Template:In-progress tvshow The fourth season of Canadian Idol began in February 2006 and is expected to run until late August/early September. Zack Werner, Jake Gold, Sass Jordan, and Farley Flex return to judge, and Ben Mulroney has 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 Auditions
Auditions were held in eleven cities in the Winter and early Spring of 2006 in the following order:
- Edmonton
- Yellowknife (advance city)
- Vancouver
- Regina
- Winnipeg
- Montreal
- Ottawa
- Halifax
- St. John's
- Kitchener-Waterloo
- Toronto
Top 212, Toronto Week
In May 2006, over 200 Gold Ticket winners - the most ever - from nine provinces and one territory, continue elimination rounds on a Toronto-area stage. By the end of the week, only 22 will have survived the cut, one of whom will become Canada’s next Canadian Idol.
Members of the Top 212 (with ages and hometowns) who were featured in the audition episodes include:
- Dylan Acorn, 21, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Lucy Beardy, 22, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Katie Beetham, 25, Ottawa, Ontario
- Ashley Coles, 16, Caledonia, Ontario
- Shane Colley, 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Tim Cooper, 18, Fort McMurray, Alberta
- Ashley Coulter, 23, London, Ontario
- Jesse Cox, 28, Sydney, Nova Scotia
- Mario DeAngeles, 22, Hamilton, Ontario
- Steffi DiDomenicantonio, 16, Ottawa, Ontario
- Kati Durst, 26, Goderich, Ontario
- D.J. Eyamie, 27, Ottawa, Ontario
- Dusty Hunter, 23, Shaunavon, Saskatchewan
- Rob James, 28, Winnipeg, Manitoba, a former member of the group McMaster & James.
- Brandon Jones, 16, Quispamsis, New Brunswick
- Jenn Kee, 24, London, Ontario
- Phil King, 27, Antigonish, Nova Scotia
- Jeremy Koz, 25, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Chris Labelle, 24, Ottawa, Ontario
- Tyler Lewis, 19, Rockglen, Saskatchewan
- Jesse Lipscombe, 25, St. Albert, Alberta
- Amanda Mackenzie, 17, Whitby, Ontario
- Al MacKinnon, 18, Petawawa, Ontario
- Greg Neufeld, 22, Abbotsford, British Columbia
- Johnny Nite, 16, Toronto, Ontario
- Anna-Belle Oliva, 20, Montreal, Quebec
- Marc Perron, 25, Chelmsford, Ontario
- Jordan Robitaille, 16, Belleville, Ontario
- Craig Sharpe, 16, Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Christina Sing, 25, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Noel Taylor, 19, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
- Nevada von Bieker, 21, Edmonton, Alberta
- Alissa White-Gluz, 20, Montreal, Quebec
- Tiffany Williams, 16, Ottawa, Ontario
- Vanessa Williams, 21, Ottawa, Ontario
- Giovanni Zenone, 16, New Westminster, British Columbia
Top 22, The Semi-Finals
The format of the preliminary rounds was changed, based on American Idol's Top 24. The wildcard round has been abolished; instead there will be two groups of 11 competitors (called the Top 22), of which five each will advance to the Top 10. Two competitors will be eliminated from each group each week.
The Toronto elimination rounds were aired in a two-hour broadcast on June 20. One original member of the Top 22, Phil King, dropped out for unspecified personal reasons and was replaced by Chris Labelle.
The Top 22 is as follows:
Males
Chad Doucette, 17, is from East Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia, and auditioned in Halifax. He made the Top 48 in Season 3, but was cut in the last round before the semi-finals. In Season 4, he became known for a "wardrobe malfunction" in the early rounds in which his shirt got stuck in the zipper of his pants during the middle of a song.
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Sheldon Elter, 27, is from Edmonton, Alberta and an accomplished local theatrical writer and actor. His one-man play, Metis Mutt, which was performed at the Edmonton Fringe Festival in 2002, won him two local awards. He is the first aboriginal competitor in the program's history.
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Rob James, 28, is from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was a former member of the pop group McMaster & James who auditioned for Season 4 after his group's album deal expired. He has also written a song for the debut CD of Season 1 winner Ryan Malcolm.
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Brandon Jones, 17, is from Quispamsis, New Brunswick and auditioned in his birthplace of St. John's, Newfoundland. He is a Grade 11 student at Kennebecasis Valley High School.
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Chris Labelle, 24, is a bar server from Ottawa, Ontario. He was originally cut from the Top 22, but was named to the semi-finals after Phil King quit.
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Tyler Lewis, 19, is a waiter from Rockglen, Saskatchewan, and auditioned in Regina.
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| Keith Macpherson, 27, is from Winnipeg, Manitoba but auditioned in Toronto. An English major at the University of Manitoba, he sings in the local pop group Easily Amused. | |
Greg Neufeld, 22, is from Abbotsford, British Columbia and auditioned in Vancouver. He is a member of the band Di Marco.
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Craig Sharpe, 16, is from Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland, and auditioned in St. John's. He is a grade 11 student at Ascension Collegiate School.
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Jeremy Kozielec (or simply Koz), 26, is from Winnipeg, Manitoba and the lead singer of independent band Floor 13. He made the top 50 for Rock Star: INXS in 2005.
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Nathan Brown, 26, is from Dewberry, Alberta, and auditioned in Edmonton. He is a former cruise ship singer and has built his own personal recording studio in his home.
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Eva Avila, 19, is a postal clerk from Hull, Quebec, who auditioned in Ottawa. She was a former winner of the Jeune Diva du Quebec contest.
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| Ashley Coles, 16, is from Caledonia, Ontario, who auditioned in Kitchener. She is a Grade 11 student at McKinnon Park Secondary School. | |
Ashley Coulter, 23, is a supermarket cashier from London, Ontario, who auditioned in Kitchener. She was a singer in a local rock band called Nemesis.
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Steffi DiDomenicantonio (known as Steffi D), 16, is from Ottawa, Ontario. A student at Ecole secondaire De La Salle, she has been a stage performer at several Ottawa-area venues. She is known for the trademark bow in her hair.
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Kati Durst, 26, is an automotive detailer from Goderich, Ontario, who auditioned in Kitchener. Despite having a severe cold when auditioning, she was still put through to the next round.
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Alyssa Klazek, 17, is from Calgary, Alberta and auditioned in Edmonton. She is a Grade 11 student at Bishop Carroll High School.
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Sarah Loverock, 25, is a supermarket supervisor from Gibsons, British Columbia, who auditioned in Vancouver and has performed in Nashville. She made it to the Top 48 in 2005's Season 3 before being cut.
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| Alisha Nauth, 19, is from Kitchener, Ontario, and a student at Humber College. She has performed at several local events and competitions in her career. | |
Nancy Silverman, 19, is from Thornhill, Ontario and auditioned in Kitchener. She is a student of musical theatre at Sheridan College.
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Anna-Belle Oliva, 20, is from Montreal, Quebec and a recent graduate of a musical school. Her audition video centered around the recent death of her brother.
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Valérie Jalbert, 21, a music teacher from Saint-Jerome, Quebec who auditioned in Montreal, is the first competitor in Canadian Idol history to reach the semi-finals in two different seasons. She was eliminated in the first voting round in Season 2.
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During the semi-finals, males are performing on Mondays and females on Tuesdays, with a results show on Wednesday.
Elimination Chart
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| Eva Avila | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ashley Coles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ashley Coulter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steffi DiDomenicantonio | Bottom 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chad Doucette | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kati Durst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sheldon Elter | Bottom 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rob James | Bottom 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brandon Jones | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alyssa Klazek | Bottom 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tyler Lewis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sarah Loverock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keith Macpherson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Greg Neufeld | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Craig Sharpe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nancy Silverman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nathan Brown | Eliminated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeremy Koz | Eliminated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valerie Jalbert | Eliminated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anna-Belle Oliva | Eliminated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||