Canadian Idol season 6 explained

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Host:Ben Mulroney
Judges:Sass Jordan
Farley Flex
Zack Werner
Jake Gold
Finals Venue:John Bassett Theatre
Winner:Theo Tams
Runner Up:Mitch MacDonald
Network:CTV

The sixth and final season of Canadian Idol is the sixth and final installation of the Idol series in Canada and premiered on June 3, 2008, on the CTV Television Network. It is again hosted by Ben Mulroney, with the addition of Jully Black as a special correspondent and general mentor to the contestants. Farley Flex, Jake Gold, Sass Jordan and Zack Werner all returned as judges. This season saw a number of major and minor show format changes in an effort to keep the franchise fresh and innovative. The final episode of the season, in which the Canadian Idol was crowned, aired on September 10, 2008. The winner of the sixth season was Theo Tams. The sixth season became the final season of Canadian Idol following its cancellation in 2009.

Auditions

Auditions were held in the following cities:

Total Auditions: 9,010
Total Gold Tickets: 201

Show Format Changes

This year of Canadian Idol promises to have a number of changes and surprises to the usual show format.

Broadcast Schedule

The sixth season of Canadian Idol premiered on June 3, 2008. Highlights from the initial auditions held across Canada, and the elimination rounds of "Toronto Week" (Top 200), were aired in 5 one-hour episodes over 3 weeks:

The semifinals (episodes 6–14) began airing June 23 and consisted of 3 weeks of eliminations, resulting in the selection of the final Top 10 contestants. In each of the 3 semifinal weeks, the contestants were split into two groups, one group performing each evening (aired Mondays and Tuesdays); and the results of the public voting are announced on Wednesday evening. The Top 10 was revealed on July 9 (the results show of the last semifinal elimination week).

The finals (episodes 15–32) began airing on July 14, 2008. Performances aired on Monday evenings and the results of the public voting were announced the following evening. Encore presentations of episodes are also broadcast on the now CTV-owned MuchMoreMusic on Thursday nights. The season finale aired September 10, 2008.

Contestants

For this season, there was an unexpected format change. Because of the quality of some of the male singers, the producers and the judges decided to make a Top 24 containing the best singers, based on talent not gender. The semifinalists performed for three weeks in mixed-groups, meaning that eliminations were made regardless of gender, until the Top 10 was determined on July 9, 2008.

From a Top 24 composed of 15 males and 9 females (as selected by the judges), the Canada-wide voting during the 3 semifinal elimination rounds produced a final Top 10 comprising 8 male and 2 female contestants.

Top 10 Finalists
  1. Theo Tams, 23, Lethbridge, AB, Student
- WINNER, Canadian Idol, Season 6
  1. Mitch MacDonald, 22, Port Hood, NS, Carpenter, Musician
(Runner-up, 2008-09-10)
  1. Drew Wright, 28, Collingwood, ON, Musician, House Painter
(Eliminated 2008-09-02)
  1. Earl Stevenson, 23, Lloydminster, AB, Swamper for a Backhoe Operator
(Eliminated 2008-08-26)
  1. Mookie Morris, 18, Toronto, ON, Musician
(Eliminated 2008-08-19)
  1. Amberly Thiessen, 19, Seven Persons, AB, Student
(Eliminated 2008-08-12)
  1. Mark Day, 20, Portugal Cove, NL, Student, Respite Care Worker
(Eliminated 2008-08-05)
  1. Sebastian Pigott, 25, Toronto, ON, Actor, Writer
(Eliminated 2008-07-29)
  1. Katherine St-Laurent, 17, Otterburn Park, QC, Student
(Eliminated 2008-07-22)
  1. Adam Castelli, 26, Hamilton, ON, Carpenter, Singer/Songwriter
(Eliminated 2008-07-15)Semifinalists

Eliminated 2008-07-09 from the Top 16:

Eliminated 2008-07-02 from the Top 20:

Eliminated 2008-06-25 from the Top 24:

Regional Representation

The breakdown of the Top 24 and Top 10 according to the contestants' home province (provincial region), is as follows:

RegionTop 24Top 10
BC3–
Prairies73
Ontario84
Quebec31
Atlantic32

Canadian Idol announced the regional representation of the Top 10 using different regional divisions than was used for the Top 24, as follows:

The Semifinals (Top 24)

The semifinals consisted of three weeks of elimination rounds to reduce the Top 24 contestants (as chosen by the judges) to the final Top 10 (as decided by public vote). This was the first round in which eliminations are the result of public voting. Performances take place in a more intimate venue with a smaller stage and audience than the finals. Multiple contestants are eliminated each week.

This season, the semifinals saw a number of format changes: from the number of contestants (24, instead of 22), and an uneven gender composition (more males than females), to the performance group division (not by gender), and variation of group composition (changed from week to week). The semifinals results shows also saw some 'surprise' (unannounced) changes, including special 'showcase' performances and judge-selected 'encore' performances, and a variation in the number of contestants eliminated (6, instead of 4, in the final week).

Top 24 week

Performances:

Group 1 (2008-06-23)

  1. Lindsay Barr – "Burning Love" (Elvis Presley)
  1. Martin Kerr – "Lost Together" (Blue Rodeo)
  1. Gary Morisette – "Good Golly, Miss Molly" (Little Richard)
  1. Tetiana Ostapowych – "Feelings"
  1. Mitch MacDonald – "Follow Through" (Gavin DeGraw)
  1. Paul Clifford – "Broken" (Seether)
  1. Earl Stevenson – "All Along the Watchtower" (Bob Dylan)
  1. Lisa Bell – "Long Train Running" (The Doobie Brothers)
  1. Mookie Morris – "Twist and Shout" (The Beatles)
  1. Drew Wright – "Under Pressure" (Queen & David Bowie)
  1. Oliver Pigott – "I Hear You Knockin' (But You Can't Come In)"
  1. Katherine St-Laurent – "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Bonnie Tyler)

Group 2 (2008-06-24)

  1. Jesse Cottam – "Rebel Yell" (Billy Idol)
  1. Mark Day – "Alone" (Heart)
  1. Jessica Sheppard – "Get Here" (Oleta Adams)
  1. Shaun Francisco – "Yellow" (Coldplay)
  1. Lindsay Robins – "River Deep, Mountain High" (Ike & Tina Turner)
  1. Omar Lunan – "Every Breath You Take" (The Police)
  1. Marie-Pierre Bellerose – "You Know I'm No Good" (Amy Winehouse)
  1. Sebastian Pigott – "Dark Horse" <
-- This song was originally recorded by Amanda Marshall and co-written by her -->
  1. Theo Tams – "Apologize" (Timbaland & OneRepublic)
  1. Amberly Thiessen – "What Am I to You?"
  1. Adam Castelli – "Mess Around"
  1. Katelyn Dawn – "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen)

Results (2008-06-25):

The first 4 contestants

eliminated from the Top 24 were (in order announced):

Group 1:

Group 2:

(There was no bottom 3 announced for each group.)

The first results show departed from the traditional format to present a "showcase performance" from the Top 24, prior to announcing the voting results. The Top 24 performed the following songs, in groups of two to four, as follows:

Top 20 week

Performances:

Group 1 (2008-06-30)

  1. Mark Day – "In Love with a Girl"
  1. Paul Clifford – "Apparitions"
  1. Drew Wright – "The Grace"
  1. Marie-Pierre Bellerose – "Beautiful Goodbye"
  1. Mookie Morris – "Naïve- The Kooks"
  1. Sebastian Pigott – "Daydream" (The Lovin' Spoonful)
  1. Martin Kerr – "In Your Eyes" (Peter Gabriel)
  1. Lisa Bell – "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (Otis Redding)
  1. Gary Morisette – "Mr. Bojangles"
  1. Amberly Thiessen – "Everything I Own"

Group 2 (2008-07-01)

  1. Adam Castelli – "Gone till November"
  1. Jessica Sheppard – "Umbrella" (Rihanna)
  1. Jesse Cottam – "Iris" (Goo Goo Dolls)
  1. Theo Tams – "Collide" (Howie Day)
  1. Katelyn Dawn – "She Talks to Angels" (The Black Crowes)
  1. Mitch MacDonald – "I'm Yours" (Jason Mraz)
  1. Katherine St-Laurent – "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (Sheryl Crow)
  1. Omar Lunan – "Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers)
  1. Earl Stevenson – "Something to Talk About" (Bonnie Raitt)
  1. Oliver Pigott – "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"

Results (2008-07-02):

The bottom 3 contestants from each performance night were:

Group 1:

Eliminated Eliminated

Group 2:

Eliminated Eliminated

The results show once again departed from traditional format, this time by having an encore of the judges' favorite performances from the previous two nights, prior to announcing the voting results. In order of performance, the encores were:

Top 16 week

Performances:

Group 1 (2008-07-07)

  1. Martin Kerr – "Fix You" (Coldplay)
  1. Theo Tams – "Bubbly" (Colbie Caillat)
  1. Amberly Thiessen – "You and I Both"
  1. Adam Castelli – "If I Were a Carpenter"
  1. Marie-Pierre Bellerose – "Piece of My Heart" (Janis Joplin)
  1. Omar Lunan – "If Tomorrow Never Comes" (Garth Brooks)
  1. Mark Day – "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Phil Collins)
  1. Mookie Morris – "Valerie" (Steve Winwood)

Group 2 (2008-07-08)

  1. Mitch MacDonald – "Blue"
  1. Gary Morisette – "The House of the Rising Sun" (The Animals)
  1. Katelyn Dawn – "Zombie" (The Cranberries)
  1. Oliver Pigott – "Lean on Me" (Bill Withers)
  1. Sebastian Pigott – "Bring It On Home to Me"
  1. Earl Stevenson – "Like a Rolling Stone" (Bob Dylan)
  1. Katherine St-Laurent – "Love Is a Battlefield" (Pat Benatar)
  1. Drew Wright – "The Reason" (Hoobastank)

Results (2008-07-09):

In order to have a final Top 10, the bottom 3 contestants from each performance night were eliminated (resulting in a total of 6 contestants eliminated – instead of 4, as in each of the previous two weeks of semifinal eliminations).

Contestants were called to the stage, four at a time (two from each performance night), and the results of the voting announced, sending successful contestants to fill the 10 stools set up on the stage for the final Top 10.

The 6

eliminated contestants were (in order revealed):

The Finals (Top 10)

The Top 10 was officially announced on July 9, 2008 (the last semifinals result show). These are the finalists (in order revealed):

With 8 male and 2 female contestants, the season's Top 10 was the most gender-uneven to date. Top 10 performances began July 14, 2008.

Mentors

The following were mentors for this season of Canadian Idol:

Finalists' Performances

Each week a song theme is presented to the competitors. Each competitor must base their song choice on the theme of the week.

Performance week theme:

Contestants (listed, after the winner, in reverse order of elimination):

Theo Tams, 23 (born July 12, 1985), Lethbridge, AB

  1. Top 24: "Apologize" – OneRepublic
  1. Top 20: "Collide" – Howie Day
  1. Top 16: "Bubbly" – Colbie Caillat
  1. Top 10: "Silly Boy Blue" – David Bowie
  1. Top 9: "No Woman, No Cry" – Bob Marley & The Wailers
  1. Top 8: "Weak in the Knees" – Serena Ryder
- Bottom 3 (2008-08-05)
  1. Top 6: "Sweet Ones" – Sarah Slean
  1. Top 5: "The Long and Winding Road" – The Beatles
  1. Top 4: "You Don't Know Me" – Cindy Walker and Eddy Arnold (covered by Anne Murray)
  1. Top 4: "Chariot" – Gavin DeGraw
  1. Top 3:"Heaven" – Bryan Adams
  1. Top 3:"When You're Gone" – Bryan Adams
  1. Top 2: "Good Mother" – Jann Arden
  1. Top 2: "Sing" – Winner's single
- WINNER (2008-09-10)

Mitch MacDonald, 22 (born October 22, 1985), Port Hood, NS (Only contestant never to place in the bottom 2 or 3)

  1. Top 24: "Follow Through" – Gavin DeGraw
  1. Top 20: "I'm Yours" – Jason Mraz
  1. Top 16: "Blue" – The Jayhawks
  1. Top 10: "Moonage Daydream" – David Bowie
  1. Top 9: "Angel Eyes" – The Jeff Healey Band
  1. Top 8: "Oh, Atlanta" – Alison Krauss
  1. Top 7: "Jealous Guy" – John Lennon
  1. Top 6: "I Love This Town" – Joel Plaskett
  1. Top 5: "In My Life" – The Beatles
  1. Top 4: "Cotton Jenny" – Gordon Lightfoot (covered by Anne Murray)
  1. Top 4: "Between the Bars" – Elliott Smith
  1. Top 3: "Heat of The Night" – Bryan Adams
  1. Top 3: "When You Love Someone" – Bryan Adams
  1. Top 2: "Paris" – Gordie Sampson
  1. Top 2: "Where We Begin" – Winner's single
- Runner-up (2008-09-10)

Drew Wright, 28 (born October 5, 1979), Collingwood, ON

  1. Top 24: "Under Pressure" – Queen
  1. Top 20: "The Grace" – Neverending White Lights
  1. Top 16: "The Reason" – Hoobastank
  1. Top 10: "Five Years" – David Bowie
  1. Top 9: "No Rain" – Blind Melon
  1. Top 8: "Sunday Morning" – Maroon 5
  1. Top 7: "Creep" – Radiohead
- Bottom 3 (2008-08-12)- Bottom 2 (2008-08-19)
  1. Top 4: "Hey Daddy" – Anne Murray
  1. Top 4: "Gravity" – John Mayer
  1. Top 3: "Cuts Like a Knife" – Bryan Adams
- Eliminated (2008-09-02)

Earl Stevenson, 23 (born February 18, 1985), Lloydminster, AB

  1. Top 24: "All Along the Watchtower" – Bob Dylan
  1. Top 20: "Something to Talk About" – Bonnie Raitt
  1. Top 16: "Like a Rolling Stone" – Bob Dylan
  1. Top 10: "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" – David Bowie
  1. Top 9: "Light My Fire" – The Doors (Jose Feliciano version)
  1. Top 8: "Two" – Ryan Adams
- Bottom 3 (2008-08-05)- Bottom 3 (2008-08-12)
  1. Top 5: "With a Little Help From My Friends" – The Beatles
  1. Top 4: "Killing Me Softly with His Song" – Roberta Flack (covered by Anne Murray)
- Eliminated (2008-08-26)

Mookie Morris, 18 (born September 19, 1989), Toronto, ON

  1. Top 24: "Twist and Shout" – The Isley Brothers
  1. Top 20: "Naïve" – The Kooks
  1. Top 16: "Valerie" – The Zutons
- Bottom 3 (2008-07-15)
  1. Top 9: "I Feel Good" – James Brown
- Bottom 3 (2008-07-29)
  1. Top 7: "Lola" – The Kinks
  1. Top 6: "Magic Carpet Ride" – Steppenwolf
- Eliminated (2008-08-19)

Amberly Thiessen, 19 (born October 17, 1988), Seven Persons, AB. (Last female contestant as of the Top 8.)

  1. Top 24: "What Am I to You?" – Norah Jones
  1. Top 20: "Everything I Own" – David Gates
  1. Top 16: "You and I Both" – Jason Mraz
  1. Top 10: "Space Oddity" – David Bowie (Natalie Merchant version)
- Bottom 3 (2008-07-22)
  1. Top 8: "The Way I Am" – Ingrid Michaelson
  1. Top 7: "Put Your Records On" – Corinne Bailey Rae
- Eliminated (2008-08-12)

Mark Day, 20 (born May 29, 1988), Portugal Cove, NL

  1. Top 24: "Alone" – Heart
  1. Top 20: "In Love with a Girl" – Gavin DeGraw
  1. Top 16: "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" – Phil Collins
  1. Top 10: "Dancing in the Street" – Martha and the Vandellas (David Bowie and Mick Jagger version)
  1. Top 9: "Dance With My Father" – Luther Vandross
- Bottom 3 (2008-07-29)- Eliminated (2008-08-05)

Sebastian Pigott, 25 (born 14 February 83), Toronto, ON

  1. Top 20: "Daydream" – The Lovin' Spoonful
  1. Top 16: "Bring It On Home to Me" – Sam Cooke
- Bottom 3 (2008-07-15)- Bottom 2 (2008-07-22)- Eliminated (2008-07-29)

Katherine St-Laurent, 17 (born May 18, 1991), Otterburn Park, QC

  1. Top 24: "Total Eclipse of the Heart" – Bonnie Tyler
  1. Top 20: "The First Cut Is the Deepest" – Cat Stevens
  1. Top 16: "Love Is a Battlefield" – Pat Benatar[3] [4] [5]
  1. Top 10: "Cat People (Putting Out Fire) – David Bowie
- Eliminated (2008-07-22)

Adam Castelli, 26, Hamilton, ON

  1. Top 24: "Mess Around" – Ray Charles
- Bottom 3 (2008-07-02)
  1. Top 16: "If I Were a Carpenter" – Tim Hardin
- Eliminated (2008-07-15)

Results Show Performances

The guests and songs performed during the results show broadcasts are listed here.

Top 10 results show (2008-07-15):

Top 9 results show (2008-07-22):

Top 8 results show (2008-07-29):

Top 7 results show (2008-08-05):

Top 6 results show (2008-08-12):

Top 5 results show (2008-08-19):

Top 4 results show (2008-08-26):

Top 3 results show (2008-09-02):

Finale (2008-09-10):

"Who Do You Love" (Adam Castelli), "Down On The Corner" (Sebastian Pigott), "When Will I Be Loved" (Amberly Thiessen), "You'll Be In My Heart" (Mark Day), "Feelin' Alright" (Earl Stevenson), "Crazy On You" (Katherine St-Laurent), "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" (Mookie Morris), "Nowhere With You" (Mitch MacDonald), "I'm Still Standing" (Theo Tams), and "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (Drew Wright)

Eliminations (Summary)

- + Legend - Female Male Top 10 Top 24
Stage: Semi-Finals Finals - Week:
6/25
7/2
7/9
7/15
7/22
7/29
8/5
8/12
8/19
8/26
9/2
9/10 		- !Place Contestant !colspan="12" align="center"Result - 1 Winner - 2 Runner-Up - 3 Elim - 4 Earl Stevenson Elim - 5 Mookie Morris Elim - 6 Amberly Thiessen Elim - 7 Mark Day Elim - 8 Elim - 9 Katherine St-Laurent Elim - 10 Adam Castelli Elim - 11–16 Marie-Pierre Bellerose Elim - Katelyn Dawn - Martin Kerr - Omar Lunan - Gary Morissette - Oliver Pigott - 17–20 Lisa Bell Elim - Paul Clifford - Jesse Cottam - Jessica Sheppard - 21–24 Lindsay Barr Elim - Shaun Francisco - Tetiana Ostapowych -

Notes:

Releases

Ratings

Air DateViewers PerformanceViewers Results
1June 3, 20081,574,000N/A
2June 9–10, 20081,379,000N/A
3June 16–17, 20081,233,000N/A
4June 23–24, 20081,265,000N/A
5June 30 – July 1, 2008896,000N/A
6July 7–8, 2008984,000N/A
7July 14–15, 20081,308,000957,000
8July 21–22, 20081,192,0001,117,000
9July 28–29, 2008984,000850,000
10August 4–5, 20081,189,0001,229,000
11August 11–12, 2008931,000865,000
12August 18–19, 20081,128,000952,000
13August 25–26, 20081,269,0001,110,000
14September 1–2, 20081,334,0001,157,000
15September 8/10, 20081,467,0001,377,000

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Earl Stevenson's Blog . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080901182839/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080728/blogs_Earl_stevenson/20080728/?s_name=idol2008 . September 1, 2008.
  3. Web site: Things to do in Vancouver, Arts and Culture, TV Shows | bcliving . Tvweekonline.ca . July 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002183735/http://www.tvweekonline.ca/blog/canadian_idol_s_top_16_recipe_mediocrity . October 2, 2011 . dead . mdy-all .
  4. Web site: CTV.ca | Opera and death metal: Idol Eps. 2. https://web.archive.org/web/20081223092638/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080609/CI6_Episode2_recap_080609/20080617?s_name=idol2008&no_ads= . dead . 2008-12-23 .
  5. Web site: . October 21, 2010 . mdy-all .

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