
Gordon Lightfoot
The Band
Top 10Share the LandThe Guess Who
Kalan PorterNature BoyNat King Cole
Theresa SokyrkaGood MotherJann Arden
Top 2True ColorsCyndi Lauper
Kalan PorterAwake in a DreamKalan Porter

Elimination Chart

Week:Top 10Top 9Top 8Top 7Top 6Top 5Top 4Top 3Top 2
Place Contestant Result
1Kalan PorterWINNER
2Theresa SokyrkaBottom 2
3Jacob HoggardBottom 2Elim
4Jason GreeleyBottom 2Elim
5Shane WiebeBottom 2Bottom 2Bottom 3Bottom 3Elim
6Elena JuatcoBottom 3Bottom 2Elim
7Kaleb SimmondsBottom 3Elim
8Joshua SellerBottom 3Elim
9Manoah HartmannBottom 2Elim
10Brandy CallahanElim

Releases

Kalan Porter

Theresa Sokyrka

Jacob Hoggard

Jason Greeley

Shane Wiebe

Kaleb Simmonds

Joshua Seller

Other Contestants

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/idol/CTVShows/20050315/CI3-Backgrounder/20050315 CTV – Official site of Canadian Idol